NORTHSTAR Trade Finance Inc. was created to support Canadian exporters by offering financing to credit worthy buyers of eligible Canadian goods and services.

NORTHSTAR Trade Finance Inc. brings together the export strengths of the government of Canada through Export Development Canada (EDC) and Western Economic Diversification, the provincial government of British Columbia, and the private sector through BMO Bank of Montreal, the Royal Bank of Canada, HSBC Bank Canada,and National Bank of Canada.

Trade Team Vietnam is pleased to welcome NORTHSTAR Trade Finance. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, NORTHSTAR recently signed a partnership agreement with the Vietnam Business Development Bank offering new financing options to companies involved in bilateral trade between Canada and Vietnam.

In this photo, President and founding director of NORTHSTAR, Mr. Scott Shepherd signs the partnership agreement with Mr. Nguyen Quang Dung, of Vietnam Development Bank, February 26, 2009.

NORTHSTAR Trade Finance brings together the export strengths of the Canadian Federal Government through the Export Development Corporation (EDC), Western Economic Diversification, the Provincial Government of British Columbia, as well as the Canadian private sector through the Bank of Montreal, Royal Bank of Canada, HSBC Bank Canada, and the National Bank of Canada.

For more information, please visit www.northstar.ca, or contact: pnguyen@nstfglobal.com .For more information on this historic business relationship, please see: