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CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE – Sean Edwards, ITFA Chairman / SMBC, December 2023


…annual conference. As previously announced, the 50th ITFA International Trade and Forfaiting Conference will grace the beautiful shores of Cyprus from September 4th to 6th » The 50th Annual International Trade…

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Rudolf Putz EBRD TFP


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AFRICA REGIONAL COMMITTEE PANEL AT GTR AFRICA IN LONDON, December 2023


…whether on climate or socioeconomic issues, is that it fundamentally boils down to subjective interpretations”, making it like ‘KYC 2.0’ where everyone interprets the rules and definitions in their own…

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2023 IN REVIEW: ITFA’S TOP FIVE HIGHLIGHTS, December 2023


…of new digital instruments.  “The aim was to not change the original URF rules – but create a parallel version for digital instruments and specifically how you transfer those instruments…

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Rudolf Putz


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MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIR EL DANAB HAS AMBITIOUS PLANS FOR REGION, December 2023


…we have our annual landmark initiatives such as roundtables, whitepapers and forums, but we also operate three workstreams which are lateral initiatives that we have chosen to focus on regionally,…

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CREDIT INSURANCE AS A CREDIT RISK MITIGANT TO DIVERSIFY RISK UNDER THE CAPITAL RULES, December 2023


…to a risk mitigation tool that is expressly contemplated by the US capital rules and utilized by competitor banks subject to other national capital rules, at a time when US…

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Follow up email to DNI Addendum


…digital systems used to produce digital negotiable instruments as required by the Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023 which is compatible with the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records. In…

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ITFA NERC Annual Summer Event, London


…Advisory 17:30 – 18:00   Recent developments in greenwashing including case update and the FCA’s new anti-greenwashing rules Presenters:  Matthew Townsend, Designation, Partner, Global Co-Head Environment, Climate and Regulatory Law Group and…

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MARITIME STATE OF PLAY REPORT: EVOLUTION OF DECEPTIVE SHIPPING PRACTICES – DISABLING/MANIPULATING AIS, November 2023


…in many compliance frameworks. The focus at the time concerned Iran, North Korea and Syria, but many of these practices now apply toward activities taking place in Venezuela and Russia….

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THE VOICES FROM OUR REGIONS, November 2023


…and forward-looking speech titled “How Tokenization Will Unlock Trillions of Dollars in Value in the Coming 5 Years” captured the attention of ITFA and VEFI members at Haus zum den…

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TOP TAKEAWAYS FROM ITFA ABU DHABI 2023, November 2023


…Charlotte Russo from American International Group, London – ‘The Trade Finance Talent Gap’ Neha Saxena from DBS Bank, New Delhi – ‘Unlocking the Potential of Deep-Tier SCF’ Ruby Zhou, UBS…

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MULTILATERALS EAGER TO COLLABORATE WITH ITFA ON ESG, POLICY AND ACCESS TO FINANCE, November 2023


…by ITFA and increasingly connect our countries and partner banks with members of ITFA,” said panellist Rudolf Putz, head of the trade facilitation programme at the European Bank for Reconstruction…

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ITFA NERC Chinese New Year Event, London


…Egypt (UK), Ltd Ahmed Afifi, Executive Director, CEEMEA FI Trade Sales Head – J.P. Morgan Oliver Gregory, Divisional Director, Howden Rudolf Putz , EBRD 18.00 – 18.15 Welcome “Chinese New Year” Speech…

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INEXORABLE CHANGE FACING SCF DISTRIBUTION? OCT 2023


…manage SCF programs, but the sheer volume of data and compliance requirements makes it difficult to run the programs. You can solve this to some extent, but a lot of…

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ITFA German Region – GRC Elections – Nomination For Candidates


…via email to sec@itfa.org expressing the intention to run, including a brief motivation of the candidate representing your institution. Applications must be received by 5.00 pm CET time on 19.11.2023….

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TEAM AMERICAS: AN INSIGHT INTO THE WORK OF THE AMERICAS REGIONAL COMMITTEE UNDER NEW CHAIR HERNAN MAYOL, OCT 2023


…led by Harpreet Mann from Amynta and Scott Ettien from WTW – runs in conjunction with ITFA’s global insurance committee, which oversees similar activities, run by fellow global board member…

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MARITIME STATE OF PLAY REPORT: DECEPTIVE SHIPPING PRACTICES – EMERGING COMPANY TRENDS, OCT 2023


…of Russian oil; many of which have evolved beyond the original scope. The formal sanctions placed against Russia are unparalleled, so the need for robust compliance frameworks and tools to…

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Announcing The Winners Of The 2023 ITFA Emerging Trade Financier Award


Emerging Trade Financier Award are… Charlotte Russo, Neha Saxena and Ruby Zhou!For the first time in the competition history so far, voting was so close and the recognised quality of the…

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ITFA Insurance Committee Day and ITFA Awards Ceremony, France


…Distribution, HSBC    Marie-Aude Vesval, Global Unfunded Risk Participation Leader at Marsh  Marco Menini, Lead Structurer Credit & Surety at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Ltd  16:00 – 16:30          Coffee Break 16:30 –…

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