Shilling Gains Big Margin
THE Shilling gained ground after a mid-week slip to close the week in its strongest position since January.
Dealers on Saturday said the local currency capitalised on the increased agricultural export inflows and the increasing donor aid funds to close
THE Shilling gained ground after a mid-week slip to close the week in its strongest position since January.
Dealers on Saturday said the local currency capitalised on the increased agricultural export inflows and the increasing donor aid funds to close the week at Shs1, 723/30 buying and Shs1,735/40 selling, up from Shs1, 740 it was buying the previous week.
Financing exports in East Africa
In every export business, the exporter must be assured of payment before parting with goods and services. It is the payment that will cover the exporter’s expenses and also guarantee profit.
In export trade, payment is not as straight forward and certain as in local trade.
This is so because of the fact that different people, countries, cultures, regulations, trade customs and other regulatory authorities are involved.
Several factors make payment uncertain in export business. These include the distance between countries of exporters and importers, the fact that exporters and importers hardly meet, the different currencies involved and different tariff and customs duty structures.