Trade Treasury Payments (TTP) is excited to spotlight one of the most anticipated events in the global trade finance calendar — the EBRD Trade Finance Forum 2025, taking place 29–30 October at the Nile Ritz-Carlton, Cairo.

With the theme “From Cairo to the World,” this year’s forum brings together leaders and experts from banks, trade institutions, and development organisations to explore the forces shaping the future of global trade finance.

Key topics include:
💬 Egypt’s trade finance evolution
🌍 Priorities for Central Asia and the Caucasus
🏦 Factoring and financial inclusion in emerging economies
💻 Digitalisation initiatives and the launch of the TFP Innovation Lab
🌱 Sustainability and green trade finance
🤝 Cross-border collaboration and co-financing opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa

The event features high-level voices from the EBRD, Afreximbank, ICC Austria, ITFA, BAFT, Deutsche Bank, Citibank, Commerzbank, MIGA, and many others — highlighting innovation, collaboration, and growth in the trade finance ecosystem.

Some of the keynote speakers include:

• Francis Malige, EBRD
• Shona Tatchell, BRD
• Mr. Ali Yang, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Amman
• Eleonore Treu, ICC Austria
• Sean Edwards, ITFA International PLC
• Tod Burwell, BAFT
• Anzhela Barseghyan, ArmSwissBank, Armenia
• David Bischof, T3I Partner Network
• André Casterman, Casterman Advisory
• Catherine Bridge Zoller, EBRD
• Jamal Khaled AlQudah, National Bank of Iraq
• Heba Amer, National Bank of Egypt
• Suzan F. Hamdy, Ph. D, Banque Misr, Egypt