The APEC ‘Seminar on Credit Management and Security Practices in International Business’ was held on 19 & 20 May 2004 in Chengdu, China. Details in this report.

• Preface
• Program
• Session Summary
• Session 1. Opening Remarks
• Session 2. Credit information systems in major countries
• Session 3. Credit Management: Why and How?
• Session 4. Credit insurance systems in major countries
• Session 5. Case Study on Disputes related to Guarantee
• Session 6. Independent guarantees: detailed analysis
• Session 7. Conditional guarantees and others