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The Program
The Program
After years of presence on African markets and cooperating with the main African institutions, our association UNIAFRICA and our partner group ETC have launched a brand new program ta brand new program "Italian African Trade Facilitation Program - IATFP".
After years of presence on African markets and cooperating with the main African institutions, our association UNIAFRICA and our partner group ETC have launched a brand new program ta brand new program "Italian African Trade Facilitation Program - IATFP".
The IATFP brings together a group of banks and other financial institutions to harmonize compliance and facilitate access to credit for SMEs by providing financial services in support of trade (import/export) and investment projects in Africa.
The IATFP brings together a group of banks and other financial institutions to harmonize compliance and facilitate access to credit for SMEs by providing financial services in support of trade (import/export) and investment projects in Africa.
Main program areas
Main program areas
Harmonisation of compliance procedures
Facilitation of correspondent banking activities with african banks
Support in Import, Export, Tender and Foreign Agreements operations
Use of ETC’s SWIFT (african network) RMA
Trade finance programs assistance
Assistance in internationalisation services, research and due diligence for african markets and counterparties
Cooperation with multilateral institutions
Who is the program for?
Who is the program for?
- PanAfrican Entities
Multilateral Funds (FAGACE)
Business Law (OHADA)
Develpment / Multilateral banks and Financial Institutions (IFC, AfDB, BDEAC, EADB, BOAD, BADEA, Afreximbank, et cetera)
Audit companies (Mazars, et cetera)
- Commercial bank in both Italian-African Markets
Issuing / Confirming banks
Collecting / Presenting / Remitting banks
Clearing banks
- Italian Entities
ICE
Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
SACE - SIMEST
Finest
- Marketplace
Free Zones (Trieste + multi-country network)
Industrial Districts
Commercial Platforms
- Facilitators
Correspondent Banking /Commercial Agent (ETC)
Business Intelligence and Transaction Banking Specialist
How can Banks participate in the IATFP?
How can Banks participate in the IATFP?
- Adhere to Uniafrica IATFP Committee
- Identification of the internal representative in order to:
- Build a direct relation with ETC
- Inform the bank’s specialists network (and its respective customers), about the agreement, the operational support and the business opportunities arising from the African market
- Assessment and evaluation of business opportunities:
- Generated/presented by ETC and involving clients of the bank
- Generated/presented by bank’s clients or third parties with the request to involve ETC in the transaction process
- Direct collaboration with ETC in case of business opportunities in the African market generated by the bank’s clients
Italian Office
Galleria Ezzellino, 5 35137
Padua - Italy
African Office
LOT 65 A, Guinkomey,
Cotonou – Benin
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