Sunday, October 18th, 2015

In collaboration with one of our associates, the ICC United Kingdom, we are pleased to announce that two of our members can now avail themselves of one free pass each to attend the ICC’s Winter Trade Finance Conference. Click here for more information about the event.

Thursday, September 24th, 2015

The ITFA Board together with the Board of VEFI, the Association of Forfaiters in Switzerland, would like to invite you to the Annual VEFI Economic Outlook 2016 which is being held on Thursday 29th October 2015 at 11:00 am at Haus zum Rüden, Zurich.

Thursday, September 17th, 2015

We recently announced the launch of the ITFA Insurance Committee. The purpose of the committee is to help members to understand and utilise this type of insurance within their institutions and assist the insurance industry to produce policies and products that are relevant and effective. To help the committee in furthering these goals, we ask […]

Tuesday, September 1st, 2015

Insurance has become a more and more important part of international trade finance. There are many different insurance products which support banks in their task to forfait receivables, finance trade or issue guarantees and letters of credit. But bankers as well as brokers and insurers are often complaining that this cooperation is not always as […]

Saturday, August 22nd, 2015

In collaboration with Sullivan & Worcester, ITFA is pleased to invite you to yet another Trade Finance Breakfast Seminar entitled “Problems and solutions in cross-border receivables transactions”. This seminar is going to be held on Tuesday 8th September, at Pinners Hall, London, UK. Registration and breakfast are at 8:15 am followed by the seminar from 8:45 till 10:00 am.

Thursday, August 20th, 2015

For all those international trade finance experts and practitioners, risk and compliance managers in trade finance, ICC Austria in collaboration with EBRD, is organizing a week of training, conferences, exchanges and technical assistance.  ICC Austria Trade Finance Practitioners’ Week will be held in Vienna between 5-9 October 2015.

Monday, August 10th, 2015

As part of the partnership agreement signed between ITFA and GTR, the ITFA Board is pleased to announce that GTR is offering the opportunity for 1 ITFA member to attend the GTR Global Commodity Trade Finance Conference 2015 which is being held in Lugano on 29th September, 2015. The conference will be held at the Lugano Convention Centre, Lugano, […]

Wednesday, August 5th, 2015

Further to the email circulated on the 12th March 2015, the ITFA Board is pleased to announce that the board of the MENARC has now been officially set up as follows:

Thursday, July 30th, 2015

The ITFA Board is delighted to announce that all final preparations for the 42nd Annual Trade and Forfaiting Conference are well on track, as the date of the Conference is fast approaching. To register on-line, to view the conference programme and for any other informative details, please click here.

Friday, July 24th, 2015

Following an agreement entered into between ITFA and IBC, we are delighted to inform you that we have managed to negotiate yet another very attractive deal for our ITFA members.

Friday, July 24th, 2015

Dieter Von Boddien, Chairperson of VEFI, is pleased to invite all ITFA and VEFI members to the newly established VEFI Summer-Cocktail 2015. Please note that the invitation is extended also to your colleagues who are involved in the daily forfaiting business.

Thursday, June 25th, 2015

Why does good deal structuring always pay? The long-awaited decision by the judge to find in favour of Mercuria in the uncertain world of commodity repos underlines how important it is to have a proper grasp of structured trade finance and how everything works in practice. Help is at hand, Dr Benedict Okey Oramah, president elect of […]