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Thursday, July 2nd, 2020
The ITFA Northern European Regional Committee is delighted to invite all ITFA members to a webinar titled ”Trade in a post-0COVID world”. Date & Time: Thursday, July 16th 2020 – 11:00 UK Time / 12:00 CET / 06:00 EST / 18:00 SGT.
Continue ReadingMonday, June 15th, 2020
Another month has gone by and regrettably headlines remain dominated by Covid-19, with US cases on the increase, presently at over two million. Luckily in Europe the situation is happier, with reported cases on the decrease.
Continue ReadingMonday, June 15th, 2020
As the trade finance industry gets to grips with the effects of Covid-19, we asked a selection of ITFA members to share their experiences of how the pandemic is shaping the management of their portfolios, what their focus will be over the next few months, and what kind of opportunities – if any – they might be pursuing.
Continue ReadingMonday, June 15th, 2020
The recent change to suddenly move to a working-from-home model has really tested many organizational processes, practices and their general ability to operate. There is no denying that all organizations have been forced into an introspective view of their business operations and processes since the world has gone into an unprecedented lock down.
Continue ReadingWednesday, June 10th, 2020
Following the pressing issues identified since the start of the lockdown period, ITFA is delighted to announce the formation of a new technology-centric advocacy task force: The Technology Experts for Regulatory Action (TERA) that will operate as part of our Fintech Committee.
Continue ReadingThursday, June 4th, 2020
Please join us for a live webinar alongside senior executives with extensive experience working with active multilaterals in Latin America. Featuring Hernan Narea of Banksville Partners and an ITFA Americas Board Member, and moderated by senior adviser Christopher Garnett, of ChuteCourt Asesores.
Continue ReadingMonday, June 15th, 2020
In this interview Sean Edwards, ITFA Chairman / Head of Legal and Special Adviser to the Trade Finance Department at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe, talks about ITFA’s evolution and its Emerging Leaders programme, and why he believes that a career in trade finance is a lot more creative than it used to be.
Continue ReadingThursday, June 4th, 2020
We are delighted to announce that the ITFA Africa Regional Committee will take our “virtual floor” on the 30th June at 2.00pm London / 3.00pm Cairo-Johannesburg, to discuss the impact of COVID and inherent challenges and opportunities for trade finance in Africa.
Continue ReadingTuesday, May 26th, 2020
First tangible result of the ITFA DNI initiative – complete and seamless creation of digital guarantees as initial use case of Enigio’s trace:original
Continue ReadingMonday, June 15th, 2020
As policymakers pull out all the stops to prevent economic collapse in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, supporting trade credit insurance to facilitate bank lending has become of prime importance.
Continue ReadingTuesday, June 16th, 2020
ITFA is proud to announce that one institution has joined our growing association during the last month:
– XinFin Fintech Pte. Ltd.
Continue ReadingThursday, May 14th, 2020
As I am sure most of you have learnt by now, we have taken the extremely difficult decision to postpone the ITFA 2020 Annual Conference. Certainly not an easy decision in view of the popularity enjoyed by such an event, both at board level as well as by our esteemed members.
Continue ReadingFriday, May 15th, 2020
As the trade finance community copes with the fallout of the Covid-19 outbreak, ITFA’s Insurance Committee is calling for regulators and policymakers to be mindful of the vital support that the private credit insurance market provides to the real economy through facilitating bank lending.
Continue ReadingFriday, May 15th, 2020
The need for more and better technology has never been clearer. The fragility of supply chains, SME finance and world trade has never been more exposed which is why as an association, we – ITFA – continue to foster improved market practices and regulatory developments.
Continue ReadingFriday, May 15th, 2020
The coronavirus outbreak has fundamentally changed the way in which the world operates. All the things we are lucky enough to take for granted – international travel, freedom to visit our friends and family – are no longer available to us.
Continue ReadingTuesday, April 21st, 2020
As the trade finance community copes with the fallout of the Covid-19 outbreak, ITFA’s Insurance Committee is calling for regulators and policymakers to be mindful of the vital support that the private credit insurance market provides to the real economy through facilitating bank lending.
Continue ReadingThursday, May 14th, 2020
On April 30 the ITFA Emerging Leaders (EL) Committee presented its first webinar, titled ‘The Millennials’ Perspective on Covid-19’.
Continue ReadingThursday, May 14th, 2020
ITFA is proud to announce that one new institution has joined our growing association during the last month:
– Falcon Group
Thursday, April 16th, 2020
Apart from the tragic human consequences of the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic, the economic uncertainty it has sparked will likely cost the global economy $1 trillion in 2020.
Continue ReadingThursday, April 9th, 2020
ITFA board member Duarte Pedreira provides his high-level thoughts on how Covid-19 will play out in Sub-Saharan Africa in terms of the impact on trade flows and access to trade finance, and debates whether or not African financial institutions are prepared to weather the storm.
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