GTR Mena Trade Finance Week 2018, 19/20 February 2018, Dubai, UAE

The ITFA Board is pleased to announce that ITFA will once again partner with GTR at the GTR Mena Trade Finance Week 2018, which will be held between 19th and 20th February 2018 at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Dubai. GTR Mena Trade Finance Week, which returns to Dubai for its 15th year, is the most established and comprehensive market gathering for the Mena region’s trade experts, fintech innovators, bankers, government bodies and corporates of all sizes.

The ITFA Board is delighted to inform you that it has secured 3 passes, each with a 50% discount for ITFA members to attend the GTR Mena Trade Finance Week. As is customary, the discounted passes will be available to ITFA members only on a first come first serve basis. In addition, any other registrations made by ITFA members will be at a 15% discount. In order to register for the discounted passes and benefit from the ITFA discounts please send an email to alexiavella@itfa.org. Please keep in mind that these offers are not available in conjunction with any other offers and are eligible for new registrations only. Moreover, each member institution is, at most, entitled to one pass at 50% discount.

Furthermore we are pleased to announce that at the GTR Mena Trade Finance Week, ITFA will host its own workshop during one of the afternoon sessions on the 20th February as per the below details:

• 14:00 – 14:15 – Zeyno de Vries-Davutoglu, ITFA Head of Education – overview of ITFA as the leading association in secondary market Trade Finance activities;
• 14:15 – 14:45 – Lorna Pillow, ITFA Deputy Chairperson, Head of Communication and Membership – will cover Without Recourse Financing for Trade Receivables with focus on URF 800, Non Payment Policies including the importance of obtaining a CRR opinion, and KYC/AML and other compliance concerns;
• 14:45 – 15:15 – Khilola Turaeva – ITFA Head of Institutional Relations – will discuss Risk Mitigation Techniques specifically the reasons for risk mitigation: a short overview of regulatory requirements, tools for risk mitigation: true sale / funded  or unfunded risk participation / insurance, and insurance: the natural partners of banks in times of scarce capital resources;
• 15:15 – 16:20 – Group Discussion – the room will be divided into 3 groups and a discussion on the subjects presented earlier will be held;
• 16:20 – 16:30 – Moderator will take on questions (if any) and closing.

The 2018 edititon of this annual series will take stock of recent global developments, while focusing on key issues in regional hotspots and sectors. With unrivalled links to a huge number of movers and shakers in the industry, this event provides access to hundreds of companies engaged in international trade, acting as an ideal forum at which to learn about the latest trade, export and infrastructure financing tools and opportunities.

To download the event brochure, please click here.

As always we do hope that our ITFA members make the most of the additional benefits that ITFA is bringing to them through such collaborations.