Country trade data

• Invoice/letter of credit discounting:
• Post-dated and treated as a short-term loan
• Amount: Up to 90% of invoices/letter of credit value
• Tenor: Up to 1 year; renewable or as agreed
• Pre-export financing: Covers raw materials purchases
• Amount: Up to 80% of invoices/letter of credit value
• Upfront fee: Up to 0.25% on credit amount
• Tenor: Up to 1 year, or as agreed

• Pre-shipment: Covers loss of goods or order cancellation pre-shipment
• Availability: At contract signing or at beginning of manufacturing up to shipment
• Cover: Up to 90% of production cost for commercial and political risks
• Post-shipment: Covers risk of overseas buyer failing to pay for goods
• Availability: Begins on shipment and ends with payment
• Cover: Up to 90% of transaction value for commercial and political risks

• Export finance:
• Financial services for exports development including training workshops, exporting readiness program, European organization network, and information and data
• Exports promotion: Participation in international exhibitions, coordination meetings program, commercial delegations, and marketing and promotional collateral program for exporters
• As a development QDB has many other development finance products including investments, guarantees, financing, and advisory services

• Strategy of government to increase growth rate of small and medium-sized industrial sector, including through exports