Elof Hansson conducts trade in more than 100 countries worldwide. The business is characterized by sales with large volumes and low margins, often on emerging markets. Long credit periods for customers are an essential competitive tool, while payment periods to suppliers are often short. As a result, the group is exposed to significant risks every day. These risks (credit, currency and interest risks; logistical and political risks) are handled by experts whose principal task is to safeguard the profitability of each business transaction.