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Advanced Trade Finance Cases

 

9 & 10 December 2010

 

eBSI collaborated with the Institute of Bankers Pakistan and International Finance Corporation in the delivery of advanced Trade Finance Training for bankers in Pakistan in two seminars which also marked the launch of the Third Edition of the IFC FIT Initiative in Pakistan.

 

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The Advanced Trade Finance  seminars took place in Karachi on 9 December 2010 and Lahore on 10 December 2010.

The objective of this case driven trade workshop was to provide participants with a detailed insight into recent cases and disputes that have arisen in the context of applying international trade finance rules such as the UCP 600, ISP 98, URDG. Cases related to allegations of fraud and inappropriate court injunctions were also examined.
The workshop also contained a focused session on the core elements of the new Incoterms® rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) which are effective from 1 January 2011.
Successful structures minimizing risk and maximizing benefits applied under the Global Trade Finance Program (GTFP) of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) were also demonstrated.

The speakers were :

Mr. Vincent O'Brien of eBSI Export Academy and ICC Banking Commission Representative to the WTO Expert Working Group on the Financial Crisis and he was recently appointed as Chair of the Market Intelligence Group (MIG) of the International Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Shehzad Sharjeel who is currently leading IFC’s Global Trade Finance Program for Middle East & North Africa Region, based out of Egypt.

The Institute of Bankers in Pakistan is the official recruitment partner of the eBSI for the IFC FIT Program online Finance of International Trade certification.  For further information bout enrolments for the IFC FIT Program which will be recruiting participants for a course start from week of 28 February 2011 click here or please contact for the Karachi Seminar Mr. Muhammad Akram (021) 35694245,35686955 (021) 35222416,35683805 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ,
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Incoterms 2010 with ICC Pakistan

 

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eBSI and ICC Pakistan delivered an introductory workshop on Incoterms 2010 in Karachi on 13 December 2010

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The Karachi Incoterms event was very well attended reflecting the importance of these terms in Pakistan.

 

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eBSI First Director Vincent O'Brien received a token of thanks during the event for having regularly delivered seminars in Pakistan for over a decade.

 

 

 
 

Graduation Ceremony FIT Initiative in Karachi

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The third Graduation event of the IFC FIT Initiative and the second in Pakistan was held in Karachi on
22 December 2008.

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The Graduation which was hosted by the Institute of Bankers Pakistan, was overseen by eBSI First
Director Vincent O'Brien and local course coordinator Mr. Umar Farooq. The IFC 'FIT Initiative' is an
essential component in the training make up of all trade finance practitioners given its practical online
approach to a broad spectrum of core trade finance products including Documentary Collections,
Documentary Credits, Factoring, Forfaiting, Invoice Discounting, Bonds and Guarantees as well as
ICC approved training on the new UCP 600. Leading to a Certificate in Finance in International Trade
from the Institute of Export UK as well as a certificate of accomplishment in ICC UCP 600 this training
programme will launch in Pakistan on 15 July 2009.

 
 

Graduation IFC FIT Initiative Karachi

pakistan Karachi, Pakistan The third Graduation event of the IFC FIT Initiative and the second in Pakistan was held in Karachi on 22 December 2008.

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The Graduation which was hosted by the Institute of Bankers Pakistan, was overseen by eBSI First Director Vincent O'Brien and local course coordinator Mr. Umar Farooq.

The IFC 'FIT Initiative' is an essential component in the training make up of all trade finance practitioners given its practical online approach to a broad spectrum of core trade finance products including Documentary Collections, Documentary Credits, Factoring, Forfaiting, Invoice Discounting, Bonds and Guarantees as well as ICC approved training on the new UCP 600.

Leading to a Certificate in Finance in International Trade from the Institute of Export UK as well as a certificate of accomplishment in ICC UCP 600 this training programme will launch in Pakistan on 15 July 2009.
 

Graduation IFC FIT Initiative Lahore

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The second Graduation event of the IFC FIT Initiative and the first such event in Pakistan was held in Lahore on 20 December 2008.

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The Graduation which was hosted by the Institute of Bankers Pakistan, was overseen by eBSI First Director Vincent O'Brien and local course coordinator Mr. Umar Farooq.

The IFC 'FIT Initiative' is an essential component in the training make up of all trade finance practitioners given its practical online approach to a broad spectrum of core trade finance products including Documentary Collections, Documentary Credits, Factoring, Forfaiting, Invoice Discounting, Bonds and Guarantees as well as ICC approved training on the new UCP 600.

Leading to a Certificate in Finance in International Trade from the Institute of Export UK as well as a certificate of accomplishment in ICC UCP 600 this training programme will launch in Pakistan on 15 July 2009.
 

Workshop on IBSP and UCP600 in Lahore

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The electronic Business School International, in conjunction with the Institute of Bankers Pakistan held a seminar

and Launch event in Lahore on 2 May 2008 as part of the launch of the IFC FIT Initiative in Pakistan.

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At the launch in Lahore Mr Nadeem Siddiqui, Country Head for IFC in Pakistan explained “The ‘FIT Initiative’
has been developed with the support of the ‘IFC Global Trade Finance Program’ which itself, in a short period
of time has proven to be a highly successful global trade finance support program for banks and their
customers in emerging markets, including Pakistan”.
Traditionally a significant proportion of international trade from Pakistan has been undertaken by means of
Documentary Credit or ‘Letter of Credit’ as it is more commonly known.
Notwithstanding the continued importance of Letters of Credit in financing such trade into and out of Pakistan,
it has been identified that there is a need to apply other methods of payment and more advanced trade finance
products to further accelerate the development of exports from Pakistan.
The ‘FIT Initiative’ will provide advanced skills in the ‘Finance of International Trade’ (FIT) to participants of the
program. Successful participants will receive valuable certification in the Finance of International Trade from the
Institute of Export in the United Kingdom as well as a certificate of achievement in Documentary Credits and
UCP 600 from the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris.The IFC FIT initiative was launched in Pakistan
with the valuable assistance of the Institute of Bankers in Pakistan (IBP) who took the lead in organising these
high profile events on international standard banking practice in trade finance both in Karachi and Lahore.
The launch at IBP was facilitated by Mr. Vincent O’Brien from Ireland. Mr O’Brien is a Member of the ICC Banking Commission in Paris and an award winning trade finance specialist who has undertaken technical assistance and
trade finance training projects for the IFC in many emerging countries.
Mr. O’Brien is confident that this launch will prove to be the start of a very productive and positive global network
of trade finance accredited professionals and looks forward to many other countries joining the IFC ‘FIT Initiative’
to facilitate international trade and development which can only bring benefit of all countries
and participants involved.
 
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