This publication draws on the deliberations of the Workshop on “Practical Aspects of Trade Finance in CIS Countries with Special Reference to Problems Encountered by Small and Medium- Sized Enterprises” held in Minsk, Belarus, on 4 - 5 October 2001. This Workshop, the fourth in a series of seminars and workshops on this topic, was organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe in cooperation with the Government of Belarus.

Symbol No. ECE/TRADE/298     Sale N°. E.03.II.E.17     ISBN 92-1-116831-7