Finance and TreasuryForeign Exchange Risk Management and Trade Finance
This focused course equips finance and treasury staff to manage currency exposure and structure trade finance for organisations that import inputs, export produce, or borrow in hard currency, a recurring challenge across markets with foreign currency shortages and exchange rate volatility. Delegates practise identifying transaction, translation, and economic exposure, then evaluate hedging instruments and trade finance structures such as letters of credit and documentary collections. Regional case material covers common regulatory and central bank foreign exchange constraints.
Course objectives
- Identify transaction, translation, and economic foreign exchange exposure
- Evaluate forward contracts, swaps, and other hedging instruments for suitability
- Structure letters of credit and documentary collections for import and export trade
- Navigate foreign currency allocation and central bank regulatory constraints
- Design a foreign exchange risk management policy for the organisation
Who should attend
- Treasury and finance staff in import and export businesses
- Trade finance officers and correspondent banking staff
- Corporate finance managers exposed to hard currency borrowing
- Risk managers responsible for currency exposure
- SME exporters seeking to formalise currency risk practice
Course outline
- 01Types of foreign exchange exposure: transaction, translation, economic
- 02Forward contracts, swaps, and other hedging instruments
- 03Letters of credit and documentary collection structures
- 04Trade finance facilities for importers and exporters
- 05Navigating foreign currency allocation and regulatory constraints
- 06Designing a foreign exchange risk management policy
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 April 2027 | London, United Kingdom | Classroom | R11,995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 6 to 8 May 2027 | Pretoria, South Africa | Classroom | R11,995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 21 to 23 May 2027 | Accra, Ghana | Classroom | R11,995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 17 to 19 July 2027 | Lagos, Nigeria | Classroom | R11,995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 18 to 20 July 2027 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Classroom | R11,995 per delegate | Register Now |