Trade and Export Finance

A good understanding of trade and export finance is critical for importers, exporters and their financiers. Risk needs to be managed at every stage of the process of a trade transaction. A further concern is the potential for fraud.

Topics covered in the core modules include the following examples. However, we can tailor any relevant course in the trade finance area for you.

• Risk and mitigants in trade and export finance
• Key trade and export finance products and their features
• Structuring trade finance transactions
• Use of credit insurers including export credit agencies
• Structured trade and commodity finance
• Securitisation of trade and export receivables
• Key issues in trade finance today
• Documentary credits
• Forfaiting and factoring
• Short term credit insurance
• Countertrade techniques
• Fraud in trade and commodity finance - common problem areas