International Banking  

Representation of Foreign Banks

Capital Trust was one of the pioneers in developing the concept of providing consultancy & advisory services to foreign banks, not having their branches/representative offices in India.

Capital Trust assists its principals in developing and servicing their correspondent banking relationship with Indian banks. The company’s services are designed to equip the foreign banks with a perceptible insight into the growing investment opportunities in the country and provide an effective platform to their customers for trade and investment.

The company is presently representing the following banks in India

Spain

Banco Popular Espanol Group comprising of:
Banco Popular Espanol, SA
Bano De Andalucia, SA
Banco De Castilla, SA
Banco De Galicia, SA
Banco De Vasconia, SA
Banco De Credito Balear SA

 

 Banks represented in the past:-

Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG (Germany)  (16 years) Banca Agricola Mantovana (Italy) (15 years) Banca Popolare Di  Verona BSGESP (Italy) (14 years) Banca Popolare Di Bergamo (Italy) (13 years) Gruppo Arca Nordest Banks  (Italy) (12 years)  Comprising of: Banca Agricola Mantovana Banca Popolare dell'Emilia Banca Popolare di Bergamo Banca Popolare di Sondrio Banca Popolare di Verona Banca Popolare di Vicenza BancoSabadell (Spain) (10 years) Commonwealth Bank of Australia (7 years) Royal Bank of Canada (Canada) (5 years) Bank Austria (4 years) Bank Mees and Hope (Netherlands) (3 years) Bank of Hawaii (3 years) Banque Worms (France) (2 years) The National Commercial Bank (Saudi Arabia) (5 years)

Services rendered to Foreign Banks

Developing correspondent relationship of the foreign banks with Indian banks.
Providing assistance to facilitat business operations between foreign banks and Indian banks.
Promoting the services offered by the foreign banks and canvassing for documentary credit business.
Referring trade finance proposals.
Assisting foreign banks in country review, monitoring of business and investment opportunities in India.
Organizing visits of the executives of foreign banks to India.
Introducing clients of foreign banks wishing to invest in India, to Indian companies.
Advising procedure for obtaining licenses for joint ventures, and monitoring the interests of foreign investors.
Assisting clients of foreign banks to develop trade links with Indian companies.
Services Rendered To Indian Companies.

 Foreign Currency Loan Facility -

The company has made arrangements with International banks to arrange foreign currency loan- FC to Indian corporate against guarantees from reputed Indian private & public sector banks.

The prerequisites for foreign Currency facilities are as under:-

The company should have a good track record of payments with sound financial's. Bank guarantee from a reputed bank. Tenor of 3 to 5 years with option for bullet payment, if desired. Interest to be serviced every six months. Besides the above, specific services are offered to Indian companies for facilitating their international trade transactions.

Service render to Exporters:-

• Foreign currency financing against export LC's
• Discounting /rediscounting of export bills
• Forfeiting
• Factoring
• Confidencial reports on buyer

Service render to Importers :

• Arranging LC confirmation
• Financing (Trade Finance) under Suppliers/buyers's Credit
• against Letters of Credit upto 365 days at competitive rates
• Financing under import of capital goods for medium and long term and arrangement of credit against SACE cover.
• Finding out supplier from the foreign countr

Foreign currency financing against export L/Cs received. Discounting of export bills. Indian Importers :

Financing for import of capital goods/equipment under Hermes/SACE cover. Short term financing for import trade covered by L/Cs (suppliers / buyers credit). Confirmation of L/Cs opened by Indian importers, as per requirement of the exporter.