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Upcoming Sullivan & Worcester Trade Finance Breakfast Seminar – 18th June, London

Thursday, June 4th, 2015

In collaboration with Sullivan & Worcester, ITFA is pleased to invite you to another Trade Finance Breakfast Seminar entitled “An Update on Current Issues in the Trade and Commodity Finance World”. This Seminar is going to be held on Thursday 18th June, at Pinners Hall, London, UK. Registration and breakfast are at 8:15 am followed by a presentation from 8:45 till 10:00 am.

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ITFA – Introducing the Conference Speakers in Dubai – Prof. Trevor Williams

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015

It is with great pleasure that the ITFA Board introduces Prof. Trevor Williams, Chief economist at Lloyds Bank Commercial, a visiting professor at Derby University, a member of the Institute of Economic Affairs Shadow Monetary Policy Committee (SMPC) and author of Trading Economics: A Guide to Economic Statistics for Practitioners.

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Legal Seminar hosted by GRC for ITFA members only on July 16, 2015 in Frankfurt

Thursday, May 28th, 2015

On behalf of the German Regional Committee (GRC), the ITFA Board is pleased to invite all ITFA members to nominate at most 3 delegates each to attend this Seminar which will be held on Thursday, 16 July 2015 in Frankfurt am Main.

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CEERC-CIS Yearly Education Event and Cocktail Party, held on 23rd April 2015

Wednesday, May 27th, 2015

The ITFA Regional Committee for Central & Eastern Europe held a Educational Course on Thursday April 23, 2015 at the premises of UniCredit Bank Austria AG. More than 30 participants, coming from 4 different countries, attended both the Educational Event as well as the Cocktail Party which followed.

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ITFA – Introducing The Conference Speakers in Dubai – Markus Wohlgeschaffen

Friday, May 22nd, 2015

The ITFA Board is delighted to announce that Markus Wohlgeschaffen, the Managing Director and Head of Global Trade Products in Global Transaction Banking at UniCredit, will be addressing ITFA’s Annual Conference again this year.

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ITFA Newsletter – May 2015 Issue

Thursday, May 21st, 2015

We are pleased to inform you that the May 2015 ITFA Newsletter is now out.  Please click here to open the blog. In the event that you cannot view the blog click here for a PDF format.

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GTR Asia Supply Chain Finance Conference 2015, Hong Kong – 02 June

Wednesday, May 20th, 2015

As part of the partnership agreement signed between ITFA and GTR, we are pleased to announce that GTR is offering the opportunity for 1 ITFA member to attend the GTR Asia Supply Chain Finance Conference 2015, which is going to be held in Hong Kong on 2 June, 2015, for free.  Those ITFA members interested in […]

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Press release from Tbilisi

Tuesday, May 19th, 2015

The ITFA Board is pleased to announce that ITFA presented at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Trade Facilitation Programme Annual Meeting in Tbilisi on 13th May as explained in the press release below.

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Upcoming Sullivan & Worcester Trade Finance Breakfast Seminar – 28th May 2015

Thursday, May 7th, 2015

In collaboration with Sullivan & Worcester, ITFA is pleased to invite you to yet another Trade Finance Breakfast Seminar entitled “Sullivan & Worcester’s Article 194 opinion on the BAFT Master Participation agreement”. This seminar is going to be held on Thursday 28th May, at Pinners Hall, London, UK. Registration and breakfast are at 8:15 am followed by a presentation from 8:45 till 10:00 am.

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ITFA – Introducing the Conference Speakers in Dubai – John Brehcist

Wednesday, May 6th, 2015

The ITFA Board is excited to announce that all preparations for the 42nd Annual Trade and Forfaiting Conference are well on track. This year’s Conference which is going to be held between Monday 28th September and Wednesday 30th September, 2015 at Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai, is sure to be another successful ITFA event. We are pleased […]

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PRESS RELEASE: ITFA and BAFT Produce Trade Risk Participation Legal Opinion

Tuesday, May 5th, 2015

The International Trade and Forfaiting Association (ITFA) and BAFT, an international financial services association, announced today a joint industry standard legal opinion for banks to use in satisfying new regulatory requirements in the European Union.

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NERC Amsterdam Spring Event – 10 June 2015

Monday, May 4th, 2015

On behalf of the Northern European Regional Committee (NERC) and in collaboration with Credit Europe Bank N.V., the Board of ITFA is pleased to invite all ITFA members to nominate 2 delegates each, to attend the NERC Amsterdam Spring Event, which will be held on 10 June 2015 at the College Hotel Amsterdam.

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