Trade Business Read more about Trade Business In this presentation, Mr. Packham gave an overview on the benefits of trade finance, and the characteristics that make it low risk. He also shared the key components of successful trade businesses, the risks and its mitigation in international trade, and how to position letters of credit as the preferred payment method and their unique benefits to customers.
Trade Finance Product Workflow Read more about Trade Finance Product Workflow 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 trade, where the reliability of contracting parties are not readily and easily determined.
Agreeing International Contracts Read more about Agreeing International Contracts 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.
Trends in Trade Finance Read more about Trends in Trade Finance In this presentation, Mr. O'Brien gave an overview of the trade trends from around the world. He also discussed the outlook on global trade finance growth, SWIFT Trade Figures in 2018, and key highlights from the ICC Global Trade Finance Survey.
ADB’s Trade Finance Program Read more about ADB’s Trade Finance Program In this presentation, Mr. Sutken gives an overview of ADB's Trade Finance Program, including the program's components, performance in 2018, and its main products. He also underscored the program's benefits to customers and businesses, issuing banks, and international banks, as well as the online courses and certifications the program offers.
AML Briefing – Customer Due Diligence Read more about AML Briefing – Customer Due Diligence In this presentation, Mr. Syquia walked participants through the process of customer identification, due diligence, and monitoring and periodic review. He also discussed the different types of customers, intermediate jurisdictions for potential integrity and reputational risks, as well as enhanced due diligence, sanctions, and politically exposed persons.
Basic Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Trade-based Money Laundering Concepts Read more about Basic Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Trade-based Money Laundering Concepts In this presentation, Mr. Syquia gives an overview of money laundering, including its stages, cycle, effects, and methods. He also emphasized the concept of trade-based money laundering, as well as some basic considerations and selected standards in establishing an adequate anti-money laundering program.
Workshop on AML/CFT and Trade Finance Read more about Workshop on AML/CFT and Trade Finance This three-day workshop gathered 40 representatives from 28 local commercial and international banks and government institutions from 11 countries in the Pacific region. Experts from ADB’s Trade Finance Program (TFP) updated participants on anti-money laundering (AML) and trade-based money laundering concepts, ADB’s customer due diligence and environmental and social safeguard standards, case studies to show how trade finance is evolving in the region and globally, as well as recent trends in supply chain finance.
Utku Arik Keywords Financial Institutions trade finance treasury Read more about Utku Arik Utku Arik is a Financial Institutions Marketing Manager at BKT (Banka Kombetare Tregtare). Prior to joining BKT in 2019, he was with Aktif Bank, also as a Financial Institutions Marketing Manager.
Nana Khurodze Keywords trade finance ACAMS anti-money laundering world wild fund for nature Read more about Nana Khurodze Nana Khurodze worked at Asian Development Bank as a Relationship Manager of Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program since 2015. Nana managed ADB's Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program (TSCFP) in Central Asia, the Caucasus, Mongolia and Pakistan. Her main responsibility was to manage relationships with banks to maximize transaction volumes, provide excellent client service and ensure constant vigilance in assessing and monitoring risk. Aside from that Nana is working on knowledge sharing and other initiatives.