Announcements


ITFA GRC News – SAVE THE DATE – 21 April 2016

Monday, January 18th, 2016

The ITFA German Regional Committee (GRC) is organizing a presentation of the ITFA Insurance Committee on Thursday April 21, 2016 in Frankfurt am Main. The event is for ITFA Members only with a maximum of 3 market participants per Member attending. Access will be restricted to confirmed guests only. The presentation will be followed by the Annual Stammtisch.

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Martin Ashurst Trade Finance Mentorship Forum – Call for Mentors

Thursday, January 7th, 2016

First and foremost, the ITFA Board would like you wish you a Happy New Year and all the very best for 2016. As announced during our AGM in Dubai earlier this year, and further reinforced during the Christmas Cocktail Party in London, ITFA is committed to ensuring Trade Finance as a key enabler of world trade […]

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VEFI Christmas Cocktail 2015 – 3 December, Zurich

Thursday, October 29th, 2015

The Association of Forfaiters in Switzerland (VEFI) and ITFA would like to invite you to the VEFI Christmas Cocktail 2015. This event is being held in Zurich on Thursday, 03 December from 17:30 hrs till 20:00 hrs. To view the formal invite, please click here.

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Asian Banking Summit 2015 – 3/4 November – Dhaka, Bangladesh – 2 Free Passes+10% Discount

Monday, October 26th, 2015

The ITFA Board is pleased to announce that it has recently reached an agreement with Nimai Management Consultants Limited, a financial and management advisory services firm serving Bangladeshi clients and banks for the last 5 years. Nimai is organizing the Asian Banking Summit 2015 in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 3rd and 4th November 2015 titled – Evolving Paradigms in Risk Management.

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Upcoming Sullivan & Worcester Trade Finance Breakfast Seminar – 3 November, London

Thursday, October 22nd, 2015

In collaboration with Sullivan & Worcester, ITFA is pleased to invite you to yet another Trade Finance Breakfast Seminar entitled “Learning to Love Conflict”. This seminar is going to be held on Tuesday 3rd November, at Pinners Hall, London, UK. Registration and breakfast are at 8:15 am followed by the seminar from 8:30 till 10:00 am.

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TXF Trade & Treasury 2015 Event – 12/13 November – Germany – Special Discounts For ITFA Members

Wednesday, October 21st, 2015

The ITFA Board is pleased to announce that it has recently reached an agreement with Trade & Export Finance (TXF) whereby ITFA members are being offered 2 registrations at 50% discount each to attend the TXF Trade & Treasury 2015 event. The event is being held between 12-13 November 2015, in Frankfurt, Germany. In addition to this, […]

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Special discount for ITFA members: ICC UK Winter Trade Finance Conference – 9 December

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.

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VEFI Economic Outlook 2016 – 29 October 2015, Zurich

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.

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ITFA – Credit Risk Insurance Survey

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 […]

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ITFA sets up an Insurance Committee

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 […]

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Upcoming Sullivan & Worcester Trade Finance Breakfast Seminar – 8th September 2015

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.

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ICC Austria Trade Finance Practitioners’ Week, 5-9 October 2015 – 1 Free Pass Available

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.

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