Virtual Session on Managing Export finance Amid Global Uncertainty

INTRODUCTION:

In today’s rapidly evolving global landscape, international trade is increasingly influenced by factors such as geopolitical tensions, fluctuating currency markets, supply chain disruptions, and shifting regulatory frameworks. These uncertainties pose significant challenges for exporters, particularly in managing liquidity, mitigating risks, and ensuring smooth financial operations.

Export finance plays a critical role in enabling businesses to remain competitive and resilient in such an environment. It not only supports working capital requirements but also helps exporters manage payment cycles, reduce risks, and expand into new markets with confidence.

This session aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of export finance mechanisms and their practical application in uncertain times.

Topics Covered :

1. Export Finance -What and Why
2. Windows to avail Export Finance
3. Specific conditions relating to Pre and Post-shipment finance
4. Factoring as an additional mode to raise export finance
5. Credit Risk management – ECGC cover
6. Recent initiatives
7. Q and A

Who Should Attend?

The session will be beneficial to exports, importers, or those having any other cross border receipts, payments- including owners of MSME EXIM businesses, CFOs, Finance & Accounts Managers of EXIM companies and Export -Import managers of EXIM companies.

Speaker:

Mr. Gaurang Vasavada

Mr. Vasavada is an ex-banker with over 39 years of banking career. He is an Honors Graduate, CAIIB, and holds a Diploma in International Banking, Certificate in Foreign Exchange Operations and Certificate in Trade Finance from Indian Institute of Banking and Finance. Having worked at all levels, his area of operations, for over 3 decades has been Trade, Trade Finance, Forex Treasury and Trade Compliance. He has handled Forex Treasury operations as Chief Dealer and as Head of Forex Treasury and was also Head of International Banking Department at the erstwhile Bank of Rajasthan Ltd. He has been a part of the Trade Audit, Service and Compliance team and as a Subject Matter Expert (SME)– Trade, at ICICI Bank.

For registration please contact:

Ms. Saakshi Kamble, saakshi.k@bombaychamber.com
T: 022-61200227

Ms. Minal Khadilkar, minal.khadilkar@bombaychamber.com
T: 022-61200237