With the steady rise in competition for international business, speedy access to innovative trade financing are vital to the success of a commercial contract. Often the ability of your suppliers, distributors or customers to fund their transactions can impact the success of your cross-border business. Through Citi® Trade Financing, you can benefit from our knowledge of local market practices and sources of funding. Our trade finance experts can support your trade transactions by providing innovative solutions to your financing needs.
Citi has branches in over 100 countries. Our local expertise enables us to originate and arrange financing based on an in-depth knowledge of the market in which you are conducting business. At Citi, we have a broad range of financial solutions designed to meet your precise requirements.
Our trade financing capabilities can bring benefits at any point in the commercial flow. Often Citi can assist your suppliers and customers by helping to meet their needs for finance. The extent of our branch network means we can provide your customers with trade finance solutions in many of the world's newer emerging markets, where opportunities for business are often highest. Through a local Citi branch, our customers can benefit from our experience and knowledge of major European, US, Canadian and Japanese Export Credit Agency (ECA) programs. This can be particularly helpful where commercial contracts are multisourced, helping to improve prospects for obtaining financing.
Our global network brings additional, important benefits. The large number of companies we serve from our branches around the world may mean we act on behalf of the buyer and seller at both ends of a transaction. Our multiple involvement streamlines the exchange of information and ensures that the financial package fits the requirements of both partners to the trade transaction.
Our experience also extends beyond local markets. When arranging financing, we can draw on the expertise of international teams specializing in specific industries, including but not limited to: Retail, Telecoms, Technology, Chemicals, Automobiles, Energy and Branded Consumer.
Our trade finance experts offer solutions to the most complex needs, drawing from a wide range of specific financing techniques below. Our experts can also work with you to offer solutions using export credit agencies and securitization techniques.