Trade finance, particularly in the form of short-term letters of credit has received favourable capital treatment new … created leverage ratio for trade. This paper offers a relatively simple model approach showing the conditions under which the … ratio on trade instruments seems to support the analytical framework developed in this paper …

institutions, regional development banks, export credit agencies, to mobilize sufficient flows of trade finance to off-set some of … the past two years. Given that 80 to 90% of trade transactions involve some form of credit, insurance or guarantee, one … can reasonably say that supply-side driven shortages of trade finance have a potential to inflict further damages to …

Developments in trade finance in 2020 were largely driven by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Twelve years after … the great financial crisis of 2008-09, the issue of trade finance reemerged as a matter of urgency. While the current … difficulties in accessing trade credit. This is occurring notably in countries – particularly developing countries – in which …

Trade finance has received special attention during the financial crisis as one of the potential culprits for the great … trade collapse. Several researchers have used micro level data to establish the link between trade finance and trade …, especially so during the financial crisis, and have found diverting results. This paper analyses the effect of trade credit on …

The paper reviews a number of issues related to the use of currencies in international trade, more than one decade … in off-shore markets. Trade is an important factor in establishing a currency as an international currency, notably by … currency use for international trade and foreign direct investment transactions can even be helpful in achieving the …

institutions, regional development banks, export credit agencies, to mobilize sufficient flows of trade finance to off-set some of … the past two years. Given that 80 to 90% of trade transactions involve some form of credit, insurance or guarantee, one … can reasonably say that supply-side driven shortages of trade finance have a potential to inflict further damages to …