Pradeep Taneja is the founder member and Chairman of ICC Bahrain Trade Finance Forum, Board member and Co-Chairman of ICC Bahrain.

Pradeep retired as Group Head of Trade Technical Services with Bank ABC, Bahrain and now has his own consulting firm, Taneja Global Trade Consulting WLL.

Pradeep has served in the Banking / Trade Finance industry for close to 40 years, then retired as Group Head of Trade Technical Services with Bank ABC to set up the Trade Finance Consulting Company, “Taneja Global Trade Consulting WLL”, a specialist company incorporated under the Laws of Bahrain.

The company is engaged in providing Trade Finance related advisory / consulting and training services to banks, import-export corporate/MSME companies, law firms, audit firms etc.

Taneja is a member of:

1. ICC Banking Commission Paris
2. ICC Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees (URDG 758) Drafting Group
4. ICC-ITFA joint Drafting Group for Uniform Rules for Forfaiting (URF 800)
5. ICC UCP 600 Consulting Group
6. ICC International Task Force on Guarantees
7. ICC International Standard Demand Guarantee Practice (ISDGP) Drafting Group
8. ICC Financial Crime Risk & Policy Group
9. ICC Task force on Forfaiting, now ICC Global Supply Chain Finance Forum
10. Middle Eastern Regional Advisory Council of Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, USA

Expertise In: Trade Based Money Laundering (TBML), Investigation of Trade Finance Frauds, Structured / Traditional Trade Finance Products, LCs, Guarantees, Documentary Collections, Pre/Post Shipment Export finance, Trust Receipt Financing / Import Loans, Receivable Financing, Forfaiting (both primary and secondary markets), LC related discrepancy disputes, Court cases

Languages: English