TFP Awards Special

TFP Annual Event and Awards Ceremony 2018

The 2018 TFP Event and Awards Ceremony took place on 10 May 2018 in Jordan as part of the EBRD Annual Meeting and Business Forum

2018 TFP Event and Awards Ceremony

The Trade Facilitation Programme (TFP) holds its annual awards ceremonies at the EBRD’s Annual Meeting to honour the most active issuing and confirming banks involved in the Programme.

The 2018 TFP Event and Awards Ceremony took place on 10 May 2018 in Jordan as part of the EBRD Annual Meeting and Business Forum.

The ceremony was attended by the Governor of the Central Bank of Jordan, Ziad Fariz, hosted by Nick Tesseyman, EBRD Managing Director, Financial Institutions, and supported by David Yung-Lo Lin, Taipei Representative Office in the United Kingdom.

Mr Tesseyman said: “Trade finance is an essential part of fostering economic development and growth. It is our partner banks that make progress happen by providing the financial means that allow companies to explore and conquer new markets. The EBRD is proud to be associated with this, and our awards today are an expression of our recognition and appreciation.”

The awards ceremony marked the end of the TFP’s information session. The event attracted over 250 representatives from issuing and confirming banks as well as decision-makers in trade finance, and enabled them to discuss industry challenges with leading specialists, including regulators.

The focus of discussions was on new challenges, such as the rising cost of complying with anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) regulations.

Experts discussed the impact of de-risking in trade finance, streamlining and reducing KYC costs and the potential and future trends in AML and KYC.

The EBRD TFP team presented its action plan to address current industry challenges and support partner banks with mastering these new tests.

David Yung-Lo Lin, Taipei Representative Office in the UK, main sponsor of the
TFP Information Session and Annual Awards Ceremony

The event was superprofessional. We enjoyed it very much and made plenty of new contacts. Also, a big thank you for the award. It is a flattering testament to how intensively our two institutions worked together last year.

Tamar Gugushvili

TBC Bank Georgia

Panel discussion on correspondent banking in trade finance - challenges and solutions
Ziad Fariz, Governor of Central Bank of Jordan and Nick Tesseyman, EBRD, present Fayçal Badawi of BMCE Bank Of Africa with the award for Most Active Partner Bank in Morocco

A very professional event, well attended and well organised in the presentations and discussions. My warmest thanks go to all the organising team.

Olivier Paul

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

John Mair and Kamola Makhmudova, EBRD, with Maher Sheikh Hasan, Central Bank of Jordan, Jens Fürhoff, Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) and John Cusack, Standard Chartered Bank

TFP AWARDs 2018

Most active TFP issuing banks and confirming banks in 2017, by number of transactions

  • Most active issuing bank in Armenia

  • Most active issuing bank in Belarus

  • Most active issuing bank in Bulgaria

  • Most active partner bank in Croatia

  • Most active issuing bank in Egypt

  • Most active issuing bank in FYR Macedonia

  • Most active issuing bank in Georgia

  • Most active issuing bank in Greece

  • Most active issuing bank in Jordan

  • Most active issuing bank in Kosovo

  • Most active issuing bank in the Kyrgyz Republic

  • Most active issuing bank in Moldova

  • Most active issuing bank in Mongolia

  • Most active issuing bank in Montenegro

  • Most active issuing bank in Morocco

  • Most active issuing bank in Romania

  • Most active issuing bank in Serbia

  • Most active issuing bank in Tajikistan

  • Most active issuing bank in Tunisia

  • Most active issuing bank in Turkey

  • Most active issuing bank in Turkmenistan

  • Most active issuing bank in Ukraine

  • Most active confirming bank

  • Academic Excellence Award in cooperation with the ICC

  • Deal of the Year

    Facilitating the import of a merry-go-round from Bulgaria to FYR Macedonia

  • Deal of the Year - Social Impact

    Modernising the provision of medical care in the Kyrgyz Republic

  • Deal of the Year – Energy Ef ficiency

    Import of energy efficient leather production equipment from Spain to Egypt

Dancers entertain the crowd at the networking reception
Chynara Alybaeva of Optima Bank receives the award for Most Active Issuing Bank in the Kyrgyz Republic

Most Active Issuing Bank
Kyrgyz Republic

Award winners, speakers and students smile for the camera!