We recently established our first office in the Middle East in Bahrain. On Sunday 27th October, accompanied by our General Manager for the Middle East Bulent Aydin, I presented to the Bankers’ Association of Bahrain. Please find attached the press release. And last week I went on to Dubai (our second office in the UAE will be registered this week) to meet with various regional banks: Mashreq, National Bank of Abu DhaRead More
I recently visited the International Finance Corporation in Washington and presented to some 50 people. The presentation title was “Warehouse & Collateral Management Structures for Managing Commodity Financing Risks”. A copy of the presentation is below. If you would like to know more or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Best regards, Andrew Oct 2013 _World Bank – IFC – PresentRead More
Vallis Commodities is delighted to announce the formal establishment of its first company in the Middle East, in Bahrain. Our office has recently been opened in Manama. From this launch pad we will be moving forward to the UAE and other countries in the Middle East. We are also delighted to have joining on 1st September our new General Manager for the Middle East, Bulent Aydin. Vallis Commodities is now open for busiRead More
Vallis Commodities Togo SARLU Becomes Operational Vallis Commodities is pleased to announce that its subsidiary in Togo, Vallis Commodities Togo SARLU, will become operational with its first consignment being handled on the ground this month, as part of our collateral management agreement with the Islamic Trade Finance Corporation. Please see their website www.itfc-idb.org If you have any questions on the report or iRead More
Vallis Commodities is delighted to announce that it has set up a subsidiary in Sierra Leone (we now have 17 in Africa). We have also begun operations with our first collateral management agreement in Sierra Leone! And we have interested parties for more. Please find attached a country report that I hope you find interesting. If you have any questions on the report or indeed on CMA operations in Sierra Leone, then pleRead More
The EBRD may seem a strange organisation for Vallis Commodities to report on. However, the SEMEDregion (Southern and East Mediterranean Region) now covers North Africa, Egypt and parts of the Middle East. Please take a look at our short report. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me. Best regards Andrew June 2013_The EBRD.pdfRead More
Please find below the link for an Executive Summary of a Country Report on Libya. Certainly a major challenge to set up business in Libya… but longer term I am sure the rewards are there. If you would like to receive the full report then please don’t hesitate to let me know. Best regards Andrew May 2013_Vallis Commodities – Libya Country Report – Executive Summary.pdfRead More
On 26th March I presented to the AgriFin Webinar: “Trade Finance: Warehouse & Inventory Management in Africa”. AgriFin is the “Agricultural Finance Support Facility” run by the World Bank and sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Please see the full article here Best regards AndrewRead More
Six marathons in 5 days, carrying one’s own kit and equipment in the Sahara desert. See www.marathondessables.co.uk for more details. 4 years ago my own cancer was operated and treated at my local hospital. I am running this event to raise money for a new cancer wing. Please see my charity giving page www.justgiving.com/andrewmds2013 I would be hugely grateful for any donations. AndrewRead More
For this month’s eNewsletter, we are pleased to provide a short briefing document on the Economic Community of West African States – ECOWAS I hope you find it of interest. Please don’t hesitate to get in contact if you have any comments or questions. Best regards Andrew Feb 2013_ECOWAS – Report.pdfRead More