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Market Accelerator for Green Construction

19 June 2019
This presentation discussed the International Finance Corporations' four-part strategy to support greater investment in green buildings, as well as its Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies (EDGE) Certification Program. It also highlighted the IFC's work with governments to implement…

Financing Hybrids – Creating PPAs That Cover Integration of Renewables, Storage and Thermal

18 June 2019
An increasing trend in clean energy is hybridized plants, which are especially applicable for distributed or off-grid generation in developing countries. Hybrid power plants can be combinations of renewable energy with storage, renewables and/or storage added to thermal generation or full-scale…

Unlocking International Crowd-Investment for the Indian Clean Energy Market

18 June 2019
Finance is a significant challenge for clean energy projects in developing countries. Simultaneously, the crowd-investment industry is rapidly growing, driven by persistently low interest rates in developed countries. By building collaborative partnerships with crowdfunding platforms and clean…

PHOTO GALLERY: Seminar on International Rules and Practices for Secure International Trade

17 June 2019
A selection of official event photos taken during the Seminar on International Rules and Practices for Secure International Trade, which aimed to guide participants through the typical trade and supply chain finance cycle, identifying the correct trade product for different stages and situations…

Global Trade Trends

17 June 2019
In this presentation, Mr. O'Brien gave an overview of the trade trends from around the world. He cites emerging markets as the key to development, which may face a liquidity crunch due to trade finance blockage.

Agreeing International Contracts

17 June 2019
In this presentation, Mr. O'Brien discussed the role of documents in international trade. He also discussed the International Commercial Terms (INCOTERMS), a series of pre-defined commercial terms published by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) relating to international commercial law.​

Documentary Credit Workflows

17 June 2019
In this presentation, Mr. O'Brien discussed the process involving documentary credits, a payment mechanism in international trade which provides an economic guarantee from a creditworthy bank to an exporter of goods. Also known as letters of credit, these are used in the financing of international…

Introduction to Trade-Based Money Laundering and Sanctions Compliance

17 June 2019
In this presentation, Mr. Anderson gave an introduction to money laundering, citing a few case studies to illustrate examples. He also emphasized the concept of trade-based money laundering, including red flags involving documents, transactions, payments, and shipping. He also discussed money…

Benefits of Trade Finance Instruments for Risk Mitigation and Capital Adequacy

17 June 2019
In this presentation, Mr. Raithelhuber discussed credit risk in trade finance and the Basel capital frameworks. He also enumerates the benefits of unfunded trade finance instruments, as well as ADB's funded and unfunded trade facilitation.​

Start Up Your Supply Chain Finance Business with Payables Finance

17 June 2019
In this presentation, Mr. Entrekin gives an overview of payables financing, its advantages, and a guide to prospecting and convincing anchor buyers to offer payables finance. He also discusses how to approach the onboarding of suppliers, the technological tools to support Supply Chain Finance, and…