OREANDA-NEWS. November 18, 2008. Over 30 representatives of Moldovan, Belarusian, Ukrainian and Taiwanese financial institutions took part in a two days workshop on Structured Trade Finance, organized by EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development), reported the press-centre of Mobiasbanca.

The training was held at the head office of Mobiasbanca – Groupe Societe Generale, under the auspices of the Mobiasbanca Training Center.

The workshop was case driven and focuses on the use application of trade finance instruments and rules at an advanced level, together with structured finance methodologies. The topics were presented by Vincent O’Brien, an experienced International Trade Banker with over 20 years experience working with banks in Europe and the United States, and Johan Bergamin, a senior advisor in Structured Finance with ING Bank.

“We had a very good feedback from the last year seminar and received a lot of requests to organize another session. So, in order to meet the requests, we have chosen the most actual and important topic this year”, said Libor Krkoska, EBRD head of office in Moldova.

“According to the program, your attention will be drawn on understanding of operations, but also on various risks, including for current activity. We absolutely need to understand today, if not before, that there is no long development without strong prevention on risk management”, said Jean-Fran?ois Myard, the president of Mobiasbanca, in the welcome speech.

The workshop was attended by bank staff working in documentary operations, trade finance or structured finance and risk management departments. It was also of value to staff working in credit departments or involved in trade related business development or assessment.

This is the second workshop of this kind organized by EBRD in Moldova. It is sponsored by Taipei China through The Taiwan Business – European Bank Cooperation Fund.

Mobiasbanca is an old EBRD partner – starting with 1996. Till 2002 Mobiasbanca became a part of the Trade Facilitation Program, issuing guarantees to the companies that activate in Moldova. The bank was chosen by EBRD for its reputation created in front of the foreign investors and financial institutions. To be mentioned that Mobiasbanca was nominated as the Most active Trade Finance Bank in Moldova for the contribution to the success of the Trade Facilitation Program in 2007.