LIBF Trade Finance Podcast

LIBF Trade Finance Podcast episodes:

• 12.13.2022

  Episode 12: Trade Credit Insurance and E-Commerce

  Alex Gray, Head of Trade and Transaction Banking at LIBF, talks to James Cook and Jonny Carruthers from BPL Global, and Ozlem Ozuner from Allianz Trade. In this in-person podcast recording at the LIBF offices, our industry experts provide a background...

  
• 12.13.2021

  Episode 11: What issues will the trade industry face in 2022?

  In this episode, Alex Gray talks to Klisman Murati, Founder and CEO of Pareto Economics, on the biggest issues the trade industry and wider financial institutions will face in 2022. They focus on the differences between geopolitical and political risk,...

  
• 11.12.2021

  Episode 10: The history of globalisation and the intricacies of supply chains, a conversation with Marc Levinson

  In this episode, Alex Gray, Head of Trade and Transaction Banking at LIBF, talks to Marc Levinson, Author of Outside the Box, about the different stages of globalisation throughout history, the formation of supply (or value) chains and the differences...

  
• 08.05.2021

  Episode 9: What is the ITPP and what does it take to be successful within it?

  Alex Gray, Head of Trade and Transaction Banking at LIBF, talks to Natasha Roston, Trade Finance Global, and Mohamed Elnaggar, National Bank of Egypt, on the International Trade Professionals Programme (ITPP). In partnership with Trade Finance Global, the ITPP enables international...

  
• 04.22.2021

  Episode 8: What are the key risk indicators in trade based money laundering? (After show)

  In this episode, our Head of Trade and Transaction Banking, Alex Gray, talks to Specialist Consultant Neil Chantry. To view the webinar of the same name and speakers that precedes this episode go to libf.ac.uk/webinars Learn more about our trade finance qualifications...

  
• 04.14.2021

  Episode 7: Supply Chain Finance: transactional finance or smoke and mirrors?

  In this episode, our Head of Trade and Transaction Banking, Alex Gray, talks to John Bugeja and Lionel Taylor from Trade Advisory Network. Learn more about our trade finance qualifications and get involved in the conversation by following us on Linkedin,...

  
• 02.23.2021

  Episode 6: Insights into Indonesia with Ainsley Mann, Scottish Trade Envoy and Chris Wren, Executive Director at BritCham Indonesia

  In this episode, our Head of Trade and Transaction Banking, Alex Gray, talks to Scottish Trade envoy to Indonesia Ainsley Mann and Executive Director at BritCham Indonesia, Chris Wren. Learn more about our trade finance qualifications and get involved in the...

  
• 09.22.2020

  Episode 5: Echithran Fernando, LIBF's most qualified Trade graduate

  In this episode, our Head of Trade and Transaction Banking, Alex Gray, talks to Echithran Fernando, Senior Manager, Trade Finance Product at Scotia Bank. They discuss Echithran's career journey and his numerous qualifications (five out of six LIBF Trade Finance...

  
• 04.27.2020

  Episode 4: Geopolitical consequences of Covid-19 - Discussion with Klisman Murati of Pangea Wire Group

  In this episode, our Head of Trade and Transaction Banking, Alex Gray, talks to Klisman Murati of Pangea Wire Group. They discuss the long term knock-on effects of the virus, its impact on all types of supply chains and consumer...

  
• 03.20.2020

  Episode 3: Coronavirus and the future of digitisation with Chris Southworth at ICC

  In this episode, our Head of Trade and Transaction Banking, Alex Gray, talks to Chris Southworth from the ICC. They talk about digitalisation in trade finance. the ICC's work around the world and the effect of Covid-19 throughout the industry. Learn...

  
• 02.07.2020

  Episode 2: Creating a new regulatory environment for a new global trade and finance reality

  On this week’s podcast, we hear from Daniel Schmand talking about the future of trade finance and digitisation. Daniel was a speaker at the World Conference of Banking Institutes that we ran last year with leaders and experts from across the...

  
• 01.22.2020

  Episode 1: Celebrating 21 years of CDCS

  This year marks the 21st birthday of our Certificate for Documentary Credit Specialists (CDCS), which was created in 1999 by BAFT and The London Institute of Banking & Finance to professionalise the practice of issuing documentary letters of credit and...