Announcements


ITFA Publication on Lobbying Action

Monday, December 16th, 2019

ITFA is at the moment engaged in defending our members interests mainly concerning the implementation of the recent Basel III amendments into European law (CRR and CRD).

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BAFT MPA Legal Opinions

Thursday, December 12th, 2019

ITFA is pleased to announce that new legal opinions, issued by Sullivan & Worcester are now available to ITFA and BAFT members.

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Blockchain and DLT in Trade white paper

Wednesday, December 4th, 2019

The ITFA Board is pleased to share the “Blockchain and DLT in Trade: A Reality Check” white paper. This is a jointly produced white paper between the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Trade Finance Global (TFG).

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SERC event, Madrid – 13 February 2020

Tuesday, November 26th, 2019

The ITFA Board is pleased to announce that ITFA’s SERC (Southern European Regional Committee) is organising an educational event on Thursday 13th February.

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TXF Political Risk and Trade Credit Insurance 2019, London – 4 December

Friday, November 22nd, 2019

Following ITFA’s agreement with TXF, the ITFA Board is pleased to announce that it has secured discounted passes to TXF Political Risk and Trade Credit Insurance 2019 which is being held on the 4th December in London.

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Structured Trade & Commodity Finance by Singfin, Dubai – 11/13 February 2020

Thursday, November 14th, 2019

The ITFA Board is pleased to announce that ITFA will partner with SINGFIN who have just launched a new programme with a new course director, Structured Trade & Commodity Finance scheduled to be in Dubai on February 11th – 13th 2020.

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Newly elected Africa Regional Committee

Wednesday, November 13th, 2019

Yesterday at 5.00pm London time voting closed for the ITFA Africa Regional Committee election. From 11 candidate members only 8 would be elected and voting was tight as expected.

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ITFA and VEFI Christmas Cocktail 2019 – 17 December, Zurich

Tuesday, November 5th, 2019

ITFA and the Association of Forfaiters in Switzerland (VEFI) would like to invite you to the ITFA and VEFI Christmas Cocktail 2019. This event is being held in Zurich on Tuesday, 17 December 2019 from 17:30 hrs till 20:00 hrs. To view the formal invite, please click here. This event is sponsored by ITFA.

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SAVE THE DATE – 9th – 11th SEPTEMBER 2020, SINGAPORE

Monday, November 4th, 2019

We are thrilled to announce that ITFA’s 47th Annual International Trade and Forfaiting Conference will be held in Singapore from the 9th to the 11th September 2020.

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ITFA Educational Seminar in London – 09 December 2019 – members only

Wednesday, October 30th, 2019

The ITFA Board is pleased to be hosting an educational seminar prior to the ITFA 20th Anniversary Gala Party on Monday, 09 December 2019 – the seminar will commence at 2:00pm, finishing at 5:00pm

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ITFA Master Participation Agreement for Unfunded Participations (2019) – Legal Opinion

Friday, October 25th, 2019

ITFA is pleased to advise its members that the legal opinion from Sullivan for the purposes of Article 194 of CRR on the ITFA Master Participation Agreement for Unfunded Participations (2019), has been issued and is available on the ITFA website.

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ADB Trade Finance Survey Results

Wednesday, October 9th, 2019

Following ITFA’s invitation to participate in this year’s annual ADB Trade Finance Gaps Survey, we are pleased to inform you that the results of the survey have been quantified.

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