MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION GRADUATION THESIS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMPLETE THE PROCESS OF IMPORT DOCUMENTARY CREDIT OPERATIONS AT NAM A COMMERCIAL JOINT STOCK BANK – QUANG TRUNG BRANCH INSTRUCTOR: Ph. D TRUONG THI HOA STUDENT: TRAN ANH THU SKL012740 Ho Chi Minh City, April 2024 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION & TRAINING HCMC UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION FACULTY OF ECONOMICS __________ GRADUATE DISSERTATION THESIS: MAJOR: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMPLETE THE PROCESS OF IMPORT DOCUMENTARY CREDIT OPERATIONS AT NAM A COMMERCIAL JOINT STOCK BANK – QUANG TRUNG BRANCH Supervisor : Ph. D Truong Thi Hoa Author : Tran Anh Thu Student ID card : 20136156 Course : 2020 – 2024 Subject Code : 232IBGR451708 Ho Chi Minh City, April 2024 THESIS SUPERVISOR'S COMMENTS AND EVALUATION. Ho Chi Minh City, date month year 2024 SUPERVISOR (Signature and full name) GRADUATION DISSERTATION EVALUATION FORM.
Grader 1 Grader 2 (Signature and full name) (Signature and full name) TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYM LIST. iv LIST OF TABLES. v LIST OF FIGURES. 2 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO NAM A COMMERCIAL JOINT STOCK BANK SYSTEM AND NAM A - QUANG TRUNG BRANCH.
Overview of Nam A Commercial Joint Stock Bank – Quang Trung Branch. Development history of Nam A Commercial Joint Stock Bank. Core values of the bank. Business strategies of Nam A Bank.
Management organization of Nam A Commercial Joint Stock Bank – Quang Trung Branch. Business activities of Nam A Commercial Joint Stock Bank – Quang Trung Branch.1 Core business operations of Nam A Commercial Joint Stock Bank – Quang Trung .5 Competitors in the operating area of Nam A Bank Quang Trung Branch .6 Business performance of Nam A Bank - Quang Trung. 17 i CHAPTER 2: THE THEORETICAL BASIS FOR INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT ACTIVITIES AND DOCUMENTARY CREDIT. Overview of international payments .2 Role of International Payment .3 International Payment Methods .4 Letter of Credit (L/C).
Efficiency of international payment activities by Documentary Credit.1 Definition of international payment activities’ efficiency by Documentary Credit .2 Criteria for evaluating the efficiency of international payment activities by Documentary Credit .3 Factors affecting the efficiency of international payment activities by Import Documentary Credit. 35 CHAPTER 3: THE REAL STATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT ACTIVITIES BY IMPORT DOCUMENTARY CREDIT AT NAM A BANK QUANG TRUNG. Processing Operations of Import Documentary Credit at Nam A Bank – Quang Trung Branch. Evaluating the performance and efficiency of Import Documentary Credit operations at Nam A Bank - Quang Trung Branch.
Achievements and Limitations. 62 CHAPTER 4: PROPOSALS TO IMPROVE IMPORT DOCUMENTARY CREDITS OPERATIONS AT NAM A BANK - QUANG TRUNG BRANCH. Solutions to improve the Import Documentary Credits processing operations. Proposing training plans for Nam A Commercial Joint Stock Bank – Quang Trung Branch.
73 iii ACRONYM LIST Acronym Full meaning International Chamber of Trade Finance and ICTFP Payments NAB Nam A Bank iv LIST OF TABLES Table 1.1: General information about Nam A Commercial Joint Stock Bank .2: General information about Nam A Commercial Joint Stock Bank .3: SWOT analysis of NAB Quang Trung .4: SWOT analysis of Sacombank Go Vap .5: SWOT analysis of Agribank Go Vap.6: Profit and loss statement of NAB Quang Trung 2021-2023 .1: Revenue from international payment methods from 2021 to 2023 of NAB Quang Trung .2: Compare standard processing time and actual processing time of Import Documentary Credit at NAB Quang Trung .3: Revenue from international payment methods from 2021 to 2023 of NAB Quang Trung .4: Number of Import Documentary Credit contracts from 2021 to 2023 and their equivalent amount at NAB Quang Trung .5: Successful implementation rate of Import Documentary Credit contracts at NAB Quang Trung .6: Revenue, profit, and cost of Import Documentary Credit from 2021 to 2023 at NAB Quang Trung .7: Individual and Corporate Customer Quota of Quang Trung area in 2023. 60 v LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1.1: Management organization of Nam A Bank – Quang Trung Branch .1: General process of Documentary Credit .1: L/C issuance process at Nam A Joint Stock Commercial Bank .2: L/C issuance service registration portal on the NAB website .3: Sales contract - included in the L/C issuing documents .4: Censored customer profile for issuing L/C at NAB Quang Trung .5: MT700 – SWIFT message for issuing bank .6: Import L/C payment process at Nam A Commercial Joint Stock Bank 43 Figure 3.7: Form "Account balance report" at NAB Quang Trung .8: Customer account statement processed for L/C payment .9: Documents were recorded at NAB Quang Trung .10: Foreign reign currency trading results from 2021 to 2023 of NAB Quang Trung .11: Number of new corporate customers of Quang Trung area in 2023 .12: Customer account statement processed for L/C payment. 45 vi ACKNOWLEDGMENT First of all, I would like to send my respectful greetings and my sincere thanks to the Board of Directors of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education in general and the Faculty of Economics in particular for imparting and equipping me with useful knowledge during the past years of study so that they can apply it well during the Graduation Dissertation. Most especially, I would like to express my sincere gratitude from the bottom of my heart to Ms.
Truong Thi Hoa, thank you for your wholehearted support in orienting and guiding students to complete this graduation thesis. I want to send you my warm wishes and all my gratitude. Wishing you good health, joy, and continued achievements on your teaching path! I would like to express my thanks to the Board of Directors of Nam A Bank Quang Trung branch for creating conditions for me to practice at the business unit. During many months of internship, this time has brought me many valuable and useful experiences.
Working in a friendly and professional environment at the Bank, I feel extremely lucky. The Corporate Customer Relations department has enthusiastically helped me in the process of learning about the actual process of Documentary Credit payment. Your advice and instructions have helped me have a clearer view of the field of international payments. During the process of writing the thesis, due to limited knowledge, research ability as well as practical experience, this thesis cannot avoid shortcomings.
I look forward to receiving reviews and suggestions from you. Thank you sincerely! 1 INTRODUCTION 1. Rationale In the context of a complex and ever-changing economy, the Documentary Credit processing operations play a very important role in ensuring that the Bank's business activities are carried out safely, efficiently, and reliably. There are many important benefits shown in studying and improving this process.
First, it can be mentioned the optimization of resource consumption, including human resources, time, and investment capital, supporting the Bank to save costs and enhance profits. The second benefit refers to the ability to reduce errors, and risks, and increase the accuracy and reputation of the Bank. Third, to build trust for customers and regulatory agencies, improving transparency and clarity throughout the Documentary Credit processing operations will promote the sustainable development of the Bank. Therefore, the Documentary Credit processing operations are an important bridge for Nam A Bank – Quang Trung with the international market.
In addition, with the mission of participating in international transactions as well as supporting trade and financing activities, the international payment division of Nam A Commercial Joint Stock Bank – Quang Trung is an important part of the organizational structure. This division is part of the corporate customer relations department that connects corporate customers to international markets and provides reliable payment services. To ensure the quick and safe conversion of international currencies, ensuring strict compliance with international regulations and rules related to trade finance and international payment, the international payment division at the Bank needs to adopt efficient Documentary Credit processing operations. Since then, the Bank has increased its competitiveness in the international market and has the opportunity to attract more customers and partners.
The topic focuses on perfecting the import L/C business process and solving practical problems during the process of performing L/C operations at the bank, which is highly applicable and can be applied directly at Nam A Bank. 2 In international commercial transactions at Nam A Bank – Quang Trung branch, commonly used methods include remittance, Documentary Credit, and collection. Depending on the method, which has its advantages and disadvantages, the level of profit will also depend on many factors, including the type of business and the size of the trade. However, at Nam A Commercial Joint Stock Bank – Quang Trung, the Letter Of Credit tends to bring higher profits than other international payment methods.
Besides, similar to other commercial banks, international payment in general and the Bank's Documentary Credit processing operations in particular also have some shortcomings. Therefore, it is necessary to find out the causes and offer solutions and recommendations to improve the efficiency of the process at the Bank. This is not only to improve the Bank's internal operations but also to be an important part of providing reputable and effective international payment services to customers. Therefore, the topic "Complete the process of Import Documentary Credit operations at Nam A Commercial Joint Stock Bank – Quang Trung branch" was chosen as the topic of the graduation thesis.
Objectives Analyzing the current business situation of Import Document Credit operations at the Bank, from those results, find out the causes of limitations in international payment activities at Nam A Commercial Joint Stock Bank Quang Trung. Based on the actual situation at the Bank, from there, propose and propose solutions to improve and overcome the aforementioned outstanding limitations with some specific objectives as follows: optimizing performance, minimizing errors, improving transparency throughout the business processing process, and reducing costs. Research subjects and scope Research subjects: Import L/C operations process at Nam A Bank - Quang Trung Branch: This is the main subject of the study, including regulations, processes, and activities related to handling Import Document Credit operations. 3 Working group and data at the international payment department: To be able to complete the research, it is necessary to approach and focus on exploiting, and analyzing the information and data given by the officers in charge of L/C operations at Nam A Bank - Quang Trung Branch who directly working in the Import Document Credit operations at the Quang Trung branch.
Research scope: Time: Research the actual situation of Import L/C operations at Nam A Bank - Quang Trung Branch in the period from 2021 to 2023. Location: Nam A Commercial Joint Stock Bank - Quang Trung Branch. Research Methodology To complete the report, the methods used include secondary data collection, meta-analysis, as well as list and comparator research methods. Secondary data collection research methods: First, collect documents guiding L/C operations from the State Bank of Vietnam.
Second, collect documents guiding Nam A Bank's L/C operations. Third, reports on the L/C operations of Nam A Bank - Quang Trung Branch are collected from the international payment division. Next is to collect legal documents related to L/C operations. Finally, research documents and scientific articles on L/C operations.
Meta-analysis research methods: First, analyze each step in the L/C business process through "Regulations on international payment operations according to the Documentary Credit of Nam A Bank: version 2021". Second, analyze performance indicators for processing Import Documentary Credit operations. Especially, using actual data from international payment activities under the Import Documentary Credit at Nam A Bank – Quang Trung (Compiled from the international payment division, Corporate Customer Relations) to analyze. Third, analyze limitations in the import L/C business and identify existing problems in the L/C business process.
Finally, synthetic is a summary of the results of the analysis process and makes specific suggestions and recommendations to improve the process of processing documentary credit operations. 4 Listing and comparative research methods: First, lists general information about Nam A Bank and Nam A Bank Quang Trung branch.