South and Southeast Asian nations have been playing export-oriented roles in international trade, especially in raw materials and commodity exports. However, in recent years, growing significance has picked up pace in high value-adding manufacturing
Driving Excellence: The Launch of FCI's MENA Regional Committee, Empowering Trade FinanceIn light of the rapidly changing landscape of the trade finance industry, FCI has decided to start establishing a regional committee structure. This strategic mo
On Wednesday, 12 June 2024, FCI will present the 2024 Awards in two sections. During the Council Meeting, FCI will announce the Best Students of the Year, the winner and runners-up of the FCI Marketing Award, and the top Ambassadors of the Year. In t
FCI is proud to support the upcoming GTR West Africa in Lagos, Nigeria.GTR West Africa returns to Lagos, Nigeria, on 16-17 April 2024 to once again bring together the leading minds in West African trade, supply chain, export, and infrastructure finan
The Supply Chain Finance (SCF) Committee is a group of experts established to analyse how FCI can play a more significant role in developing other products offered by institutions such as Supply Chain Finance, invoice discounters, and forfaiters. The
FCI and the African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) will host the Regional Conference on Factoring, Receivables Finance & Credit Insurance in Southern Africa in Harare, Zimbabwe, from 22 to 23 April. The official event brochure with the agenda h
On 21 and 22 March, FCI and The EU Federation for Factoring & Commercial Finance (EUF) hosted the 9th EU Factoring Summit in Vienna, Austria. This ninth Summit provided a unique opportunity for Industry Leaders to network and address topics that
Mr. Fausto Galmarini, a member of the Executive Committee of Assifact, the Italian Association for Factoring, has been re-elected as Chairman of the EUF following a vote by the EUF’s Executive Committee, which met on 21 March 2024. His mandate t
Notwithstanding the growing demand for establishing a coherent regulatory framework, historically, guidance on the regulatory aspects has never been provided. In the past, FCI has submitted guidance papers on specific attributes that would benefit an