Mastering International Bonds and Guarantees: Mechanisms and Operational Approach

OBJECTIVE:

To provide participants with the tools to understand: - The challenges of buyer security and the resulting consequences for the exporter. - The mechanisms of bonds and guarantees: implementation, scope of commitments, and structuring. - The distinction between various techniques (surety bonds, guarantees, SBLC). - The risks of unfair calling and their coverage. - Specific regional characteristics of guarantees in certain geographical areas.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Executives or staff members in international administrative, financial, and commercial roles.

PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH:

PPT presentation accompanied by numerous mini-case studies. A balance of technical benchmarks and illustrations through operational examples. Interactivity with participants. Periodic multiple-choice questions (MCQs) via slides to assess progress during the presentation. Educational materials will be provided to each participant.

SPEAKER PROFILE:

A senior manager within the General Secretariat of a major French bank in the international retail banking division, he has successively been in charge of commercial activities in Maghreb countries, then South-East Asia, and international risk reporting for emerging markets. He is also the co-author of a book on documentary credit, SBLCs, and bonds and guarantees.