IFC Global Trade Partners Meeting
IFC held its first Global Trade Partners Meeting in Paris in 2007 to build and strengthen the relationships between the members of its Global Trade Finance Program (GTFP) partner banks. The conference was a huge success and subsequent such events, held in Washington DC, Dubai, Istanbul, Lisbon, Milan, and Barcelona, have been just as well-received.
Leveraging IFC’s extensive footprint and client base in emerging markets, the Global Trade Partners Meeting is one of the few truly global trade finance events. Over 350 delegates from 57 countries representing 130 institutions attended the most recent conference held in 2024 in Barcelona.
IFC will host its next Global Trade Partners Meeting on March 24-26 in Lisbon.
The event will feature a two-day program of internationally renowned speakers and panelists providing analysis and insights about the global trade arena, as well as ample opportunities to network and develop new business relationships. The conference will close with its traditional Gala Awards Dinner, recognizing IFC’s high-performing trade finance partners.
Sponsorship Opportunities Available
Sponsoring the Global Trade Partners Meeting offers valuable visibility among trade finance executives from around the globe. For more information, please contact:
Florian Wicht
📩 fwicht@ifc.org
Zeynep Ersel
📩zersel@ifc.org
Claudia Gutierrez
📩 cgutierrezdelgad@ifc.org
Why attend
March 24-26, 2025
Lisbon, Portugal
Network
Build and strengthen relationships with trade finance partners
Learn
Gain insights from industry thought leaders
Discuss
Better understand the challenges/opportunities in today’s dynamic geopolitical environment
Institutions represented in Barcelona 2024
• ABSA • Access Bank • Addax Energy • AIG • Akbank • Al Baraka Bank - Egypt • Alternatif Bank • Ameriabank CJSC • Aspen Insurance • Attijariwafa Bank • AXA XL • Axis • BanBif • Banca Popolare di Milano (Banco BPM) • Banca Popolare Di Sondrio • Banca Transilvania • Banco ABC Brasil • Banco Caboverdiano de Negocios (BCN) • Banco Cooperativo Español • Banco Galicia • Banco Industrial • Banco Industrial do Brasil (BIB) • Banco Internacional • Banco Pichincha • Banco Sabadell • Banco Supervielle • Bank Alfalah • Bank Alliance • Bank Asia Bangladesh • Bank of Africa • Bank of Montreal • Bankinter • Banque de Commerce et de Placements • Banque Du Caire • Basisbank • BBVA • BCP • Belfius bank • BIC-BRED • BIDV • Bloomberg News • BMI - Mauritania • BNCTL • BNI • BNP PARIBAS • BPER • BRED Banque Populaire • Bridge Bank Group • British Arab Commercial Bank (BACB) • Byblos Bank Europe • Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD) • CaixaBank • Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) • Citi • City Bank PLC • CMF • Commerzbank • Coris Bank • CRDB Bank • Credit Agricole Italia • Credito Emiliano • Deniz Bank • Deutsche Bank • DZ Bank • Ecobank • ED&F Man Commodities • Equity Bank • ETG • Eurobank Direktna • Everest Insurance • Exim Bank Tanzania • FBN Bank UK • FCMB • Fibabanka • FIMBank • Financial Times • Global Trade Review • GlobalCapital • Golomt Bank • Great American Insurance Group • Habib Metropolitan Bank • Ho Chi Minh City Development Bank (HDBANK) • Hogan Lovells LLP • HSBC • I & M BANK • ICICI Bank • Icomex Campus • ING Bank • Intesa Sanpaolo • J.P. Morgan • JSC Ukrgasbank • JSCB Uzpromstroybank • Liberty • Marsh • Monique Philippe Consult • Munich RE • National Bank of Malawi • Nitron Group • NMB Bank • Nordea Bank • NSIA Banque Côte d'Ivoire • ODDO BHF • Odeabank • Olea Global • Providus Bank • Qatar National Bank (QNB) • Rabobank • Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich AG • Santander • Sekerbank • Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) • SMBC Group • Société Générale • Sompo • Standard Chartered Bank • Sterling Financial • Swiss Re • TBC Bank • Tokio Marine HCC • TPBank • Trade Finance Global • Transoil Group • TSKB • TTC AgriS • Ukreximbank • Union Bank of Nigeria • Vietnam International Bank (VIB) • Vista Bank • Volcafe • World Trade Organization (WTO) • Zemen Bank • Zenith Bank
Venue
- The event will take place at the Epic SANA Lisboa.
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Fees
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IFC's 8th Global Trade Partners Meeting
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About IFC
IFC — a member of the World Bank Group — is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work in more than 100 countries, using our capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities in developing countries. In fiscal year 2025, IFC committed a record $71.7 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries, leveraging private sector solutions and mobilizing private capital to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. For more information, visit www.ifc.org.
About the World Bank Group
The World Bank Group is one of the world's largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries. It consists of five closely associated institutions: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA), which together form the World Bank; International Finance Corporation (IFC); Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA); and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). Each institution plays a distinct role in the mission of reducing poverty and improving the lives of people in the developing world.