NEWS & EVENTS:

February 2010 - Diana Smallridge has been chosen for the 10th consecutive time to chair the Annual Global Convention Insuring Export Credit & Political Risk in London, England.

October 2009 - Diana Smallridge presented to senior government officials and private sector stake holders in San Jose, Costa Rica regarding the establishment of an internationally competitive export credit scheme.

June 2009 - Canadian Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade releases their final report on the review of Export Development Canada. The committee endorsed International Financial Consulting Ltd's findings and recommendations as part of its roadmap for EDC's future. The report can be found here. (To view the report in French, click here)

March 2009 - Diana Smallridge testifies before Canadian Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade concerning International Financial Consulting Ltd's review of Export Development Canada. A transcript of her testimony is available here.

February 2009 - The 2008 Legislative Review of Export Development Canada performed by International Financial Consulting Ltd. has been tabled in Parliament and released to the public by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. (To view the report in French, click here)

February 2009 - Diana Smallridge chairs the 19th Annual Global Convention Insuring Export Credit & Political Risk in London, England.

February 2008 - International Financial Consulting Ltd. was awarded the assignment to review Export Development Canada and have established a dedicated website.

May 2007 - Diana Smallridge, Speaker at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP) in Hanoi, Vietnam, hosted by the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV).

February 2007 - Diana Smallridge chairs the 17th Annual Global Convention on Insuring Export Credit and Political Risk (.PDF format)

January 2007 - Press Release Announcing Official Launch of Green Capital Advisors Ltd. (.PDF format)

RECENT PRESENTATIONS AND SPEECHES:

Exim Banks and Their Role in Trade Finance During the Current Financial Crisis (.PDF Format)
Presentation made by Diana Smallridge at 32nd Annual Meeting of the Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP) in Muskat, Oman, April 27-30, 2009.

Clean Development Mechanism and the Catalytic Role for DFIs (.PDF format)
Presentation made by Diana Smallridge, at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP) in Hanoi, Vietnam, hosted by the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), May 10-11, 2007. Photo: Diana Smallridge makes opening remarks (.JPG format).

Challenges Facing ECAs in Developing Countries (.PDF format)
Presentation made by Diana Smallridge, at 5th Annual Islamic ECA Conference in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, hosted by ICIEC, January 30-31st, 2007. Photo: Diana Smallridge gives Keynote Address (.JPG format).

Future of of Export Credit Agencies (.PDF format)
Presentation made by Diana Smallridge, to EU ECA's and Guardian Authorities, Helsinki, Finland, October 2006.

Export Credit Agencies: Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed and Something …Green (.PDF format)
Presentation made by Diana Smallridge, Emerging Markets Trade & Political Risk Conference, London, November 2004.

Trade in Crisis (.PDF format)
Summary of a presentation made by Diana Smallridge to an IBC Conference held in London, October 2004.

The State of the Credit Insurance Market in Emerging Markets (.PDF format)
Presentation made by Diana Smallridge, Managing Emerging Markets Risk Conference and Networking Forum, New York, September 2004.

PUBLICATIONS:

Banking on Credit (External Link)
Article by Diana Smallridge published in International Trade Forum's 1/2-009 edition, July 2009.

Credit Insurance - Now is the Time (.PDF format)
Article by Diana Smallridge in the Islamic Corporation for Insurance of Investments and Export Credits (ICIEC) Newsletter, December 2008.

Leading an ECA - Not for the Faint of Heart (.PDF format)
By Diana Smallridge, September 2005.

Export Credit Agencies and Climate Change (.PDF format)
Brief written by Diana Smallridge for input into the 2005 G8 Meeting, April 2005.

Leveraging Credit Insurance (.PDF format)
By Diana Smallridge and Darcy Ferron, Bankers’ Association for Finance and Trade (BAFT), Page 6, January 2005.

Making it Happen: Renewable Energy Finance and the Role of Export Credit Agencies (.PDF format)
Paper developed in consultation with a multi-stakeholder Working Group, including International Financial Consulting Ltd, 2004.

A Study on the Activities of IFIs in the Area of Export Credit Insurance and Export Finance (.PDF format)
By Malcolm Stephens and Diana Smallridge, 2002.

The Changing Role of Export Credit Agencies (IMF Publication)
By Malcolm Stephens, 1999.

Export Credit Agencies, Trade Finance, and South East Asia (IMF Publication)
By Malcolm Stephens, 1998.

ABOUT INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CONSULTING LTD:

International Financial Consulting Ltd. (.PDF Brochure)

Green Capital Advisors Ltd. (.PDF Brochure)