Description	This three-day seminar is designed to aid credit analysts and account officers in developing a framework for analyzing, evaluating and managing the extension of credit to foreign banks.
Primary Topics	Foreign Bank Credit Analysis Frame Work: How to apply the general analytical process for credit to foreign banks. Information Risk: How to identify the sources and significance of information risk in foreign bank credit analysis. Country Risk: How to identify and evaluate key variables and key factors in assessing country risk. Bank Holding Company Risk: How to identify and evaluate key variable and key factors in assessing the risk of any particular foreign bank holding company. Bank Subsidiary Risk: How to identify and evaluate key variables and key factors in assessing the risk of a particular foreign bank holding company bank subsidiary. Key Ratios: How to identify and use the relevant key ratios in foreign bank credit analysis.
Seminar Objectives	Upon successful completion of this seminar, participants will be able to: Apply a general analytical framework to the credit analysis of foreign banks and foreign bank subsidiaries. Develop long-term perspectives on foreign bank holding company and foreign bank subsidiary credit risk both within a particular country and as between various countries. Develop an appreciation for the information risks associated with foreign accounting procedures and regulatory environments. Utilize rating models as a means of focusing questions on key foreign accounting procedures and regulatory environments. Utilize rating models as a means of focusing questions on key foreign bank and foreign bank subsidiary credit risks. Evaluate foreign bank management strategies and derivative risk management policies and procedures.
Target Audience	Credit analysts, account officers, and credit administrators assigned to foreign bank Clients.
Delivery	After a brief review of the basic concepts applicable to evaluating the credit risk of lending to foreign banks, the remainder of the seminar is devoted to applying these concepts, in small working groups, to specific countries and to specific foreign banks within a foreign country. Group presentations and discussions are led by the seminar leader. Seminars are limited to 15 participants. The seminar includes a binder provided a week prior to the seminar and requires 4-6 hours of pre-course work. The seminar also includes the analysis of three cases.