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ITFA NERC Event – 5th February 2020, London By Karl Page, Chair Of ITFA NERC – Feb 2020

Tuesday, February 25th, 2020

5th February saw the first major ITFA event of 2020 take place in London. The North European Regional Committee (NERC) hosted a well-attended seminar that covered three topics of current interest in the trade finance market, namely Structured Letters of Credit, Brexit and Chinese investment in Africa.

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ITFA HOLDS TRADE FINANCE OUTLOOK EVENT IN THE LATIN AMERICA By Hernan Mayol – Member of ITFA Americas Regional Chapter – Feb 2020

Tuesday, February 25th, 2020

ITFA, represented by Hernan Mayol, Managing Director, EIA Global and Member of the Americas Regional Chapter (AMRC) organized the first trade finance session of 2020 in Panama, key center of commercial activity in Latin America.

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‘A BRIEF GUIDE ON CREDIT INSURANCE’ – A MUST READ! By Silja Calac, ITFA Board Member And Chair Of The Insurance Committee – Feb 2020

Tuesday, February 25th, 2020

Take a look at the publication entitled ‘A brief guide on credit insurance as a risk mitigation tool when used by the banking industry’ authored by Matija Vodoplav from BNP Paribas.

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NEW ITFA MEMBERS – Feb 2020

Tuesday, February 25th, 2020

ITFA is pleased to welcome five new members to its growing association:

– Beacon
– Credito Emiliano SpA (Credem)
– SUPPLIERPLUS
– Trade Advisory Network ‘TAN’
– Stenn International

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CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE – Sean Edwards, ITFA Chairman / Head Of Legal And Special Adviser To The Global Trade Finance Department At SMBC – Jan 2020

Friday, January 24th, 2020

On behalf of the ITFA Board, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your families a Happy New Year and all the very best for 2020.

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THE UPSIDE – DOWN WORLD OF NEGATIVE INTEREST RATES By Giovanni Bartolotta, CRO At APS Bank Plc – Jan 2020

Friday, January 24th, 2020

Negative interest rates are counter-intuitive. In a world where prudent savers are punished for saving and profligate borrowers are rewarded for borrowing, something is not on.

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RECAP OF OCTOBER 22 2019 – ATFA GREEN FINANCE EVENT IN SAO PAOLO By Lynn Galkoski, ITFA Head Of Americas – Jan 2020

Friday, January 24th, 2020

ATFA and The Climate Bonds Initiative co-hosted a breakfast event on October 22nd 2019 in São Paulo, Brazil to discuss “The Challenges and Opportunities for Green Finance in Brazil”

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LEADING GLOBAL TRADE FINANCE MARKET ASSOCIATIONS JOIN FORCES – Jan 2020

Saturday, January 25th, 2020

ITFA is pleased to announce that it has joined forces with The Association of Trade and Forfaiting (ATFA) under a transition agreement effective 31st December 2019.

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ITFA GRC WORKSHOP, NUREMBERG – 21 NOVEMBER 2019 – Jan 2020

Saturday, January 25th, 2020

Bayerische Landesbank in Nuremberg was so kind to host the ITFA GRC Workshop at their premises and Peter Graetz, Head of Trade Export Finance welcomed the 36 participants before Irene Port, ITFA GRC chair opened the workshop.

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INTERVIEW WITH THE WINNING TEAM OF THE YOUNG TRADE FINANCIER OF THE YEAR (2019) AWARD By ITFA – Jan 2020

Friday, January 24th, 2020

ITFA has interviewed the three Young Professionals who formed part of the winning team of its first ever Young Trade Financier of the Year Award.

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ITFA EMERGING LEADERS 2019 (FORMERLY ITFA YOUNG PROFESSIONALS) – By Aarti Patel – Jan 2020

Saturday, January 25th, 2020

What a crazy year for ITFA’s Emerging Leaders – from a name change to new faces on the panel including more international presence from Singapore, India, Netherlands and of course the UK.

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CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE – Sean Edwards, ITFA Chairman / Head Of Legal And Special Adviser To The Global Trade Finance Department At SMBC – Feb 2020

Tuesday, February 25th, 2020

Three and a half years after the vote to exit the EU, the UK has officially left the bloc on 31st January 2020, the first time ever for the EU to lose a member.

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