ABSTRACT
This chapter presents a case study about trade and supply chain finance. Trade finance is a highly specialized, but very practical and commercially oriented form of financing that links directly to real economy activities and supports a clearly identifiable flow of goods. Canada and Germany are both solid economies, having managed effectively through the global economic crisis, on the basis of export activities, relative strength of their banks and financial sectors and lack of exposure to toxic mortgage assets, among other factors. The East Africa Development Bank (EADB) is a long-established regional development institution funded by 20 countries, and Canada Export Import is a quasi-public sector trade credit and insurance entity, with an excellent international profile and reputation. Trade and supply chain finance are truly flexible and effective at facilitating a wide range of international commercial activity, in the most complex and challenging markets, and market conditions, across the globe.
