Line of Trade Financing
Line of Trade Financing
The Line of Trade Financing is designed to ultimately benefit private sector participants, including SMEs, through extending financing to Banks / FIs for the financing of their clients.
Banks / FIs act as Intermediary (Agent) between EDF and the end beneficiaries, whereby EDF signs Funding Agreement with end beneficiary against a Guarantee from the Bank / FI.
How the Solution Works
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Initially a Line of Trade Finance Agreement between EDF and the Bank is signed.
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The Bank acts as an agent of EDF and signs the EDF Agreement on behalf of EDF with end beneficiary
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When EDF Agreement is signed, the Bank’s role as an Agent with regard to that Agreement ends.
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Once the role of the Agent ends, the Bank issues a bank guarantee against non-payment by client for each respective EDF agreement (prior to disbursement) covering the full amount of financing (cost + mark-up) and in a standard format provided by EDF.
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Goods are shipped to the client.
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EDF (through the Bank’s facilitation) pays the supplier of goods/services under the EDF agreement upon receipt of disbursement request.
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The end beneficiary (client) repays EDF upon maturity or in instalments.
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After full amount is repaid by the end beneficiary (client), EDF releases the Guarantee.
