Trade Finance Solutions

Why study this course at this institution?

All of our trainers are experienced professionals and will provide you with easily digestible content, using knowledge learned from many years in the industry. Trainers – You will learn from the trainers how to understand the subject matter and put the topics into context.

Interactive – You can practice what you learn before applying it in the workplace, as all of our courses are designed to be highly interactive with no more than 16 participants. The discursive style of training encourages you to bring a level of confidence to future decisions and analysis.

Who is this course for?

Credit and risk officers, relationship bankers, transaction banking sales and product specialists, and professionals working in trade, export and commodity finance.

What will I learn?

The overall goal of this three-day workshop is to use a structured and systematic approach to assess and manage the risks inherent in international trade and understand the techniques used to mitigate and/or transfer risks between the parties involved in the transactions. The focus is on understanding the working capital cycle of a business, identifying financing needs, and structuring solutions to meet client needs; whilst appropriately managing the risks in order to recommend optimal trade finance solutions. The workshop is highly interactive where participants apply key concepts from the course to exercises and case studies.

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 cash 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.

How will I benefit from taking this course/what career paths will be open to me?

The overall goal of this three-day workshop is to use a structured and systematic approach to assess and manage the risks inherent in international trade and understand the techniques used to mitigate or transfer risks between the parties involved in the transactions.

Will I receive a certificate of completion?

Yes

Entry requirements

Credit and risk officers, relationship bankers, transaction banking sales and product specialists, and professionals working in trade, export and commodity finance.