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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington D.C.  20549
  
  
                                   FORM 8-K
  
  
                                CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  
      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 18, 2001
  
  
                         EURO TRADE & FORFAITING, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
                                      Utah
                            (State of Incorporation)
  
  
            000-26031                                87-0571580
     (Commission File Number)           (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  
  
     Suite 1620 - 400 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
                                    V6C 3A6
         (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
  
  
                                (604) 683-5767
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
  
  
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  ITEM 5.     OTHER EVENTS.
  
  Euro Trade & Forfaiting, Inc. ("Euro Trade") has repurchased and cancelled
  2,025,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 from one vendor in
  a private transaction for an aggregate of $500,000.  Euro Trade paid the
  purchase price from working capital.
  
  
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                                   SIGNATURES
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
  
  
  
  Registrant:        EURO TRADE & FORFAITING, INC.
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  By:                /s/ Michael J. Smith
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                     MICHAEL J. SMITH, DIRECTOR
  
  Date:              April 18, 2001
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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington D.C.  20549
  
                                   FORM 8-K
  
                                CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 18, 2001
  
                         EURO TRADE & FORFAITING, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
  
                                      Utah
                            (State of Incorporation)
  
            000-26031                                87-0571580
     (Commission File Number)           (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  
     Suite 1620 - 400 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
                                    V6C 3A6
         (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
  
                                (604) 683-5767
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
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  ITEM 5.     OTHER EVENTS.
  
  Euro Trade & Forfaiting, Inc. ("Euro Trade") has repurchased and cancelled
  2,025,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 from one vendor in
  a private transaction for an aggregate of $500,000.  Euro Trade paid the
  purchase price from working capital.
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                                   SIGNATURES
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
  
  Registrant:        EURO TRADE & FORFAITING, INC.
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  By:                /s/ Michael J. Smith
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                     MICHAEL J. SMITH, DIRECTOR
  
  Date:              April 18, 2001
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