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SIX THINGS I LEARNED FROM THE ITFA PODCAST, July 2024

Thursday, July 25th, 2024

In early July ITFA published a podcast I produced about the association, its mission, membership and work in supporting the global trade finance and forfaiting community.

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Q&A: MEET ITFA’S NEW BOARD MEMBERS, July 2024

Wednesday, July 24th, 2024

ITFA elected two new board members during its annual general meeting in June. This month Rebecca Spong talked to Sian Aspinall about her new role, as well as her existing position within ITFA’s insurance committee and banking regulation sub-committee.

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ITFA NEW MEMBERS, July 2024

Wednesday, July 24th, 2024

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

– Banco Internacional de Costa Rica SA
– PrimaTrade
– Simmons & Simmons
– TD Securities
– Wolf Theiss

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ITFA MARTIN ASHURST MENTORING PROGRAMME 2024

Thursday, July 25th, 2024

The ITFA Martin Ashurst Mentoring Programme pairs experienced professionals working within a variety of Trade Finance positions, with aspiring professionals seeking mentorship through the extensive ITFA network.

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CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE – Sean Edwards, ITFA Chairman, June 2024

Thursday, June 27th, 2024

I hope this message finds you in good health and high spirits. As we kick off another month, I am delighted to bring you our monthly newsletter, aimed at keeping you updated on the latest developments and activities within our association.

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ITFA AMERICAS UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT, June 2024

Friday, June 21st, 2024

Building on the overwhelming success of its annual conference in May, the ITFA Americas committee is pushing forward with a busy agenda of events, webinars, podcasts and industry-shaping advocacy work.

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ITFA NEW MEMBERS, June 2024

Friday, June 21st, 2024

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

– Allied World
– CODIX
– Emerald Capital Group
– gunnercooke LLP
– NORD/LB

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ITFA AMERICAS’ 27TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, CHICAGO, 15 to 17 May, 2024 – June 2024

Friday, June 21st, 2024

For the first time in its history, ITFA Americas staged its annual conference in Chicago. Over 120 delegates attended the content-rich 3-day forum which began with two enlightening workshops and an annual general meeting.

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ITFA PLANS NEW DEEP-TIER SUPPLY CHAIN FINANCE WORKING GROUP, June 2024

Friday, June 21st, 2024

ITFA is creating a working group that will examine the challenges of financing deep-tier supply chains, as well as how to harness new technology to improve access to funding for smaller suppliers further down the chain.

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ADOPTION OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS IN DOCUMENTARY BUSINESS, June, 2024

Friday, June 21st, 2024

France has adopted MLETR following Singapore, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi Global Market and the United Kingdom. Germany and the US to follow as well soon.

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ITFA AFRICAN REGIONAL COMMITTEE (ARC) HOSTS BREAKFAST BRIEFING AT GTR EAST AFRICA, NAIROBI- June 2024

Friday, June 21st, 2024

On 21 May ITFA’s Africa Regional Committee (ARC) held a breakfast briefing in Nairobi shortly before the opening of GTR East Africa 2024.

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THE VOICES FROM OUR REGIONS, June 2024 

Friday, June 21st, 2024

In the Voices from our Regions you will find two articles contributed by the ITFA SERC Committee in relation to the events they organised in the past month.

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CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE – Sean Edwards, ITFA Chairman, May 2024

Thursday, May 30th, 2024

Dear Members and Friends,

I hope this message finds you
in good health and high spirits.  As we step into a new month, I’m
managing a few days in the office following a busy conference round over the
last few weeks.

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ITFA Project Tracker, May 2024

Friday, May 24th, 2024

The ITFA Project Tracker offers a concise snapshot of the various projects and initiatives that ITFA is currently engaged in. Using a red, amber, green (RAG) status system, it visually indicates the progress and current status of each project.

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ITFA CHAIR WINS AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTION TO DIGITISATION OF TRADE, May 2024

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024

ITFA chairman Sean Edwards was awarded the Director’s Award for the individual who has made the greatest contribution to the digitalisation of international trade by the ICC UK and the UK’s Centre for Digital Trade and Innovation (C4DTI) at their annual conference last month.

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ITFA’S FRAUD PREVENTION WORKING GROUP RELEASES FIRST WHITE PAPER, May 2024

Thursday, May 23rd, 2024

ITFA’s fraud prevention working group has published its first whitepaper aimed at helping the trade finance market tackle the perpetual challenge of cross-border fraud.

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ITFA NEW MEMBERS, May 2024

Tuesday, May 21st, 2024

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

– Diot Siaci
– Lonmar

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CREDIT RISK IN CREDIT INSURANCE: ITFA AND GCD JOIN FORCES, May 2024

Tuesday, May 21st, 2024

The publication of the GCD report Credit Risk in Credit Insurance is a significant milestone in our advocacy efforts for credit insurance. The report commissioned and funded by ITFA in December 2023.

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ARC EDUCATIONAL WEBINAR ON MANAGING CREDIT AND OPERATIONAL RISK IN TRADE FINANCE, May 2024

Thursday, May 16th, 2024

On May 7th ITFA’s African Regional Committee (ARC) held the first in this year’s series of educational webinars, chaired by the ARC Secretariat, Tedd George.

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ARC PLAYS KEY ROLE IN GTR WEST AFRICA, LAGOS, May 2024

Thursday, May 16th, 2024

In April four members of ITFA’s Africa Regional Committee (ARC) participated in GTR West Africa, using the occasion to advocate strongly for ITFA and encourage African financial institutions and professionals to get involved in the ARC’s work.

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