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Export and import supply chain finance

Module 04 / 5 · 70 min

Finance exporters from contract to proceeds and importers from L/C to distributor, within Ethiopia's foreign exchange rules on repatriation, retention and payment modes.

In this module you will learn to

  • Apply FXD/01/2024 and its amendments on repatriation, conversion, retention and import payment modes to SCF structures
  • Structure pre-shipment finance and advances against export bills, and plan repayment from proceeds
  • Structure import and distributor finance, including goods in transit
  • Identify FX, logistics and retention account risks and the controls for each

Built on

  • Erudite Africa training module: Ethiopian Context, topic 1.k Supply Chain Finance for Ethiopian Exports/Imports, Level 2 Intermediate (October 2026)
  • Erudite Africa: Ethiopian regulatory framework register (October 2026)
  • A commercial bank's Revised Credit Procedure Manual (August 2025), unnamed
  • NBE directives as listed in the lessons: FXD/01/2024, FXD/04/2026, FXD/05/2026, SBB/87/2024, SBB/90/2024, NBE/INT/13/2026, MCR/01/2020, ONPS/09/2023; NBE MPC No. 7 press release (July 2026)
  • Movable Property Security Right Proclamation No. 1147/2019 and Warehouse Receipt System Proclamation No. 372/2003, as cited in the bank manual

Examples and companies are fictional. Bank practices are shown as typical Ethiopian practice, not as any one bank's policy. Always apply your own institution's approved policy and the current NBE directives.