Friday, March 18th, 2022

Nobody predicted the Covid pandemic, which hit the world in February 2020, causing the second global recession of the 21st century and taking millions of lives around the globe.

Wednesday, March 16th, 2022

8th March 2022: – 360tf has organized an international webinar on the occasion of women’s day which was themed on “Women in Global Trade Finance- Breaking the Glass Ceiling”

Friday, March 18th, 2022

ITFA is pleased to welcome five institutions to its growing family:

– ADM International Sarl
– Banco Latino Americano De Comercio Exterior (Bladex SA)
– CGI
– IHS Markit
– NN Investment Partners

Tuesday, February 15th, 2022

Porto here we come! As I am sure most of you are aware, this year’s conference, the 48th edition, will be held in the magical city of Porto, between the 7th and 9th September.

Monday, February 21st, 2022

Below is an update from the MPC regarding current projects as of February 2022.

Thursday, February 17th, 2022

More than ever, there is an opportunity for individuals in the trade finance industry to align their interests and have a positive impact to the real economy and trade finance.

Monday, February 14th, 2022

In November last year, the International Trade & Forfaiting Association (ITFA) Middle East Regional Committee held its 4th annual trade finance roundtable, hosted by DP World in collaboration with GTR. In this wrap-up, ITFA brings together some of the key takeaways from the discussion, which is available to view here.

Tuesday, February 8th, 2022

Over the last few years, we have become inured to weaponised language in trade. So when President Biden renewed US tariffs on solar panel imports at the beginning of February, a weary, “here we go again”, sigh of exasperation was forgivable.

Friday, January 28th, 2022

I enjoy watching sunrises, and sunsets. With every passing moment, the sky is lit with brilliant colours dancing majestically in various shapes. The shift of scenery is gradual yet sudden. Similarly, interspersed with major events that sometimes accelerate change, industry trends morph from one year to another.

Wednesday, February 16th, 2022

– ADM International Sarl
– BANCO LATINO AMERICANO DE COMERCIO EXTERIOR (Bladex SA)
– CGI
– IHS Markit
– NN Investment Partners

Friday, January 21st, 2022

CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE – Sean Edwards, ITFA Chairman / Head of Legal and Special Adviser to The Global Trade Finance Department At SMBC, Dec 2021

Tuesday, January 25th, 2022

At various points during the past decade, news items have highlighted the Russian propensity to deploy ‘blow-up weapons’: inflatable tanks, missile launchers and the like that were indistinguishable from the real thing when viewed via radar or satellite.