
Afreximbank Trade Finance Seminar (ATFS)
The Afreximbank Trade Finance Seminar (ATFS) was introduced in 1999 as a way of contributing to capacity building of its stakeholders through adequate knowledge of international trade, trade finance and trade-related project finance issues. The event was previously offered as either, the Fundamentals of Structured Trade Finance, or Advanced Structured Trade Finance.
Since commencement, the Seminar has consistently been delivered every single year with a growing number of participants that have included African bankers and officers from non-bank financial institutions as well as executives from corporate entities who are actively involved in the promotion and financing of African trade and trade-related projects. The popularity of the event has increased with immense interest particularly from Financial Institutions.
The Afreximbank Trade Finance Seminar (ATFS) series and Workshops provide participants with the technical skills and knowledge necessary for operating effectively in the challenging global and African trade environments as well as trade-related project finance areas with a view to enabling them to structure
viable deals. The programme is also intended to strengthen Afreximbank’s relationship with its different clients and partner institutions. To this end, the Bank works with different partners to deliver the Afreximbank Trade Finance Seminar and Workshops.
Learning Outcomes
The Workshop focuses on the common forms of commodity or trade related structured finance and outlines their purpose and the considerations and risks involved for the following:
• Warehouse / Inventory finance
• Borrowing Base
• Pre-Export Finance
• Commodity Trade Cycle Finance
Participants will understand the prospective benefits of each solution to the client and the bank. The Workshop provides a constructive approach to breaking down the key components so that both the opportunity and risk can be readily identified and addressed.