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Turkey Trade & Export Finance Forum 2006, Istanbul
Istanbul, TURKEY | June 27, 2006Ceylan InterContinental
Event Review
Exporta's first Turkey Trade & Export Finance Forum took place in Istanbul on June 27. Around 100 delegates listened to talks from Turkish banks, foreign banks, regional development banks, law firms, insurance companies, export credit agencies, brokers and consultants.
The day ended with an evening reception, with optional World Cup screening.
Delegate comments:
Well organised, well prepared and well attended!
Turkiye Is Bankasi
This is a much- needed conference and a great opportunity to meet colleagues, clients and competitors. The speakers provided in-depth analysis on almost all cases.
Wells Fargo Bank
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Programme
08.15 Registration
08.50 Chairman's opening remarks
John O'Mulloy, Global Head of Trade Finance, Standard Bank Plc
Financing trade in the region
09.00 Turkey as a trade finance centre
Riza Kadilar, Deputy General Manager, Sabanci Bank Plc
• Developments in the Turkish market
• Trends in regional trade
• Trade finance opportunities
09.30 Agribusiness financing
Peter Bryde, Senior Manager, Standard Bank Plc
• Update on warehouse receipt legislation in the black sea region
• Post warehouse receipts
10.00 Black Sea Trade Development Bank fostering export in the black sea region
Nejdet Sarisozen, Director Trade Finance & SME, Black Sea Trade Development Bank
• Introduction to BSTDB
• BSTDB's financing tools
• Regional focus
• Trade & export finance opportunities under BSTDB"s trade finance programme
• Working with financial intermediaries and companies
10.30 Networking break
11.00 Forfaiting: A True Alternative
Yonca Sarp, Representative Turkey & CIS, London Forfaiting Company (LFC)
• The basics of Forfaiting
• Forfaiting's use and benefits in Turkey
• Case Study
11.30 Trade related securitisations
Noel Edison, Managing Director, Standard Chartered Bank
• Diversified payment rights
• Trade payment rights
• Export and Turkish receivables
Legal issues
12.00 Legal aspects in structuring deals in Turkey
Geoffrey Wynne, Partner, Denton Wilde Sapte, London and Julide Guney, Lawyer, Gunar Law, Istanbul
• Corporate issues regarding Turkish obligors
• The legal and regulatory regime
• Talking local security
• Other relevant issues
Insurance and risk
12.30 Private market political and credit risk insurance
Kit Brownlees, Executive Director, Arthur J Gallagher
• Market view on Turkey, political & credit
• Case studies
• Trade finance and private market insurance
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Political and trade credit insurance: helping Turkey grow
Steve Capon, Head of Country & Credit Risk Management, ACE Global Markets
• Perceptions of Turkish risk
• Perceptions of regional risk
• Product solutions and development
Corporate views
14.30 Corporate viewpoint of risks & opportunities in the region
Yuksel Bolayir, Managing Director, Gambro Structured Finance
• Credit opportunities for potential clients
• Trade financing and management
• Corporate risks of doing business in Turkey
• Regulatory issues in healthcare
15.00 Key ratings drivers in Turkey
Nick Eisinger, Senior Director, Fitch Turkey Finansal
• Future flow transactions in Turkish markets
• The importance of political risk insurance in structured finance transactions
15.30 Networking break
16.00 Between Europe and the hard place: political risks and opportunities of investing into Turkey
Leonid Peisakhin, Head of Eurasia Division, Exclusive Analysis
• Currency stability
• The future direction of EU Turkey relations
• The issue of Islamist and militant Kurdish terrorism
• The likelihood of another military intervention in Turkish politics
• The Cyprus settlement issue
• The impact of bird flu on the Turkish economy
16.30 Supporting Turkish exporters to developing markets
Cenan Aykut, Head Risk Management Department, Turk Eximbank
• Liberlisation of the Turkish Economy
• Role of Turk Eximbank in supporting Turkish exporters to developing markets
17.00 Chairman's concluding comments and close of the conference
17.30 Evening cocktail reception
Sponsors
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