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TFR Masterclass: 19th May 2015, London – Save the date!

Sunday, February 8th, 2015

The ITFA board announces that, in conjunction with the distribution of a complimentary copy of the TFR Guide to Receivables Finance, ITFA Members are now also able to benefit from a 20% discount on the second Masterclass that accompanies the guide. The one-day course will be held on the 19th May 2015 in central London.

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3 new members join ITFA

Thursday, February 5th, 2015

The ITFA Board is pleased to announce the following new members. 

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North East Asia Regional Committee – Luncheon Party held on 29 January 2015

Wednesday, February 4th, 2015

The North East Asia Regional Committee (NEARC) has successfully held its Luncheon Party on 29 January 2015 in Beijing celebrating the upcoming Chinese New Year. During the party, 14 participants from 9 NEARC members including BOC, ICBC, ABC, China CITIC, Bank of Jiangsu, China Everbright Bank, CCB, China Merchants Bank and China Minsheng Banking Corp. exchange views […]

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On the move: Ms Silja Calac

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015

Silja Calac has joined Swiss Re Corporate Solutions in January, as senior surety underwriter. She will be based in the company’s office in Frankfurt and will be responsible for further expanding its surety business for banks. She will report to Azman Noorani, Head of Surety and Trade Credit Insurance.

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TFR Cross-border trade forum

Monday, February 2nd, 2015

The TFR Cross-border Trade Forum is being held on the 18th of March 2015 in Central London. This is a one-day event that celebrates the real deals on the ground that underpins today’s economy.

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ADB Trade Finance Gap, Growth, and Jobs Survey

Wednesday, January 28th, 2015

Last year we asked members to contribute to a survey being carried out by Asian Development Bank (ADB) on the demand and supply of trade finance, and particularly forfaiting facilities. Those contributions, together with data from other associations, has been used to create ADB’s 2013 Trade Finance Gap Survey.  Please click here.  The findings are very instructive for […]

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IFG – Press Release – Factoring in Europe

Wednesday, January 28th, 2015

  The factoring and commercial finance industry met in Brussels for the first time ever for a summit aiming at joining forces and developing common solutions to support the real economy.  Read more by clicking here. Left to right: Magdalena Wessel (Chief Legal Counsel, Deutscher Factoring-Verband), John Gielen (EUF Chairman), Michaël Theurer (Member of European […]

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IFG Upcoming Events

Monday, January 26th, 2015

IFG invites you to a number of events which are being held through out the year.

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Let’s Build the Future – ITFA Young Professionals Update

Thursday, January 22nd, 2015

The ITFA Young Professionals Network is pleased to announce that it has successfully held its first roundtable in partnership with GTR. At the roundtable, participants discussed current trends in trade finance markets globally, and gave their views on the career prospects for the next generation of trade finance professionals within the industry. To view the […]

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ITFA announces 3 new members

Monday, January 19th, 2015

An extremely encouraging start for 2015! It is with immense pleasure that ITFA announces a further 3 institutions that have become ITFA  members.

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The new Northern European Regional Committee (“NERC”)

Monday, January 19th, 2015

Further to the email circulated on the 09th December 2014, the ITFA Board is pleased to announce that the board of the NERC has now been officially set up as follows: Co-Chairs: Dalia Kay of Federated Investors  &  Zeyno de Vries-Davutoglu of Credit Europe Bank N.V.

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Discount to ITFA members – 2nd intake for Certificate of Finance in International Trade (COFIT)

Monday, December 29th, 2014

ITFA has the pleasure of announcing a 30% discount to all of its members wishing to register for the Certificate of Finance in International Trade (COFIT).

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