European Credit Executives Network

The European Credit Executives Network is a group dedicated to European credit professionals as they navigate the risks and opportunities unique to the Eurozone. Group members are encouraged to ask questions, discuss solutions, and talk about their experiences and challenges. All FCIB members are invited to join – whether they work and live in the EU, or just have customers and colleagues that do. Group registration is free for all FCIB members.

More than 90% of business leaders and government officials surveyed by the World Economic Forum expect the global order to have changed by 2035. If that majority is correct, the system we all grew up in, and have worked in our entire careers, will have passed into history within the next decade. This webinar will discuss what that could mean for businesses, and propose a method for integrating an awareness of potential structural shifts into the business planning cycle. The session is intended to provide attendees with a better ability to understand global changes and make informed decisions amid an extended period of uncertainty.

France’s rising debt and political instability have led to its bond yields becoming as high as Greece’s, during its economic crisis, causing concerns about its fiscal sustainability and potential for political paralysis to hinder necessary reforms.  Join us to hear about the state of France’s economy and how it may impact your business and the global markets

Fred Dons, Head-Structured Trade Finance, Aria Commodities Fred Dons is currently the Head of Trade Finance at Stavian Singapore and has worked in trade finance for more than 30 years at various international banks like ABN, AMRO and Deutsche Bank and most recently before joining Stavian, was recently the Head of Structured Trade Finance at Aria Commodities. Fred started in trade finance operations in 1989 with AMRO Bank before moving to Albert de Bary Bankiers Rotterdam in 1991. In 2003 he became Head of Trade Finance Operations for DB Amsterdam but left the bank in 2004 to become Head of the European Document Check Team at ABN AMRO before returning to DB in 2006. At DB he served amongst others as Head of Trade Finance as well as Head of Commodity Finance. During his banking years Fred Dons was a member of the National Committee for the ICC and the Dutch Bankers Association, working on the UCP, UDRG, ISBP and other rules and regulations for Trade Finance.