Leveraging Knowledge for Success in International Trade

In a very challenging environment you operate your business in international trade today, every decision you make could be vital to mitigate the risks, save costs, improve profitability or even streamlining the business further. Therefore it is important that you have an overall knowledge in international trade to understand each business decision better and make the right decision whilst lack of knowledge could often lead to wrong decisions and losses. This is where we as the Best Trade Bank in the World can assist you to improve your understanding of international trade, to manage your business better.

Having a long history of about 145 years of expertise in international trade, we would like to share with you our knowledge on variety of subjects and continue to be your trusted business partner. Identifying the importance of knowledge sharing, in 2009 we launched the "Trade Academy", a classroom training programme for our valued corporate clients in Bahrain that was well received by them. Following our successful first series of Trade Academies in 2009 and due to the overwhelming response received, the Trade Academy will be organized in 2010 with eight workshops covering four different modules to offer our corporate clients a series of opportunities to excel in International Trade.

Please join us at our upcoming Trade Academy workshops that are lined up during 2010 as follows.

Export DC Negotiation

Location	Al Masa Board Room, 4 th Floor, HSBC, Seef Office, Bahrain
Date	24/04/2010
Time	9.30 am – 12.00 pm (Registration begins at 9.15 am)
Date	12/06/2010
Time	9.30 am – 12.00 pm (Registration begins at 9.15 am)

Documentary Credits

Location	Al Masa Board Room, 4 th Floor, HSBC, Seef Office, Bahrain
Date	08/05/2010
Time	9.30 am – 12.00 pm (Registration begins at 9.15 am)
Date	26/06/2010
Time	9.30 am – 12.00 pm (Registration begins at 9.15 am)

Receivable Financing (Factoring)

Location	Al Masa Board Room, 4 th Floor, HSBC, Seef Office, Bahrain
Date	15/05/2010
Time	9.30 am – 12.00 pm (Registration begins at 9.15 am)
Date	02/10/2010
Time	9.30 am – 12.00 pm (Registration begins at 9.15 am)

Import and Export Financing

Location	Al Masa Board Room, 4 th Floor, HSBC, Seef Office, Bahrain
Date	29/05/2010
Time	9.30 am – 12.00 pm (Registration begins at 9.15 am)
Date	16/10/2010
Time	9.30 am – 12.00 pm (Registration begins at 9.15 am)

Seats are limited, and bookings will be made on a first-come first-served basis. ^* For registration please contact Hammad Zafar at 17569538 / hammadzafar@hsbc.com. We will issue an attendance acknowledgement upon your completion of each module and all four Trade Academy workshops. For enquiries, please contact Hammad Zafar.

^* To be eligible for registration, you should maintain an import/export account with HSBC.