Announcements


eBSI – International Trade Specialist Accreditation Program – 2 for the price of 1

Friday, January 22nd, 2016

As part of the Board’s efforts to provide more to its members, ITFA is pleased to announce that it has reached another agreement with eBSI Export Academy, which ITFA members can benefit from, when enrolling for the Online Distance Learning program called the International Trade Specialist (ITS) Accreditation program.

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ITFA GRC News – SAVE THE DATE – 21 April 2016

Monday, January 18th, 2016

The ITFA German Regional Committee (GRC) is organizing a presentation of the ITFA Insurance Committee on Thursday April 21, 2016 in Frankfurt am Main. The event is for ITFA Members only with a maximum of 3 market participants per Member attending. Access will be restricted to confirmed guests only. The presentation will be followed by the Annual Stammtisch.

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Martin Ashurst Trade Finance Mentorship Forum – Call for Mentors

Thursday, January 7th, 2016

First and foremost, the ITFA Board would like you wish you a Happy New Year and all the very best for 2016. As announced during our AGM in Dubai earlier this year, and further reinforced during the Christmas Cocktail Party in London, ITFA is committed to ensuring Trade Finance as a key enabler of world trade […]

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Supply Chain Finance Summit 2016, 28-29 January, Germany, 2 Free Passes+10% Discount

Monday, December 14th, 2015

Following an agreement entered into between ITFA and BCR Publishing, we are delighted to inform you that we have managed to negotiate yet another very attractive deal for our ITFA members to attend BCR’s ‘thought – leading’ conferences.

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News from ITFA GRC – Annual fall workshop and ITFA GRC Christmas dinner

Thursday, December 3rd, 2015

This year’s workshop for senior forfaiters took place in Frankfurt am Main on November 19, 2015. AKA Ausfuhrkredit-Gesellschaft mbH hosted the workshop in the afternoon, which was followed by an invitation from the ITFA Board, Zürich, to the Christmas dinner for all participants of the workshop. Both events were well attended. As in previous years the […]

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VEFI Christmas Cocktail 2015 – 3 December, Zurich

Thursday, October 29th, 2015

The Association of Forfaiters in Switzerland (VEFI) and ITFA would like to invite you to the VEFI Christmas Cocktail 2015. This event is being held in Zurich on Thursday, 03 December from 17:30 hrs till 20:00 hrs. To view the formal invite, please click here.

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ITFA Will Be Actively Using Twitter And Linkedin

Thursday, October 29th, 2015

Following ITFA’s Annual Conference held last month in Dubai, the ITFA Board is pleased to inform you that ITFA will now be giving increasing focus to Young Professionals and has created a Young Professionals function, headed by Chris Hall. To complement this, ITFA will now be actively using Twitter and Linkedin. These two forms of social media will […]

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Asian Banking Summit 2015 – 3/4 November – Dhaka, Bangladesh – 2 Free Passes+10% Discount

Monday, October 26th, 2015

The ITFA Board is pleased to announce that it has recently reached an agreement with Nimai Management Consultants Limited, a financial and management advisory services firm serving Bangladeshi clients and banks for the last 5 years. Nimai is organizing the Asian Banking Summit 2015 in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 3rd and 4th November 2015 titled – Evolving Paradigms in Risk Management.

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Upcoming Sullivan & Worcester Trade Finance Breakfast Seminar – 3 November, London

Thursday, October 22nd, 2015

In collaboration with Sullivan & Worcester, ITFA is pleased to invite you to yet another Trade Finance Breakfast Seminar entitled “Learning to Love Conflict”. This seminar is going to be held on Tuesday 3rd November, at Pinners Hall, London, UK. Registration and breakfast are at 8:15 am followed by the seminar from 8:30 till 10:00 am.

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TXF Trade & Treasury 2015 Event – 12/13 November – Germany – Special Discounts For ITFA Members

Wednesday, October 21st, 2015

The ITFA Board is pleased to announce that it has recently reached an agreement with Trade & Export Finance (TXF) whereby ITFA members are being offered 2 registrations at 50% discount each to attend the TXF Trade & Treasury 2015 event. The event is being held between 12-13 November 2015, in Frankfurt, Germany. In addition to this, […]

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Special discount for ITFA members: ICC UK Winter Trade Finance Conference – 9 December

Sunday, October 18th, 2015

In collaboration with one of our associates, the ICC United Kingdom, we are pleased to announce that two of our members can now avail themselves of one free pass each to attend the ICC’s Winter Trade Finance Conference. Click here for more information about the event.

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Composition of the new ITFA Board

Tuesday, October 13th, 2015

On behalf of the ITFA Board, we thank all those who attended our  42nd Trade and Forfaiting Conference held in Dubai at the end of September. The conference attracted record numbers as well as sponsorship, demonstrating yet again, the vitality of our association and industry.

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