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Course Outline

This e-Learning course is comprised of eight modules (lessons), each of which will be offered over a one-week period (course duration is five weeks, plus one week course wrap-up). The eight modules include:

Module 1: Introduction to Trade Finance

  • Trade finance and trade development strategy.
  • Importance and benefits of trade finance.
  • Trade finance infrastructure development.
  • Trade finance and international organizations.
  • Further reading/ Related links. 

Module 2: Trade Finance Methods and Instruments: An Overeview

  • Methods and instruments to raise capital.
  • Methods and instruments to manage risks.
  • Terms of payments.
  • Further reading/ Related links. 

Module 3: Trade Finance Methods and Instruments: Legal Issues and Conventions

  • Trade credit legal issues.
  • Documentary credit legal issues.
  • Documentary collection legal isssues.
  • Leasing legal issues.
  • Legal issues related to the assignment of receivables, factoring and forfaiting.
  • Legal issues related to financial risk management instruments.
  • Legal issues related to international payment terms and modalities.
  • Further reading/ Related links. 

 Module 4: Structured Trade and Commodity Financing

  • What is structured trade and commodity financing?
  • The interface between technology and IPRs in the context of plants.
  • Export receivables-backed financing.
  • Inventory/warehouse receipt financing.
  • Pre-payment financing.
  • Further reading/ Related links. 

Module 5: Trade Finance and the Macroeconomic Environment: Pointers

  • Determinants of trade finance availability and development.
  • ITC Trade Finance Pointers: an overview.
  • Further reading/ Related links. 

Module 6: Institutions for Trade Finance Development

  • A national trade finance institutional structure model.
  • Financial sector dynamics in newly independent States.
  • A favourable macroeconomic environment as a prerequisite to the implementation of the TFIS model.
  • Conclusions and recommendations.
  • Further reading/ Related links. 

Module 7: Payment Systems Development

  • Delivery channels.
  • Payment methods.
  • Clearing house and bank-to-bank payment.
  • Payment system legislation.
  • Further reading/ Related links. 

Module 8 : E-Trade Finance Infrastructure Development

  • Main features of e-trade finance systems.
  • Benefits of e-trade finance.
  • E-trade finance models.
  • Phases in e-trade finance infrastructure development.
  • E-trade finance development challenges.
  • Further reading/ Related links. 

Conclusion: Towards a Framework for Trade Finance Infrastructure Development