International Trade - Supply Chain Finance
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Speaker : STANLEY EPSTEIN
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When : Wednesday, April 09, 2025
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Time : 11 : 30 AM EST
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Stanley holds a Master’s degree in Economics and a BCom. degree in Accounting from the University of South Africa, Pretoria. He has extensive banking and IT experience, 33 of which were with the Standard Bank of South Africa. He also filled several industry level roles in South Africa. This included that of Chairman of the South African interbank PASA Risk Committee, member of the South African Clearing Bankers Association’s ERAG Group and of having represented South Africa at UNCITRAL (United Nations Commission for International Trade Law) in New York, in the formulation of the foundational legal concepts for electronic banking.
He has had extensive exposure to banking practice and banking operations in a number of countries including the USA, United Kingdom, South Africa, Israel, Europe and Australia. He has also acted as advisor to a number of central banks on payment systems, oversight, policy and payments risk issues.
More recently, he spent time in the high-tech sector as a payment systems designer and consultant to a global payments software developer.
The course provides a comprehensive foundation for understanding all aspects of International Trade Finance in a global context, covering the key principles, concepts, infrastructures, practices, issues, and current developments.
Although the full course is divided into four parts, which together form a complete picture of international trade, its various instruments, its operations and its financing, each part may be studied as a stand-alone unit.
Part 4 of the series covers:
- What is Supply Chain Finance?
- What are the market drivers for Supply Chain Finance?
- Why Supply Chain Finance is so important for international trade?
- Supply Chain Finance services available from banks
The other parts cover;
- Part 1 - Trade Finance Instruments
- Part 2 - Payment Instruments
- Part 3 – International Payment Systems
Areas Covered
- Introduction to Supply Chain Finance
- Working Capital Tensions
- Problems in International Trade
- Letter of Credit Finance Program
- Recent Developments in Supply Chain Finance
- Other Financing Types
- Banks and Technology Firms
- Case Study: Technology and Supply Chain Finance
Who Should Attend
Trade Finance Managers, Export/Import Managers, Treasury Managers, Financial Analysts, Supply Chain Managers, Compliance Officers, Corporate Bankers, Logistics Coordinators, Procurement Officers, and CFOs (Chief Financial Officers).
Why Should You Attend
- Discover the financing problems in international trade
- Identify the different stages of the supply chain
- Explore the methods used in supply chain financing
- Discover how supply chain financing aids international trade
Topic Background
This course is of special interest to banking, business, and import/export professionals who wish to expand their knowledge base as well as enhance their expertise and advance their careers in or gain a deeper understanding of the international trade finance arena.
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$160.00
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