The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) Trade Facilitation Programme (TFP) on Financing Foreign Trade with Greece

Agenda:
14:00 – 14:30	Registration and Coffee
14:30 – 14:45	Opening and Welcome Speech Yannis Stournaras, Governor, Bank of Greece Nick Tesseyman, Managing Director, Financial Institutions, EBRD
14:45 – 14:50	Introduction to the EBRD and its Mandate in Greece Jean-Marc Peterschmitt, Managing Director, Countries of Operation, EBRD
14:50 – 15:30	The EBRD Trade Facilitation Programme Rudolf Putz, Head of TFP, EBRD Marco Nindl, Principal Banker, TFP, EBRD How does it work? Case Studies Advantages for banks and companies in Greece
15:30 – 16:00	Latest Economic Development in Greece and its Challenges for the Trade Finance Market Peter Sanfey, Associate Director, Country Economics and Policy, EBRD
16:00 – 17:00	Panel Discussion: Supporting export and import business in Greece through local banks Moderator: Marco Nindl, Principal Banker, TFP, EBRD Panellists Michael Benner, Commerzbank Evy Passa, National Bank of Greece Athanassios Pavlidis, Alpha Bank Lefteris Vlachogiannis, Eurobank Athanassios Vlachopoulos, Piraeus Bank
17:00 – 17:15	Closing Remarks
17:15 – 18:30	Drinks and networking

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