The Silent Side of Trade Finance

BACKGROUND

Trade finance is critical to the international economy. It is key that the process runs efficiently and is protected from the machinations fraudsters and money launderers. The objective of this course is to enable participants to understand what trade fraud is, who are the fraudsters, their motivation, and preventive measures to mitigate risks in frauds in relation to international trade. Case-studies in relation to International Trade Fraud will be provided.

TARGET AUDIENCE

For anyone who works in the banking, audit and accounting sectors and also those in multi-national corporations who requires to understand trade fraud and take preventive measures to mitigate the risks.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the end of the programme, participants will be able to:

Understand what trade fraud is;
Types of fraudsters and their motivation;
Preventive measures to mitigate risks in frauds in relation to international trade.

PROGRAMME OUTLINE

Introduction

Types of commercial and international trade fraud

Trade fraudster