Newsletters


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.

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.

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”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

ITFA’S NORTHERN EUROPEAN REGIONAL COMMITTEE (NERC) GETS MEMBER RESHUFFLE, AIMS FOR GREATER GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY By Shannon Manders, ITFA Consultant – Jan 2020

Saturday, January 25th, 2020

ITFA’s Northern European Regional Committee (NERC) has welcomed three new members.

ITFA newsletter – November 2019 issue

Thursday, November 21st, 2019

We are pleased to inform you that the November 2019 ITFA Newsletter is now out. Please click hereto open the Newsletter.

ITFA newsletter – November 2018 issue

Thursday, November 22nd, 2018

We are pleased to inform you that the November 2018 ITFA Newsletter is now out. Please click here to open the Newsletter. 

ITFA newsletter – October 2018 issue

Monday, October 29th, 2018

We are pleased to inform you that the October 2018 ITFA Newsletter is now out. Please click here to open the Newsletter. 

ITFA newsletter – September 2018 issue

Wednesday, September 26th, 2018

We are pleased to inform you that the September 2018 ITFA Newsletter is now out. Please click here to open the Newsletter.

ITFA Special Edition Newsletter – August 2018 Issue

Thursday, August 23rd, 2018

We are pleased to advise that the special edition ARC issue of the newsletter is now available! Please find a link to the second issue of the newsletter of the ITFA Africa Regional Committee (ARC). 

ITFA Newsletter – July 2018 Issue

Wednesday, July 25th, 2018

We are pleased to inform you that the July 2018 ITFA Newsletter is now out. Please click here to open the Newsletter. In this special fintech edition, one can find the following articles:

ITFA Newsletter – May 2017 Issue

Tuesday, May 16th, 2017

We are pleased to inform you that the May 2017 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.

ITFA Newsletter – September 2016 issue

Tuesday, September 27th, 2016

We are pleased to inform you that the September 2016 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.

ITFA Newsletter – June 2016 issue

Tuesday, June 21st, 2016

We are pleased to inform you that the June 2016 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.

ITFA Newsletter – May 2016 Issue

Tuesday, May 24th, 2016

We are pleased to inform you that the May 2016 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.