May 10, 2011, Kyiv: IBcontacts held working talks with the representatives of the Korean national export credit agency (ECA) K-sure. During the meeting, the analysts of IBcontacts and the representatives of K-sure Credit Department discussed the extension of cooperation in trade and structured financing of Ukrainian companies by the Korean ECA.

April 26-29, 2012, Yalta, Ukraine: Head of IBcontacts Legal Department Mr. Oleg Dorofeev delivered his speech at the II International Conference ‘International Banking Transactions’. The conference was organized by Business Format (Ukraine). The International Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine became a partner to the Conference. IBcontacts provided information support, IBobserver newspaper being a media partner of the event.

April 5, 2012, Kyiv: the III Forum ‘AGRO-2012: Evolution of Agrarian Markets’, organized by Conference House and Agrarika took place. Participants discussed recent trends of the agrarian market, which are affecting the development of agro-industrial complex (AIC). Senior advisor of the strategic development department of IBcontacts Ms. Anna Pobedymska submitted her report entitled ‘Export and Project Financing under the Guarantees of Export Credit Agencies as a Tool of Attracting Foreign Loans in the Ukrainian Agricultural Sector: Features, Mechanisms and Requirements for Borrowers and Projects’. Traditionally, IBcontacts provided info support, IBobserver newspaper being a media partner of the event.

22-23 March, 2012, Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Head of IBcontacts Legal Department Oleg Dorofeev represented Ukraine at the 12th Annual Receivables Finance International Factoring Conference and Exhibition. The event was organized by BCR Publishing, UK. IBcontacts was an official info partner of the conference, IBobserver newspaper being a media partner of the event.
 

February-March 2012, London: The world community of export credit agencies, private insurance corporations, banks, and exporters as well as international organizations such as Berne Union and ICISA gathered for 22nd time in London in order to discuss the latest emerging trends on the constantly changing market of commercial and political export risks. The event was attended by IBcontacts representatives, Ms. Kateryna Barabash, Managing Director, and Ms. Anna Pobedymska, Senior Advisor, Department of Strategic Development.
 

IBcontacts representatives expand a network of affiliate banks in Poland, which actively develop the portfolio of products for export operations support. Polish exporters face many risks and challenges when conducting trade operations with Ukrainian partners. But can we add to the set of such barriers the lack of effective financial solutions in modern crisis realities or the concern of financial institutions over providing long-term loans? While the respected business community thinks over this question, let us remember that new times bring new challenges as well as new solutions.

IBcontacts successfully launched the new service for Ukrainian and CIS companies – training sessions on attracting short-term finance. Experts from IBcontacts prepared a special training session for one of the largest confectionery factories in Ukraine. An important component of the training was a case study based on an analysis of company’s history of cooperation with suppliers and their customer company’s request concerning desired conditions of payment and, last but not least, the peculiarities of the market in which the company operates.