Definition:

	Pre-export financing: loan given by Citibank® to the exporter to provide liquidity for buying or processing goods to be exported.
	Post-export financing: loan provided to allow the exporter to give better financing terms to his buyers.
	The terms and conditions can vary, depending on the nature of the transaction and product.

Advantages:

	Provide the exporter with enough liquidity to buy, prepare and/or produce the goods to be exported.
	Improve the exporters’ capability for financing his buyers. This may become a important marketing tool for the exporter’s products.

Costs:

	Spread over a base rate (Libor, Prime) or a fixed rate.
	If the customer is not sure of the shipping date and/or does not want to pay pre-canceling charges, the transaction can be funded and priced in a Prime base.

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