Export Finance and Payments
Course description
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Focusing on real-world exporting experiences, this course takes participants on a journey through the trade finance industry with the aim of providing them with the ability to not only identify and access appropriate pre and post-shipment trade finance products, but also to effectively negotiate payment terms with buyers (importers). The course uses a hands-on approach to introduce bills of exchange, documentary credits and documentary collections, before concluding by showing participants how to manage foreign exchange risks and use export credit insurance and/or demand guarantees to minimize the issues involved in offering open account terms.
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
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COURSE CERTIFICATION
COURSE CONTENT
Module 1 - Introduction to International Trade Finance
Module 2 - Trade Finance Instruments and Methods
Module 3 - Export Trade Financing Options
Case Study Exercise 1 (C051)
Module 4 - Negotiating a Payment Arrangement
Module 5 - Receiving Payment by Documentary Credit
Module 6 - Working with Unsecured Payment Arrangements
Case Study Exercise 2 (C052)
Module 7 - Working with Foreign Currencies
Module 8 - Working with Export Credit Insurance
Module 9 - Working with Demand Guarantees
Case Study Exercise 3 (C053)
Certificate of Achievement
- Tutor: Shaun Lake (Tutor)