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FROM TRADE WARS TO SUSTAINABLE TRADE, Feb 2022

Tuesday, February 8th, 2022

Over the last few years, we have become inured to weaponised language in trade. So when President Biden renewed US tariffs on solar panel imports at the beginning of February, a weary, “here we go again”, sigh of exasperation was forgivable.

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7 TRENDS ON THE HORIZON, Feb 2022

Friday, January 28th, 2022

I enjoy watching sunrises, and sunsets. With every passing moment, the sky is lit with brilliant colours dancing majestically in various shapes. The shift of scenery is gradual yet sudden. Similarly, interspersed with major events that sometimes accelerate change, industry trends morph from one year to another.

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NEW ITFA MEMBERS, Feb 2022

Wednesday, February 16th, 2022

– ADM International Sarl
– BANCO LATINO AMERICANO DE COMERCIO EXTERIOR (Bladex SA)
– CGI
– IHS Markit
– NN Investment Partners

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CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE – Sean Edwards, ITFA Chairman / Head of Legal and Special Adviser to The Global Trade Finance Department At SMBC, Jan 2022

Friday, January 21st, 2022

CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE – Sean Edwards, ITFA Chairman / Head of Legal and Special Adviser to The Global Trade Finance Department At SMBC, Dec 2021

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RUSSIA AND UKRAINE: AN INFLATION OF CONFLICT?, Jan 2022

Tuesday, January 25th, 2022

At various points during the past decade, news items have highlighted the Russian propensity to deploy ‘blow-up weapons’: inflatable tanks, missile launchers and the like that were indistinguishable from the real thing when viewed via radar or satellite.   

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ITFA Conference Sponsorship Opportunities, Porto 2022

Monday, January 24th, 2022

Planning for the 48th ITFA Annual Conference in Porto, Portugal between 7-9 September 2022 is well underway with the official launch including Early Bird tickets, expected in March/April.
As a voluntary organization, we rely on our sponsors to make all our events a great success.

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DO SOMETHING GOOD, BOOST YOUR CAREER: MENTORING THE NEXT GENERATION OF TRADE FINANCIARS, Jan 2022

Thursday, January 20th, 2022

If you are familiar with the ITFA Emerging Leaders Initiative, you will most likely by now have heard us talking at length about the importance of mentoring.

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SO WHO IS SIMON COOK AND WHAT IS HIS CONNECTION WITH ITFA? Jan 2022

Thursday, January 20th, 2022

Whilst it is not the case in reality, it certainly doesn’t feel that long ago when I started out as a junior lawyer and received my first taste of trade finance. It was a very different market back in the late 1990’s and, in fact, ITFA was IFA and the forfaiting and factoring markets were quite distinct from the structured trade and commodity finance market I was mostly involved with.

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NORTHERN EUROPEAN REGION MEMBERS SURVEY: FOOD FOR THOUGHT, Jan 2022

Thursday, January 20th, 2022

During the Spring and Summer of 2021, ITFA’s Northern European Regional Committee (NERC) initiated a survey of its members, with the aim of gauging levels of satisfaction with the services and activities that ITFA delivers.

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ITFA New Member, Jan 2022

Friday, January 21st, 2022

ITFA is pleased to welcome one institution to its growing family:

– CalBank PLC     

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THE ITFA MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL COMMITTEE ANNUAL TRADE FINANCE DISTRIBUTION WEBINAR ‘Understanding the blueprint for Regional Trade Finance Distribution’, Nov 2021

Friday, November 12th, 2021

On 18th October 2021 the International Trade & Forfaiting Association ‘ITFA’ Middle East Regional Committee held its 3rd Annual Trade Finance Distribution Webinar titled “Understanding the blueprint for Regional Trade Finance Distribution”.

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CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE – Sean Edwards, ITFA Chairman / Head of Legal and Special Adviser to The Global Trade Finance Department At SMBC, Dec 2021

Tuesday, December 14th, 2021

As we come to the end of another year, let me first take the opportunity to thank all those who attended our Market Update Seminar and Christmas Cocktail Party, which was held on the 6th December at the Savage Garden Rooftop Bar of the Doubletree, Tower of London Hotel.

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