EDC

27/05/2015

Stephanie Kam, CITP|FIBP – Senior Consultant

Stephanie Kam, CITP|FIBP is a Senior Consultant Project Finance with CPCS Transcom Limited, where she specializes in project finance and legal issues surrounding international infrastructure projects. She is an ambitious, motivated individual who has a passion for experiencing the world through travel and working with people from different cultures. It is largely this attitude that is responsible for inspiring her career in international trade.

06/05/2015

Jason Bernard, CITP|FIBP – International Trade Professional

Jason Bernard, CITP®|FIBP®, is a recent International Business graduate with experience as an international trade professional, working in retail, logistics, travel and tourism, and economic and business development. Through his travel experiences, Jason has developed a passion for working with people from all over the world, and helping to facilitate international trade in developing countries.

19/08/2014

Six steps to finding out if you’re ready for international trade

But even if you have a product or service that seems to have international appeal, your company may not actually be ready for international trade. Doing business overseas is much more complicated than staying at home, and any successful exporter will tell you that they looked very carefully at their company before they decided to go abroad.

23/07/2014

Zeeshanali Fazal, CITP│FIBP — Underwriter and Advisor of Financial Guarantees

Zeeshanali Fazal is an Underwriter and Advisor of Financial Guarantees at Export Development Canada (EDC) in Montreal, Quebec. He was born in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where he spent his childhood. Zeeshanali moved to Pakistan in the early 1990s, and by the late 1990s he moved to Canada where he completed his high school, CEGEP and university education in finance.

22/07/2014

Eight tips for successfully exporting into the U.S. market

If you’re looking for a good place to break into international trade, exporting into the U.S. can be an excellent choice. With a population of over 300 million people and a 20 percent share of the global economy, it’s the richest market on earth, and it’s right on Canada’s doorstep.

17/06/2014

Five steps to managing your foreign exchange risk

It’s an unfortunate fact that not many Canadian exporters are really good at managing their foreign exchange (FX) risk. This seems surprising, since every exporting company knows that changes in the FX rate of the Canadian dollar can pose risks to its profit margins and cash flow.

20/05/2014

Seven ways to get more working capital to grow your exports

As an exporter, you know that success in foreign markets depends very much on having a healthy supply of working capital. And like most companies doing business internationally, you turn to your bank when you need financing to grow your exports.