Facilitating economic growth through trade finance – a focus on the Mining, Agricultural and Construction (MAC) Protocol and the Rail Protocol

UNIDROIT and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are pleased to invite you to an international conference on the MAC and Rail Protocols. Titled “Facilitating economic growth through trade finance – a focus on the Mining, Agricultural and Construction (MAC) Protocol and the Rail Protocol”, the conference will be held on Friday, 5 September 2025, between 9:30 – 16:15 British Summer Time at the EBRD Headquarters in London, United Kingdom. 

The conference agenda can be found here.

The conference will explore how the MAC and Rail Protocols operate in practice and how they contribute to credit expansion and international trade. The conference will also consider perspectives from the EBRD regions and beyond, as well as what countries can do to realise the benefits of the MAC and Rail Protocols. Eighty-five countries around the world, in addition to the European Union, have already ratified the CTC and its Aircraft Protocol, including seventeen EBRD countries of operation.

To register your participation, please complete this registration form by 29 August 2025.

Online participation will also be possible, although in-person participation is encouraged. The conference will be conducted in English. Coffee, tea and lunch will be provided for participants. While the conference is primarily aimed at state delegates and government officials, a number of places will be reserved for interested private sector stakeholders, legal practitioners and academic experts.