17/05/2018
Political risks in business: 4 ways to identify and mitigate
To ensure successful operation overseas, business managers should take time to understand and plan for potential political risks.
International Trade Finance
11/05/2018
Non-paying international clients – when and how should you start collections procedures?
Where open account terms result in non-payment by the importer, the exporter must commence collections procedures. Here’s how.
02/03/2018
Six steps to investing abroad
If a Canadian company owns all or part of a business in a foreign country, it is engaging in Canadian direct investment abroad, or CDIA. Such firms are not necessarily large businesses—many small to medium-sized Canadian enterprises (SMEs) are discovering that investing abroad can have many benefits, including:
22/01/2018
7 Delivery costs to budget for in your export strategy
Exporters need to keep these 7 services in mind when managing international deliveries, and budget accordingly, to take advantage of them when needed.
08/01/2018
How Bitcoin could shake up international trade
The time has come for those in global business to look at how Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies will affect international trade finance.
12/12/2017
Banks working together to help bridge Asia’s trade finance gap
Despite increasing regulatory challenges, banks are collaborating to help bridge Asia’s trade finance gap.
01/12/2017
20 trade finance terms you need to know
Can’t remember or don’t know what specific trade finance terms mean? Here are 20 helpful definitions you need to know in international business.
30/11/2017
How banks can lead the way to sustainable trade
The solution to sustainable trade lies in educating the market on the need to go green, outlining guidelines for sustainable trade, and developing robust standards on which to measure it.
20/11/2017
Getting the funding you need to go global
In this month’s #TradeElite Twitter chat, we sought to explore the practical aspects of obtaining the funding needed to enter global markets for the first time.
02/11/2017
The ways in which trade policy is shaped, risk is analysed and finance is extended are changing fast – here’s how
The world is changing and trade policy and the very framework trade operates on must change with it.