15 August 2003

 

UNESCAP in cooperation with the Ministry of Trade

Workshop on Trade Finance Infrastructure Development

 

27-28 August 2003

Ulaanbatar, Mongolia

 

 

PROGRAMME

 

 

Day 1: Wednesday

 

 

 

09:30 - 09:15

 

Registration.

09:15 - 09:30

 

Opening ceremony.

 

Mr. D. Galsandorj, Director,

Trade Policy and Cooperation Department, MIT.

 

 

Dr. Yann Duval, Economic Affairs Officer,

Trade and Investment Division, UNESCAP

 

09:30 - 10:15

Session 1.  Introduction to Trade Finance

 

 

Mr. Lee Yow Jinn,

International Trade Institute of Singapore (ITIS)

 

10:15 - 10:30

Tea/coffee break

 

10:30 - 11:15

Session 2.  Developing a Conducive Macro-economic Environment for Trade Finance Infrastructure Development

 

 

Dr. Yann Duval, Economic Affairs Officer,

Trade and Investment Division, UNESCAP

 

10:00 - 10:45

Session 3:  Trade Finance Infrastructure Development: major institutions, risk management, and legal framework

 

 

Mr. Lee Yow Jinn, ITIS

 

12:00 - 13:00

Lunch.

 

 

13:00 - 13:45

Session 4:  Overview of Trade Finance Infrastructure in Mongolia

 

 

Mr. Sainbileg, Director, Invescom

 

13:45 - 14:30

Session 5:  Panel Discussion: The Perspective of the Government

 

 

Representative from Ministry of Finance

Representative from Ministry of Trade

Representative from Ministry of Agriculture

 

14:30 - 14:45

Tea/coffee break

 

14:45 - 15:30

Session 6:  Panel Discussion: The Perspective of Banks and Businesses

 

 

Overview presentation by Mr. Lee Yow Jinn, ITIS

Business Association Representative

Domestic Bank Manager/Foreign Bank Manager

Representative from a Structured Finance and Commodity Financing Company

Business lawyer / attorney

 

15:30 - 16:30

Floor discussion

 

 

 

Day 1: Thursday

 

 

 

09:30 - 09:15

 

Registration.

09:15 - 10:00

 

Session 7:  ICT Development and Trade Finance

 

 

Case Studies: Singapore Government Computerisation Master Plan; Tradenet & its role in Trade Financing

Presenter: Mr. Lee Yow Jinn, ITIS

 

10:00 - 10:45

Session 8:  Development of e-Trade Finance Systems

 

 

Mr. Lee Yow Jinn, ITIS

 

10:45 - 11:00

Tea/coffee break.

 

11:00 - 11:45

Session 9:  Development of e-Banking Systems and their Implications

 

 

Mr. Lee Yow Jinn, ITIS

 

11:45 - 12:00

 

Questions and answers

 

12:00 - 13:00

Lunch

 

13:00 - 13:45

Session 10:  Development of e-payment system

 

 

Mr. Lee Yow Jinn, ITIS

 

13:45 - 14:30

Session 11:  Road Map for Developing e-Trade Finance and e-Payment System

 

 

Mr. Lee Yow Jinn, ITIS

 

14:30 - 14:45

Tea/coffee break

 

14:45 - 15:45

Session 12:  Floor Discussion

 

 

15:45 - 16:00

Concluding session

 


Last updated: 8 September 2003