Certified Trade Finance Specialist

This course systematically analyses the various types of trade finance products including how and why they are used, the benefits they provide to exporters/importers, how they are structured and why they enable risk to be identified, managed, mitigated and transferred. A wide variety of trade products will be explained including Documentary Collections, Letters of Credit in their various forms, Bonds/Guarantees/Standby Letters of Credit and the numerous ways in which trade finance is provided, both pre and post shipment. The course will also examine how trade finance differs from other forms of lending and the attractiveness of trade products to corporates as a form of working capital finance and also to banks, both in terms of broadening client relationships and in the cost effective use of their balance sheet.

The target audience is varied including bankers working in client relationship, transaction banking sales & product areas and credit & risk roles and also corporate professionals who require a working knowledge of trade finance.

CTFS Certified Trade Finance Specialist

The overall goal of this five day workshop is to equip attendees with a broad knowledge and understanding of a wide variety of trade finance products, the numerous benefits they provide and the various forms of trade finance that are available. Each trade product will be analysed in detail in order to equip the delegate with a deep understanding of the purpose of the product and the benefits provided to the importer and exporter. The course will also examine the working capital cycle of a business, identify financing needs and explain how trade finance can be utilized in order to provide an appropriate solution to meet these needs, considering this from both the corporate and the bank’s perspectives. As such, there will be an examination of how the provision of trade finance can significantly deepen the relationship between the corporate and the bank. Importantly, there will be a key focus on the risk dynamics of international trade for exporters, importers and the banks providing the trade finance solution. Specifically, there will be a detailed analysis of how risk is identified and the techniques that can be used to manage and/or transfer risk between the various parties involved in trade transactions.

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