How to assess, manage and monitor the credit risk of your international customers
When it comes to doing international business, it is critical for businesses to have a comprehensive understanding of the financial health and credit worthiness of their customers in order to measure financial risks and develop mitigation strategies that will protect their business. With a constantly evolving business environment, companies need to safeguard themselves by maintaining their credit exposure within acceptable parameters to ensure long-term success.
Risk professionals can often face the challenge of accessing qualified and verified financial data, which is crucial in minimizing debt and credit risk. Nevertheless, most organisations are committed to developing trusting relationships with their clients by looking to companies like Cedar Rose to assist with qualifying, assessing and monitoring the financial standing of their customers.
So, what are the different factors that need to be considered when assessing and monitoring the credit risk of international customers? Join our live webinar where our panel of experts will discuss and provide important guidelines and practices aimed at minimizing and mitigating the financial risks involved when dealing with international businesses.
- The risk of longer terms and slower payments from international customers
- When macroeconomic factors hide underlying customer credit issues
- The importance of assessing new and monitoring existing foreign customers’ creditworthiness
- The need for reliable data to build trustworthy business relationships
- Tools, techniques, and best practices for credit exposure management
During her career path Manal managed different corporates within multiple trade sectors within UAE and middle east.
His career has spanned credit management, business information, consultancy, training, and credit forums which are run in the UK, Europe and globally for Credit and Finance professionals in various industries.
He is an international speaker and regularly quoted in the trade press and online.
A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Credit Management. He is a former Chair and is now Vice President. Also, an Associate of Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
His published mission is to provide professionals with a reliable source of information and knowledge.
He has working experience across multiple industries including Accounting Services, Telecommunications and Downstream Petroleum. An alumnus of Ernst & Young one of the big 4 accounting firms and currently the Financial Controller for Africa, Middle East, and Turkey at PETRONAS Lubricants International.
Over the years, he has amassed vast experience in Credit Risk management in the MENA region leading finance operations in U.A.E, Turkey, and Egypt while dealing with customers from across the region.
He is currently Head of Risks at Groupama Assurance-crédit & Caution, a french credit insurance company with core business focussed on the agro-trade sector.
With his teams of specialists, he manages credit risks worldwide to cover domestic and export sales of french and european companies.
Angelique is a strong analytical professional with a mathematical background and a Master’s degree focused in International Accounting & Finance as well as Master’s in Applied Data Science.
She is also passionate about technology and big data related projects using a wide range of AI models, and has been instrumental in contributing to build the CR Score, a multiple award-winning scoring model.
