OREANDA-NEWS. November 07, 2008. More than 30 representatives of Moldovan, Belarusian, Ukrainian and Taiwanese financial institutions are taking part in a two-day workshop on structured trade finance organized by the EBRD in Moldova. The training is being held at the head office of Mobiasbanca – Group Societe Generale in Chisinau, reported the press-centre of EBRD.

The workshop is focusing on the application of trade finance instruments and regulations in the sector as well as structured finance techniques. The topics are being presented by Vincent O’Brien, an international trade banker with over 20 years of experience in Europe and the United States, and Johan Bergamin, a senior advisor in structured finance with ING Bank.

Libor Krkoska, EBRD head of office in Moldova, said “We had very good feedback from the seminar we held last year and received a lot of requests to organise another session. In order to meet these requests, we have chosen the most topical and important subject this year.”

Jean-Francois Myard, the president of Mobiasbanca, added, “We absolutely need to understand that there is no long term development without strong risk management.”

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

This second workshop in Moldova has been sponsored by Taiwan through The Taiwan Business – European Bank Cooperation Fund.

Mobiasbanca has been a partner of the EBRD since 1996. The Bank joined the EBRD’s Trade Facilitation Program in 2002 and was nominated as most active trade finance bank in Moldova this year.