Trade Finance

There are various definitions to be found online as to what trade finance is, and the choice of words used is interesting. It is described both as a ‘science’ and as ‘an imprecise term covering a number of different activities’. As is the nature of these things, both are accurate. In one form it is quite a precise science managing the capital required for international trade to flow. Yet within this science there are a wide range of tools at the financiers’ disposal, all of which determine how cash, credit, investments and other assets can be utilised for trade. This is an interactive and hands-on workshop that progresses through the various aspects, facilities and processes under trade finance. All key areas of trade finance are covered taking in collections, documents, letters of credit, guarantees and the ICC standards under this area of finance.