Largest trade finance gathering in Indonesia for 2014

GTR, were delighted to return to Jakarta for the 4th Annual Indonesia Trade & Commodity Finance Conference, which took place at the Mandarin Oriental Jakarta, on the 24th April, 2014.

This one-day conference attracted over 200 business leaders to provide extensive networking opportunities for domestic, regional and international financial institutions; local SMEs and global corporates; policy makers; lawyers, and specialist trade finance risk analysts.

With Indonesia playing a key role within regional commodities markets, the agribusiness sector, energy infrastructural developments and the elections played a key focuses at the conference. Senior representatives from ICC Indonesia, Essar Group and RCMA Commodities Asia spoke during roundtable discussions, detailed transaction case studies, onstage interviews and live question and answer sessions.

As the domestic economy has fluctuated of late, industry leaders looked at opportunities within intra-regional trade as well as specific industry challenges. Dedicated discussions and case studies involving continental and global organisations, such as Euler Hermes, Coface and NEXI, looked at the practicalities of facilitating trade through various forms.

“Indonesia’s economy, and the wider Asia Pacific region, has wavered of late with concern growing in many sectors regarding the impact of global economic conditions,” says the producer of the conference, Paul Greetham. “This conference brought together the people that make a difference in the market to discuss new strategies, address industry concerns and to create an action plan from which the region can return to enviable growth that has been the norm in recent years.”

With so many high-level delegates in attendance, networking was a key feature throughout the day. With a networking lunch, an evening drinks reception and specific networking platforms, there was ample opportunity for anyone serious about doing business in Indonesia to create new business contacts and build relationships with the market’s main players.

“The annual Indonesia trade and commodity finance conference has rightly become a flagship event within the GTR Asia calendar,” says Rupert Sayer, CEO of GTR Asia. “Many delegates and supporters return year after year and have helped develop this key industry gathering into a hotbed of contemporary discussion and unrivalled networking. We look forward to facilitating business in the region for many years to come.”