SFNet International Finance & Development Committee
Committee Charter
The SFNet International Finance & Development Committee strives to promote secured lending globally by building on existing SFNet forums, educational programs, communications and advocacy efforts. The Committee will help countries modernize their secured transactions laws by working with the World Bank, United Nations, UNIDROIT and other international organizations.
Committee Work Streams:
- Data Collection
- Reserve Study
- Advocacy
- Education
- Outreach
- Monitoring Developments
UNCITRAL Resources
The following texts were prepared by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) with the goal of promoting secured finance in countries that do not currently have a modern secured transactions law. SFNet was privileged to have participated in the preparation of these texts.
Conventions
United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade (New York, 2001)
Model Laws
UNCITRAL Model Law on Secured Transactions (2016)
UNCITRAL Model Law on Secured Transactions: Guide to Enactment (2017)
UNCITRAL Practice Guide to the Model Law on Secured Transactions (2019)
Legislative Guides
UNCITRAL Guide on the Implementation of a Security Rights Registry (2013)