Course Details


International Trade Payment and Finance

  • Title : International Trade Payment and Finance
  • Course TYPE : Training Course
  • Course No : TC01/2025
  • Duration : 07 Working Day
  • Frequency : 02
  • Time : Wednesday 15th of January 2025 - Thursday 23rd of January 2025
  • Nature: Residential
  • Target Group : Senior Officer or Equivalent Officer and above working / likely to work in International Division of Head Office and AD Branches
  • Methods : Lecture, Group Discussion and Case Study
  • Resource Person: BIBM Faculty and Professionals from Other Financial Institutions.
  • Coordination Team :
    1 . Rahat Banu
    2 . Rajib Kumar Das
  • Objectives:

    a. To Improve the Capacity of the Bankers Involved in the Trade Services Departments of Banks.

    b. To Familiarize the Participants with the Concepts and Issues of International Trade Payment and Finance.

    c. To acquaint them with the Techniques, Laws, Principles, Documents and Procedures Adopted in Payment and Financing of International Trade in Bangladesh.

  • Contents:
    • International Trade and Trade Payment Methods.
    • Domestic and International Regulations: FERA, GFET, Import Policy Order, Export Policy, UCP600, ISBP, URR 725, URC 522, Incoterms® 2020 Rules, ISP 98 and URDG 758.
    • Documents Used in International Trade.
    • International Trade Financing: Import and Export Financing.
    • International Factoring: Concept and Regulatory Framework.
    • Foreign Remittance and Opening and Operation under Different forms of Foreign Currency Accounts.
    • Submission of Foreign Exchange Returns to Bangladesh Bank.
    • SWIFT and its Uses in International Trade.
    • Off-Shore Banking and Trade Transactions for Enterprises in EPZ/EZ/HTP.
    • Cash Incentives and Foreign Direct Investment: Necessity and Regulatory Framework.
    • Trade Based Money Laundering: Concepts, Forms and Regulations to Prevent TBML.

a. BIBM member banks can access the online nomination form before forty (40) days of the commencement of programs. BIBM member banks can nominate a maximum number of three (03) participants for a Training Workshop. The maximum number of participants in each Training Workshop is 40. However, if the number of total nominees exceeds the maximum number, a final list of 40 participants will be prepared by the BIBM authority which will be available online five (05) days prior to the commencement of the Training Workshop. Information in regard to rejection of any nomination will be communicated to the concerned bank at least three (03) days before the commencement of the Training Workshop. No participant under the target group/level is allowed to participate in any Training Workshop.

b. As per the decision of the BIBM Governing Board, BIBM Member Banks (except Bangladesh Bank) are required to pay BDT 1800 per day per participant including holidays (if any) as training fees which also include Accommodation, Food, and other miscellaneous expenses. However, for Bangladesh Bank, the fee is BDT 500 per day per participant. All Fees are excluding VAT and Tax. 

c. The pay order/bank draft drawn in favor of ‘Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management’ has to be sent at least seven (07) days prior to the commencement of the Training Workshop.