Economic Reporter :
Factoring is very important for international transaction. In Bangladesh export earning is growing rapidly and our export has more potential to grow. Letter of Credits (L/C) is a popularly used international trade payment method in Bangladesh. But because of more formalities and more costing, importers are becoming less interested to import under L/C. Rather importers are more interested to import under open account terms. As open account is involved with risk, international factoring removes the danger of open account trade said, Hedayet Ullah Al-Mamoon, Senior Secretary, Ministry of Commerce while inaugurating the ICC Training on International Factoring for Foreign Trade, organized by ICC Bangladesh in the city on Wednesday.
Addressing as the chief guest, he appreciated ICC Bangladesh President Mahbubur Rahman for ICC Bangladesh’s role to act as a catalyst between business sector and the banking sector.
ICC Bangladesh President Mahbubur Rahman said, both banks and corporate houses face challenges in case of Non L/C methods particularly open account trade. Under open account trade, payment is received many weeks or even months after delivery. International factoring provides a simple solution of problems faced in case of Non-L/C trade payment. As international factoring lets exporters safely offer of competitive credit terms to their foreign customers, this international trade payment and financing mechanism is now popular among both exporters and importers. It is assumed that percentage of Non-L/C mechanisms of trade payment particularly open account transaction is usually around 80 per cent of world trade, he added.
Rahman mentioned that as per our last year’s seminar recommendations on Factoring, the Ministry of Commerce has already included Factoring as a method for international trade payment in the Export Policy 2015. He suggested the Central Bank for implementation of Factoring in Bangladesh.
Factoring is very important for international transaction. In Bangladesh export earning is growing rapidly and our export has more potential to grow. Letter of Credits (L/C) is a popularly used international trade payment method in Bangladesh. But because of more formalities and more costing, importers are becoming less interested to import under L/C. Rather importers are more interested to import under open account terms. As open account is involved with risk, international factoring removes the danger of open account trade said, Hedayet Ullah Al-Mamoon, Senior Secretary, Ministry of Commerce while inaugurating the ICC Training on International Factoring for Foreign Trade, organized by ICC Bangladesh in the city on Wednesday.
Addressing as the chief guest, he appreciated ICC Bangladesh President Mahbubur Rahman for ICC Bangladesh’s role to act as a catalyst between business sector and the banking sector.
ICC Bangladesh President Mahbubur Rahman said, both banks and corporate houses face challenges in case of Non L/C methods particularly open account trade. Under open account trade, payment is received many weeks or even months after delivery. International factoring provides a simple solution of problems faced in case of Non-L/C trade payment. As international factoring lets exporters safely offer of competitive credit terms to their foreign customers, this international trade payment and financing mechanism is now popular among both exporters and importers. It is assumed that percentage of Non-L/C mechanisms of trade payment particularly open account transaction is usually around 80 per cent of world trade, he added.
Rahman mentioned that as per our last year’s seminar recommendations on Factoring, the Ministry of Commerce has already included Factoring as a method for international trade payment in the Export Policy 2015. He suggested the Central Bank for implementation of Factoring in Bangladesh.
