128 students from many of the EBRD’s countries of operations finished the course by the end of 2016
The EBRD’s TFP team once again hosted the annual graduation ceremony for the EBRD Trade Finance e-Learning Programme in Minsk on 17 March 2017.
In total, 128 students from many of the EBRD’s countries of operations finished the course by the end of 2016, and we are proud to share with you the top 25 graduates.
The EBRD’s e-Learning Programme is supported by funding from donors such as the EBRD’s Shareholder Special Fund and the European Union. The EBRD also greatly appreciates the enthusiastic support from international commercial banks; each year our top students spend trade finance internships in Austria, France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom.
We also welcome new sponsor KBC Bank Belgium, which awarded one of our top students with an internship in Brussels. KBC Bank was our second most active confirming bank last year and has now joined the e-Learning Programme as a sponsor for the first time.
Huge thanks also go to our other sponsors Commerzbank, ICC Austria, ICC HQ and Banca Popolare di Sondrio, China Systems and Coastline Solutions.
Our e-Learning Programme is growing from year to year, and 2017 follows this trend with a large number of students having enrolled.
We congratulate all our graduates. These young trade finance professionals are a true example for peers in the sector and we are looking forward to following their successful careers.
Huge thanks go to our other sponsors Commerzbank, ICC Austria, ICC HQ and Banca Popolare di Sondrio, China Systems and Coastline Solutions.
From left to right
Front Row: Ms Firuza Hotamova (Tajikistan), Ms Chynara Alybaeva (Kyrgyz Republic), Mr Rudolf Putz (Trainer, EBRD), Mr Joachim Bald (Trainer, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management), Ms Ute Bühler (Trainer, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management), Ms Biljana Jaćimović (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Ms Eleonora Avetisyan (Armenia), Ms Eleni-Lilika Tsoumpa (Greece)
Middle Row: Ms Veneta Miteva (Project Coordinator, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management), Ms Teodora Petkova (Bulgaria), Ms Jasmina MIlovska (FYR Macedonia), Ms Mirjeta Kadrijaj (Kosovo), Ms Nada Abdelhamid (Egypt), Mr Karim Morsy (Egypt), Mr Athanasios Vlachopoulos (Greece), Mr Milić Čavić (Serbia), Ms Rasha Adly Mohamed Hassaan (Egypt), Mr Giorgi Vashakidze (Georgia), Ms Aikazerini Theodorou (Greece), Ms Tamar Mikadze (Georgia), Ms Kateyna Iakovleva (Ukraine)
Back Row: Mr Bariş Can Galipoglu (Turkey), Mr Bariş Nerezoǧlu (Turkey), Mr Pena Poladov (Turkmenistan), Mr Gulam Sylapov (Turkmenistan), Mr Viorel-Mihai Andreescu (Romania), Mr Mohamed Moudden (Morocco), Mr Maksym Dutsyak (Program Officer, JVI)
Taking part in your e-Learning Programme has given me a great opportunity to explore my potential, boosting both my knowledge and self-esteem.
Eugenia Zhiglova, KBC Bank, and Rudolf Putz, EBRD
This graduation ceremony was not only a fantastic event but also a great chance to network with other trade finance experts from different countries.
Top 25 graduates 2017
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Hoda Abd El Hameed Ezzat El Shimi
QNB Alahli, Egypt
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Nada Abdelhamid Kamel Awad
QNB Alahli, Egypt
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Mohanad Mostafa Ahmed Mehaya
QNB Alahli, Egypt
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Rasha Adly Mohamed Hassan
QNB Alahli, Egypt
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Mohamed Samy Ahmed Mohamed
QNB Alahli, Egypt
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Yasmine Raafat Abo Al Makarem Mohamed Eid
QNB Alahli, Egypt
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Mai Medhat Hanafy Osman
QNB Alahli, Egypt
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Kareem Abdel-Rahman Abdel-Moneem Morsy
QNB Alahli, Egypt
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Lana Ružman Petrinec
Privredna Banka, Zagreb, Croatia
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Ahmed Yehia Ismail Ahmed
QNB Alahli, Egypt
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Liana Sahakyan
Araratbank, Armenia
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Daryana Alexandrovna Ermakova
Sberbank, Russia
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Pena Poladov
Central Bank of Turkmenistan, Turkmenistan
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Kateryna Iakovleva
Raiffeisen Bank Aval, Ukraine
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Sasho Petkovski
Stopanska Banka, FYR Macedonia
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Jasmina Milovska
NLB Banka Skopje, FYR Macedonia
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Anna Stanislavovna Belova
Sberbank, Russia
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Mirjana Svilar Aleksovska
NLB Banka Skopje, FYR Macedonia
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Iana Lavrishko
Raiffeisen Bank Aval, Ukraine
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Ileana Otilia Popescu
Bancpost, Romania
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Viorel Mihail Andreescu
Bancpost, Romania
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Elena Alexandrovna Pshenichnikova
Sberbank, Russia
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Sergey Kosyan
Inecobank, Armenia
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Ramy Ibrahim Mohamed Salem
QNB Alahli, Egypt
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Dora Ioannou
Hellenic Bank, Cyprus
I found the e-Learning Programme very useful as it covers most current and relevant trade finance topics,as well as making me approach trade finance products from a different angle. I would highly recommend this course.
Having completed the challenging yet addictive e-Learning Programme, this event offered me the opportunity to exchange views and experiences with outstanding professionals from various countries.
This was the best online training I have ever come across in trade finance, and one of the most comprehensive and challenging courses. A huge thanks to the EBRD for this opportunity.
to ICC Austria's Trade Finance Week
It was a great pleasure to be part of such an outstanding ceremony in Minsk. Congratulations to all graduates, in particular to our ICC Austria prize winners: Ileana-Otilia Popescu and Ahmed Ismail. Well done!
It is amazing to see how the TFP’s worldwide community of banks is growing. The number of experts that graduate each year is impressive and the hugely successful graduation ceremony in Minsk is proof of this; we are all inspired by your enthusiasm and true love of trade!
This training course is extensive and complex, but at the same time very interesting due to the huge amount of information and practical examples.
I was astonished by the cordial atmosphere. To me, it was as if old friends were being reunited. There were many smiles and everyone paid tribute to one another with respect and professionalism. The TFP e-Learning Programme is a true bridge between generations – young professionals and experienced trade finance specialists – and this ceremony is the pinnacle of it all.
