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JOIN ONE OF 5 TRAINING COURSES NEAR YOU!
For experienced professionals and novices, we have a range of courses to suit your needs. And they will be taking place in cities all over the world.
ECA FINANCE TRAINING
Our 2-day ECA Finance courses cover the fundamentals of ECA financing.
Simple.
We introduce the practical and theoretical elements of different products, policies and applications with real life examples from senior professionals. So you get focused information which you can apply directly in your role.
ECA FINANCE ADVANCED SESSIONS - DAY TWO AFTERNOON
The afternoon on day two is an option whereby experienced practitioners can join the course.
You understand ECAs and you've worked with them in the past. You know how deals are structured and you try to keep up to date with current requirements. You can walk away from this course equipped with advanced practices and recent trends. Keeping you at the top of your game.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND AND WHY?
Lenders/ ECAs/Financial institutions/Financial Advisors | To gain a greater knowledge of rules & requirements, how to avoid common pitfalls and misunderstandings that can strain relationships with customers
Exporters/Suppliers/OEMs/EPCs | To understand how ECA finance impacts the EPC process from RPFs through to procurement cycle, learn how to accurately assess eligible content for your buyers, and avoid costly problems during the spend cycle that relate to misunderstanding eligibility.
Corporates/Sponsors/Borrowers/Sovereigns | Understand the approval process, compare eligibility requirements among ECAs, study how to maximise ECA financing value, and grasp the myriad tasks necessary to effectively disburse and administer these transactions.
Legal teams | To understand the impacts of ECA financing on credit agreements and be able to better advise clients on compliance as well as understand potential problems commonly found in ECA transactions
Experienced export finance professionals | For those who understand the fundamentals of ECA finance, our ECA Masterclass is a focused and advanced short course designed to refresh, replenish and revitalise your existing expertise.
Our training partners, CC Solutions, provide expert support in all areas of ECA financing, from eligibility analysis of preferred procurement, to loan application, approval, and through final disbursement. Customers worldwide benefit from their diligence, dedication to accuracy, and deep knowledge of ECA requirements.
Here you can find out more about the course leaders, Valerie and Francisco. They certainly know their stuff when it comes to ECA financing...
Valerie Colville has over 30 years of extensive experience structuring and implementing export credit agency financing for international corporate, sovereign, and project finance transactions. Valerie is a co-founder of CC Solutions and is an export insurance broker. As a Vice President of Fluor Corporation’s Project Development & Investments Group, Valerie was responsible for developing and leading multi-sourced complex financings in the oil, gas, power, renewable energy, and mining industries. She is an expert in export credit agency financing on a global basis.
Francisco Anzola is a finance and project management professional with over 25 years of experience in the banking and the engineering and construction sectors. Francisco is a co-founder of CC Solutions and has global knowledge of ECA rules and eligibility requirements. As a Vice President at Commerzbank AG, New York branch, Francisco originated and executed Export-Import Bank of the United States-guaranteed and limited recourse financing transactions for customers in five continents and across many industrial sectors, including agriculture, oil and gas, manufacturing, and power generation.
Mr. Mario Bruni
Director - Head of North-Eastern Italy
Mario joined SACE in 2004. After several years in Rome as legal advisor and later as credit risk policy underwriter Mario was given the opportunity to open SACE’s office in Florence to better develop the business in the Tuscany Region. Since 2013 Mario is in charge of the North-Eastern Italy Branch based in Venice covering the regions of Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia and Trentino Alto Adige.
Prior to SACE, Mario worked within the legal department of Citibank N.A. Venezuela Branch acting as Resident Vice-President. Previous to that experience Mario worked at Fondo de Inversiones de Venezuela, a public entity in charge of privatization of public assets in Venezuela during the 90’s, where he handled all legal aspects related to privatization processes.
Other than a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the Catholic University of Caracas and a Master Degree in Administrative Law obtained at Paris-Sorbonne, Mario holds a Master degree in European Economy and International Finance from Tor Vergata University in Rome.
Ms. Emma Vita
Global Solutions – International Relations
Emma is currently working in Global Solutions within SACE’s International Relations and Network Department. She joined SACE in September 2015 as Analyst on advisory and training programmes to Export Credit Agencies, Ministries and Financial Institutions. She originated new capacity building and training project contributing to enhance the relationship with clients and partners.
Prior to joining SACE she worked in Confindustria – the major Italian manufacture’s association – within the international representation in Bulgaria. She matured a thorough experience on SME’s internationalization processes and performance on new markets.
Emma holds an MA degree in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Bologna, Italy.
Course Breakdown
DAY 1:
Introduction to ECAs
Buyer credits – Unstructured
Buyer credits – Project finance
Supplier credits, political risk insurance, and other products
| LUNCH |
Content eligibility
ECA policies and standards
The application process
DAY 2:
Disbursing ECA loans
Workshop: Financing an industrial project (group workshop in teams)
Guest ECA speaker (a different ECA in each city will present approval process, products, initiatives, sample transactions)
| LUNCH |
Master Class attendees arrive
ECA disbursements: Advanced topics
Around the world in ECAs
Multi-sourcing analysis and recent ECA trends
Conclusions
| COCKTAIL RECEPTION |
"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young."
- Henry Ford
We're passionate about facilitating your ongoing learning experience, whether or not you choose to attend an ECA School this year. That's why we've collated together a list of great resources to help you brush up and deepen your knowledge of ECA Financing, and its impact across the globe.
TXF Special | Export Finance: A Guide for Importers
CC Solutions | Introduction to Export Finance
TXF Videos | Supporting exports "through the cycle": With UKEFs Head of Business Group Gordon Welsh
TXF Podcasts | Private Insurance
TXF Podcasts | The role export finance will play in a challenging economic environment
TXF Podcasts | Review of the Latest Deal Data
TXF Data | Export Finance Market Overview H1 2016
TXF Data| Export Finance in Africa: 2015 Overview
TXF Data | Export Finance in the Americas: 2015/16 Overview
Clevis Research | 2015 Exporter Review Excerpt
Watson Farley & Williams | Export Credit Agencies And Project Financing Briefing
Browse all ECA-related articles here
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TXF Data Update: Export finance market plunges 22.5% in H1
10 key export finance trends in 2016
ECA Interview: UKEF sharpens its tools
TXF Export Finance Data: Coface is the most active ECA of 2015
TXF Export Finance Report: Euro ECA deals surge in 2015
TXF Export Finance Report: ECA deal volumes drop by 29%
TXF Export Finance Data Report: ECAs back fewer energy deals in 2015
More miners look to ECAs to fund deals
OECD exports credit arrangement
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