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Introduction to Exporting
- Introduction to exporting.
- Advantages of exporting.
- Resources needed.
- Starting the export activity.
- The export process.
- Problems deriving from non-internationalisation.
- Introduction to foreign direct investment (FDI).
Globalization
- Globalization and international business. Positive and negative effects. Historical background.
- Globalization: international trade and financial markets. Cultural, political, and environmental dimensions of globalization.
- Globalization and international institutions: United Nations, WTO, WB, IMF, European Union).
- Liberalisation. The role of the World Trade Organisation.
- Regionalism. World economic agreements.
- Emerging markets. BRICM countries. India and China.
- World financial and economic crisis. Regional analysis: Africa, Asia, Europe, Arab countries. Global food crisis.
- Antiglobalization.
Documents
- Import export documents. Documentation in international trade.
- Documents of origin (Certificate of Origin)
- Commercial documents (Proforma, Invoice, Packing List...).
- Transport documents.
- Administrative documents.
- Other documents.
International Transport
International transport and logistics.
- Introduction to international transport and logistics.
- Selecting a mode of transport.
- Transport documents and insurance.
- Case study: FEDEX and UPS.
Export packaging
- The importance of appropriate packaging.
- Types of containers.
- Types of packaging materials.
- Electronic tagging.
- Marks on packaging.
Marine transport
- Introduction to marine transport.
- Documentation. Bill of Lading (B/L).
- Marine Transport Costs. Freight.
- Insurance.
- Legislation. The Hague Visby Rules. Hamburg Rules.
- Main ports of the world.
- Case study: Port of Rotterdam, Tokyo and Singapore. Cosco. Evergreen. Maersk Group.
- Outlook of marine transport market. The world fleet.
Multimodal transport
International air transport
- Unit load device.
- IATA (International Air Transport Association)
- Air freight insurance. International air freight tariffs.
- AWB (Air Waybill).
- Main airports of the world.
International road transport
- Conventions governing road transport: CMR and TIR. Road freight market.
- Road freight documentation (CMR). Forwarder certificate of receipt (FCR).
- Flows in international road freight transport.
Rail transport.
- Rail freight market. Documentation: CIM Rail Consignment Note. Governing conventions (CIM and TIF). Insurance.
- The Shinkansen high speed rail network.
Multimodal transport
- Multimodal and intermodal transportation.
- UNCTAD/ICC Rules for Multimodal Transport Documents. Multimodal Bill of Lading.
- Intermodal transport chain.
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Customs. Import & Export Procedures
- Customs: import, export, foreign trade.
- Origin of goods.
- Customs valuation.
- Classification of Goods.
- Customs agents.
- Customs procedures.
- Importing into the European Union.
Incoterms
- What are Incoterms?.
- Analysis. Comparative tables.
- Group E: EXW.
- Group F: FAS FCA FOB.
- Group C: CFR CIF CPT CIP.
- Group D: DES DEQ DDU DDP DAF.
- How are they used?.
International Contracts
- International contracts and foreign trade.
- UNCITRAL- United Nations Commission on International Trade Law.
- United Nations convention on contracts for the international sale of goods (1980) [CISG].
- The Vienna Convention.
- The Hague conventions.
- Clauses of an international contract.
- Arbitration.
- Examples of contracts: distributor, importer, agent, ...
Methods of Payment. Letters of Credit
- International methods of payment. Countries and payment terms.
- Bills of exchange. Bank draft. Bank Transfer. Clean collection.
- Documentary collections.
- Letters of credit (L/C). Types and modalities, terminology, opening,
availability, contents, documents ...
- UCP 600. Electronic L/C.
- Import letters of credit.
Finance of International Trade
- International Finance.
- Foreign trade finance. Finance of export and import transactions
- Pre and Pre-shipment finance.
- International risk: payment, foreign exchange, counterparty, delivery, ...
- Country risk. Sovereign risk.
- Credit ratings. Country risk evaluation and classification.
- Corruption Perceptions Index.
- Case study. Thailand and South Africa.
FOREX Foreign Exchange Market
- Foreign exchange market (FOREX).
- The Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Tobin tax.
- Currency trading. The players (Central banks, companies, brokers, hedge funds, investors and speculators...)
- European Central Bank. The Euro.
- Currency exchange rates.
- Options.
International Bonds and guarantees
- International bonds and guarantees.
- Tender and performance bonds. Advance / progress payment bond. Retentions and On Demand Bonds. Other types of guarantees.
- Managing bonds and guarantees. Bank obligations. Customer liability records.
- ICC Rules for the issuance of bonds and guarantees.
- Factoring and forfaiting.
- Invoice discounting. Endorsements. Bills of exchange.
- Documentary collections. Clean collection. Managing Collections.
Export Department
- The export department. Set up and run.
- Functions, goals and organization of the export department.
- Director of international business, export manager, country area manager.
- Conclusions.
Languages for International Business
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