Problems and difficulties that banks and corporations face when structuring their trade finance deals in the current economic environment were in the spotlight of Ukraine: Trade Finance 2018 international conference.

The conference took place in Kyiv on 4-5 October 2018 with the support of the State Export-Import Bank of Ukraine (Ukreximbank) as a general sponsor and the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

Trade finance professionals and senior managers of the EBRD, the National Bank of Ukraine, the International Chamber of Commerce, financial institutions of Austria, the UK, Egypt, China, South Korea, Turkey and other countries participated in the conference.

Meaningful dialogue with representatives of international banks and corporations doing business in Ukraine as well as personal meetings with direct participants in trade finance deals were aimed at providing trans-national businesses with solutions to their practical needs, strengthening their business connections and helping them find new business partners.

Ukreximbank Board Member Oleksandr Shchur participated in De-risking – Compliance – Correspondent Banking panel discussion, which was focused on key challenges the global banking system currently deals with. Mr. Shchur has highlighted the latest regulatory trends in Ukraine related to compliance, boosting banking sector’s transparency and improving interaction between the sector and the regulator, has analysed key business elements of correspondent banking and shared Ukreximbank experience in building partnership with global, regional and foreign banks across the world.