COTFIA 2025 Information Webinar

As the world progresses towards becoming a more connected place, the role of regional trade and its implications for global economies is growing radically. For trade practitioners, the evolving dynamics of African regional trade can entail unprecedented opportunities for economic growth and prosperity.

Armed with the right mindset, the interested practitioner will be able to recognize and make use of the vast prospects of African regional trade. This certificate was designed to introduce you to the applied potential and actual challenges of trade.

Within a global perspective, you will be introduced to the world of international trade, trade finance supply chain finance and commercial finance (factoring, invoice discounting and asset-based lending).

Learning Objectives

By the end of the COTFIA programme, you will be able to:

• Identify the strategic importance of international trade.

• Analyze different sales and marketing strategies and adapt them to different regional markets.

• Conduct elements of trade transaction financial analysis such as profit and loss and exchange rate risk management.

• Integrate trade activities within an organisation’s value chain.

• Manage the process of regulatory and legal compliance of an organization’s products according to the requirements of different regional markets in Africa.

• Acquire the tools needed to achieve professional development goals in the finance of international trade.

• Understand key aspects of international trade, supply chain finance and its variations, international trade finance and logistics, risks mitigation, and control.