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Banking, Economics & Monetary Policy

International Trade and Commodity Finance

Structure and manage letters of credit, guarantees, pre-export finance and commodity deals while controlling risk.

  • 5 days
  • Classroom · Live virtual · In-house
  • Afriskora Certificate of Completion

Course overview

Trade finance keeps African imports and exports moving, and the AfCFTA is set to expand intra-African trade. This course explains the instruments and structures used in trade and commodity finance, the ICC rules that govern them, and how banks and traders manage credit, performance, country and compliance risks, including trade-based money laundering.

Who should attend

  • Trade finance and corporate bankers
  • Commodity traders and exporters
  • Credit and risk officers
  • Compliance and operations staff

What you will be able to do

  • Choose suitable payment methods and trade instruments
  • Apply UCP 600, URDG 758 and Incoterms 2020 correctly
  • Structure pre-export, warehouse and supply-chain finance
  • Identify and mitigate trade risks, including fraud
  • Detect trade-based money laundering red flags

Course outline

  1. Day 1Trade fundamentals

    • • Methods of payment
    • • Incoterms 2020
    • • Trade documents
    • • AfCFTA opportunities

  2. Day 2Documentary credits and guarantees

    • • Letters of credit under UCP 600
    • • Document examination
    • • Bank guarantees and standby LCs
    • • Collections under URC 522

  3. Day 3Commodity finance structures

    • • Pre-export and prepayment finance
    • • Warehouse receipts and collateral management
    • • Borrowing-base facilities
    • • Hedging commodity price risk

  4. Day 4Supply-chain finance

    • • Receivables and payables finance
    • • Factoring and forfaiting
    • • Export credit agencies and insurance
    • • Digital trade platforms

  5. Day 5Risk and compliance

    • • Country and counterparty risk
    • • Trade fraud cases
    • • Sanctions and trade-based money laundering
    • • Structuring case study

Frequently asked questions

How long is the International Trade and Commodity Finance course?

The course runs for 5 days. Daily start and finish times are confirmed in your joining instructions. Live virtual sessions cover the same programme.

Do I receive a certificate?

Yes. Every participant who completes the course receives an Afriskora Certificate of Completion with a unique code that employers can verify online.

Can this course be delivered in-house for our team?

Yes. We can run it at your premises or online for your team, on dates that suit you, and adapt examples and case studies to your sector.

How do I book and pay?

Request dates and we'll send available sessions and a quote. Bookings are confirmed by invoice and paid by EFT. South African clients can include the course in their Workplace Skills Plan.

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