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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, Mar 2023
…the February newsletter we have once again partnered with GTR, this time in Cape Town. Lorna Pillow and I had the pleasure to present the Uniform Rules of Transferable Payment Obligations (URTEPO), our new rules…
Read MoreITFA NEW MEMBERS, Mar 2023
…ITFA matters. Udo stated that IMP presents a new forum for spot trading that allows users to take or offset price risk, while protected within a trusted community of participants…
Read MoreTRADE FINANCE FUNDS – A SHARPENING APETITE? Mar 2023
…2022 ITFA Annual Conference, and the asset class must hold its own against other structured finance asset offerings to gain momentum. Track record, insurance mitigants and good structuring are vital,…
Read MoreITFA PARTNERED WITH GTR DURING THE GTR MENA, DUBAI, Mar 2023
Contributed by the ITFA Board The ITFA Board was delighted to support GTR at their GTR MENA conference in Dubai in February – the first fully in-person large-scale event in…
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ITFA Multilaterals Advisory Panel
…Ian Sayers, Senior Adviser, Access to financing and investment European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD): Rudolf Putz, Head of Trade Facilitation Programme Asian Development Bank (ADB): Can Sutken, Trade…
Read MoreITFA Webinar – Oil Price Cap
…will examine and explain the recent Russian oil and oil products price cap imposed across the UK,US and EU. Practical insights into how the price caps are being implemented and…
Read MoreCHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE – Sean Edwards, ITFA Chairman / Head of Legal and Special Adviser to the Global Trade Finance Department at SMBC, Feb 2023
…Cook, Andre and myself had the pleasure of attending the GTR MENA Regional Conference. Lorna and I set out our new rules for the sale of digital debt instruments, the Uniform Rules of Transferable…
Read MoreTALLINN SCF SUMMIT 2023: CO-CREATION IS ESSENTIAL TO BETTER SCF, Feb 23
known issues of scepticism, pointed out that, “UK people say, “We just want ‘simple’!” The idea of trust is increasing and last year’s question of ‘trust v proof’ still applies…
Read MoreAFRICAN TRADE ENCOURAGED BY IMPROVED 2023 COUNTRY RISK OUTLOOKS, Feb 2023
on the need for extensive structural reforms to be implemented. These include privatisations of state companies and assets, exchange rate reform to replace the distrusted multiple exchange regime, and an…
Read MoreTO BE OR NOT TO BE?, Feb 2023
already difficult and competitive environment, to look elsewhere to other markets just as corrupt and dangerous as Russia, or to seek loopholes and shortcuts in the sanctions program and claim that…
Read MoreITFA partnering with GTR during GTR Africa, 2023
…African trade and infrastructure financing through an extensive programme of over 50 expert speakers, while the exhibition hall will provide an opportunity to network and connect with industry leaders, peers…
Read MoreITFA Educational Seminar, London
Finance Instruments and structures, current and new ICC Rules, Credit Insurance, Participation Agreements, ESG, Fintech, Distribution and other Risk Mitigation tools. The preliminary programme can be found here.Cost for participation is only EUR 200 per member participant and…
Read MoreITFA NERC Annual Spring Event, Amsterdam
…Boathouse, Amsteldijk 223, 1079 LK Amsterdam.The final agenda is as follows: 14:00 – Arrival and Registration14:15 – Welcome notes from your hosts Credit Europe Bank N.V. and ITFA14:30 – Russia’s War in Ukraine: One…
Read More2023: THE MOST UNCERTAIN YEAR EVER?, Jan 2023
…2022 seemed to be on the road to successful validation – with improvements in supply chains for example – until that fateful February 24th. Since then, inflation has been the…
Read MoreCHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE – Sean Edwards, ITFA Chairman / Head of Legal and Special Adviser to the Global Trade Finance Department at SMBC, Jan 2023
…most important subjects, reducing the record-high $1.7 trillion trade finance gap we experience in our world today, will be one of the most important points on the trade finance agenda. Reforming the rules on electronic…
Read MoreITFA and BCR: Trade & Investment Forum 2023, London
class – deconstructing ITFA’s whitepaper Developing uniform definitions and data standards Developing uniform rules and legal principles The role of technology in distribution and risk management Re-imagining distribution – real…
Read MoreTRADE IN 2023 – THE FOUR MEGATRENDS AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT THEM, Jan 2023
…this was what happened in 2014 after Russia’s annexation of Crimea. This time around the export controls have effectively meant that it is extremely difficult to use Russia as an…
Read MoreITFA Martin Ashurst Mentoring Programme 2023 – Deadline Extension
…Programme will run until the end of the year to allow mentors and mentees to develop a solid relationship Format is extremely flexible and can be agreed between mentors and…
Read MoreVEFI- Educational Event, Zurich
…27th October 2023From: 11:30 am to be followed by a lunch.Place: Haus zum Rüden, Zurich This event, titled “How Tokenization will unlock Trillions of dollars in value in the coming 5…
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