Deepesh Patel

Deepesh Patel is Editorial Director at Trade Finance Global (TFG) and host of Trade Finance Talks. Deepesh regularly chairs and speaks at international industry events held by the IFC, EBRD, IMN, WTO, Financial Times and Economist Impact, as well as industry associations including ICC, FCI, ITFA, ICISA and BAFT.

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The ITPP 2020 is now closed. ITPP 2021 is here, to learn more about this years programme click here

Get ahead, with our newly launched International Trade Professionals Programme 2020 (ITPP)

If you are looking to develop your reputation and knowledge as a leader in trade finance, this programme may be for you. In partnership with LIBF, the ITPP allows international trade professionals to write for TFG’s publications. The top 10 writers of this years’ cohort will be enrolled onto a trade finance course, certified by LIBF.

During these unprecedented times, this programme is also open to furloughed professionals or those currently unemployed within the trade finance sector.

What’s in it for you?

International Trade Professionals Programme 2020

1. Trade Finance Global’s 2020 writer cohort

You’ll be working hand in hand with one of TFG’s editorial team to plan, scope and produce a journalistic piece of content on a pre-agreed topic within international trade and finance. This could be an essay on structured LCs, your own research on trade flows, an opinion piece on blockchain for trade or an educational piece on trade credit insurance.

Once we’ve agreed a topic, our team will be on hand to help you edit, improve and refine your article. Once this is done, your piece will be published on Trade Finance Global. The top articles (at TFG’s discretion) will also be published in print in Trade Finance Talks (magazine).

– An author profile created for you on Trade Finance Global
– Editorial help from our TFG experts
– Your work published to 120k monthly readers
– Articles promoted across our social channels (100k impressions / month) and email (30k database)

2. Certified trade finance courses by LIBF

The top 10 winners will receive access to one of the six trade and transaction banking courses provided by The London Institute of Banking & Finance (LIBF). Participants on the programme can choose their preferred course. This includes the study materials, examination and certification. Each winner will receive access to one of the following courses:

3. Invitation to join ITFA Emerging Leaders

As a global trade finance industry body, the International Trade & Forfaiting Association (ITFA) runs the ITFA Emerging Leaders programme, an initiative which is crucial to ensuring the industry’s sustainability and growth in the future. By joining this programme, you will be invited to join ITFA Emerging Leaders, which includes the opportunity to be paired with a mentor, go to networking events and meetups around the world and the opportunity to tune into webinars, free of charge.

Eligibility

You can apply to be part of the International Trade Professionals Programme if you are 18 or over and can demonstrate that you are working in (or have worked in) any of the following fields:

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Meet our writers

These are the writers that were part of the TFG Annual Accelerate Scholarship, a separate programme run by TFG.

Theo Iordache

Young professional on the 2019 Acclerate cohort. Articles published in Trade Finance Talks.

Read Theo’s Latest Post ‘A Guide to China’s Belt and Road Initiative’ →

Tom Harrison

Being a student writer for TFG has been a great experience and one I would recommend for anyone interested in furthering their knowledge of business and trade. The support provided has helped me develop as a writer, and getting to see my work published online was a really great sense of achievement.

Read Tom’s Latest Post ‘South Africa’s Political Crisis’ →

Other examples of contributor articles

• Yuen Kit Chong – How Now, Brown Brazilian Cow
• Cheickna Moulaye – Frexit: How will it affect economic policy
• Miradam Aghayev – Brexit and Investment Banks, Turkey’s Economic Fairytale
• Owen Lock – The European Airlines Budget Boom
• Bejal Patel – Is Hammond Skating on Thin Ice?
• Ross McKenzie – President Trump’s effect on trade
• Morgan Lee – Populism and it’s affects on the Eurozone
• Keri Clark – Vietnam: An Emerging Frontier
• Tom Harrison – Will the EU be around in 5 years time?
• Jiahe Wang – Is China the No1 Fintech Investor in the World?

See all of our latest student articles here.

About TFG education schemes

TFG’s education schemes (scholarships, professional training and student writer programmes) were initiated in 2018 to address the trade finance gap, due to a lack of suitably skilled and qualified specialists in the sector – in a challenging time of reduced global trade, a significant shortfall in skilled entrants in the shipping and marine space, and general confusion around the trade finance market.

During the current uncertain times, TFG, working in partnership with LIBF, will be providing opportunities to trade professionals to get free training, build their reputation, and create outstanding content working with the TFG editorial team.

TFG’s Accelerate scholarship and student writer programme will re-open for participants in September 2020.

About Trade Finance Global

Trade Finance Global (TFG) is the leading trade finance platform. We assist companies to access trade and receivables finance facilities through our relationships with 270+ banks, funds and alternative finance houses.

Our award winning educational resources serve an audience of 120k+ monthly readers in print & digital formats across 187 countries, covering insights, guides, research, magazines, podcasts and video.

About The London Institute of Banking & Finance

We exist for a very simple reason – to advance banking and finance by providing outstanding education and thinking, tailored to the needs of business, individuals, and society.

Our focus is on lifelong learning; equipping individuals with the knowledge, skills and qualifications to achieve what they want throughout their career and life.

We provide a balance of experience, insight and thought leadership into today’s financial world, delivered by industry leaders, thinkers and members of our community.

And because we’ve been at the heart of the sector since 1879, we create connections and build partnerships between people and business that make banking and finance more accessible and understood, and enhance social inclusion through better financial capability.

We are The London Institute of Banking & Finance, lifelong partners for financial education.

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Entry Rules

This competition is run by TFG Finance Limited (“Trade Finance Global”, “TFG”, “we” or “our”) and is open to all residents aged 18+ who submit an application to the TFG competition page. Doing so will give you the opportunity to win the prize as described on the scholarship page.

1. Your participation in this competition is at your sole option and risk. No purchase is required to enter.
2. By entering this competition you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.
3. You may not participate if you are a TFG employee, agent or employee or agent of a TFG affiliate company, or a family relation of any such employee or agent.
4. You may not enter this competition more than once and you are only eligible to win one (1) prize. We reserve the right to disqualify anyone ignoring this rule.
5. The competition opens on April, 1st 2018 at Midday UK time. You must submit your entry by 23:59am UK time on 31st May 2018.
6. Information submitted in this competition must not be abusive, offensive or defamatory. We will put through any relevant photo for voting but reserve the right to refuse irrelevant information as determined at TFG’s sole discretion.
7. TFG cannot accept any responsibility for any technical failure or problem which may result in any entry being lost or not being properly registered.
8. TFG will only cancel, suspend, or amend the competition if required to do so for legal, regulatory or security reasons.
9. All valid entries will be assessed by a panel constituting TFG staff and an independent judge. The panel will award points for originality, inspiration and interest and a winner will be chosen on this basis. The decision of the panel will be final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding that decision.
10. We reserve the right to substitute the prize for an appropriate alternative.
11. The winner will be contacted by email by Midday UK time on 16th June 2018.
12. The winner must confirm their acceptance of the prize by replying to our private Twitter message or email with their name, email address and telephone number.
13. If the prize remains unclaimed after five (5) days, we reserve the right to select an alternative winner.
14. The winner will receive their prize within thirty (30) days after claiming their prize.
15. TFG will use the winner’s Twitter handle when announcing the winner and you agree that your name may be announced on TFG social media for publicity purposes.
16. These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of England and Wales whose courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction.