Trade Finance Solutions

Course review:

The focus is on understanding the working capital cycle of a business, identifying financing needs, and structuring solutions to meet client need, whilst appropriately managing the risks in order to recommend optimal trade finance solutions.

Specifically, participants will be equipped to:

• Apply a structured approach to identifying the key risks to which importers and exporters are exposed and match trade finance solutions
• Understand the key drivers of cash generation and use throughout a company's business cycle and how this changes as a result of economic and commodity cycles, organic and acquired growth, and company-specific strategic initiatives
• Distinguish the main features, benefits and risks mitigation characteristics inherent in a wide range of structured and trade finance products
• Recognise the accounting, cash flow and capital requirement implications of trade finance products
• Structure trade finance transactions to meet client need and minimise risk to the Bank.