Managing Official Export Credits

Managing Official Export Credits
Author: John E. Ray
Publisher: Peterson Institute
Total Pages: 348
Release: 1995
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780881322071

Drawing on US and international sources Ray traces the development of international rules governing the use of official export credits and makes specific proposals for reducing their cost through enhanced international cooperation. Ray also includes basic documents dealing with export credits and aid-credit competition; these will provide an invaluable reference library for those concerned with export credit policy.

Officially Supported Export Credits

Officially Supported Export Credits
Author: Mr.Balázs Horváth
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 68
Release: 1995-12-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781557754486

This study discusses the importance of export credits, their recent growth, and the trend toward more extensive reliance by official bilateral creditors on export credits as an instrument of financial support, and raises a number of issues regarding the role and limitations of export credit financing, espeically for economies in transition.

The Handbook of Global Trade Policy

The Handbook of Global Trade Policy
Author: Andreas Klasen
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 628
Release: 2023-01-04
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1119167396

Provides a state-of-the-art overview of international trade policy research The Handbook of Global Trade Policy offers readers a comprehensive resource for the study of international trade policy, governance, and financing. This timely and authoritative work presents contributions from a team of prominent experts that assess the policy implications of recent academic research on the subject. Discussions of contemporary research in fields such as economics, international business, international relations, law, and global politics help readers develop an expansive, interdisciplinary knowledge of 21st century foreign trade. Accessible for students, yet relevant for practitioners and researchers, this book expertly guides readers through essential literature in the field while highlighting new connections between social science research and global policy-making. Authoritative chapters address new realities of the global trade environment, global governance and international institutions, multilateral trade agreements, regional trade in developing countries, value chains in the Pacific Rim, and more. Designed to provide a well-rounded survey of the subject, this book covers financing trade such as export credit arrangements in developing economies, export insurance markets, climate finance, and recent initiatives of the World Trade Organization (WTO). This state-of-the-art overview: Integrates new data and up-to-date research in the field Offers an interdisciplinary approach to examining global trade policy Introduces fundamental concepts of global trade in an understandable style Combines contemporary economic, legal, financial, and policy topics Presents a wide range of perspectives on current issues surrounding trade practices and policies The Handbook of Global Trade Policy is a valuable resource for students, professionals, academics, researchers, and policy-makers in all areas of international trade, economics, business, and finance.

Inside the World's Export Credit Agencies

Inside the World's Export Credit Agencies
Author: William Arthur Delphos
Publisher: South Western Educational Publishing
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2004
Genre: Administrative agencies
ISBN:

This book provides a brief explanation of the government agencies programmes (i.e. type of export financing, eligibility, terms, fees, etc.) and specific contact information for next step action. In addition, there are a number of case studies that provide examples of how these government programs have successfully been used.

The Arrangement on Guidelines for Officially Supported Export Credits

The Arrangement on Guidelines for Officially Supported Export Credits
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 67
Release: 1998-10-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9264189874

This is the 1998 Arrangement. This Arrangement provides the institutional framework for an orderly export credit market; it aims to prevent an export credit race in which exporting countries compete on the basis of who grants the most favourable financing terms rather than on price and quality.

Officially Supported Export Credits; Developments & Prospects, May 1990

Officially Supported Export Credits; Developments & Prospects, May 1990
Author: International Monetary Fund
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 60
Release: 1988-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 145194263X

This paper emphasizes on the policy reaction of the agencies and their authorities to countries in various stages of debt-servicing difficulties. Export credit agencies have, over the past few years, been adopting a progressively more open stance. This is true with respect to short-term cover generally and, with respect to medium-term cover, for countries that have rescheduled their debts but are implementing adjustment programs and adhering to Paris Club agreements. Despite the more open stance, the volume of new medium-term credit and cover commitments to developing countries appears to have fallen off sharply over the past two years. Although for some debtors the operative constraint is clearly on the supply of new credits and cover, this is not the general case and, indeed, agencies reported net repayments from some countries for which they were wide open for new business. A number of agencies also considered that a factor behind the decline in both investment and export credits to support that investment could be the terms on which such credits are available.

Official Supported Export Credits Developments and Prospects

Official Supported Export Credits Developments and Prospects
Author: International Monetary Fund
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 56
Release: 1990-03-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1557751390

This paper presents report on a number of countries in Asia that have made substantial use of agency credits, including the quasi-concessional financing available through mixed credit s. Through their willingness to grant comprehensive relief on a case-by-case basis, official creditors have responded flexibly to the needs of individual countries. The ability of export credit agencies to also provide substantial new financing to rescheduling countries has depended on the strategy of debt subordination achieved through fixing cutoff dates. As to the role of export credits at present, when the debt strategy’s continuing emphasis on new money flows is being supplemented by debt reduction, the debt subordination strategy followed by export credit agencies has left them well positioned to provide necessary new financing for middle-income countries pursuing strong adjustment. In heavily indebted low income countries, whose needs for project finance should most appropriately be met by concessional finance, export credit agencies continue to play an important role in supporting essential short-term credits.

Officially Supported Export Credits in a Changing World

Officially Supported Export Credits in a Changing World
Author: Mr.Mario Mansilla
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 58
Release: 2005-07-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1589064356

This paper assesses the issues of government involvement in international trade finance stemming from the recent changes in global financial markets. This study is based on discussions with representatives of export credit agencies during the period from October 2003 to May 2004. A survey of 27 agencies provided valuable insights. Financial flows facilitated by official export credit agencies are large in comparison with official development assistance and gross lending by international financial institutions to developing countries. However, the importance of officially supported trade finance has been declining relative to the rapid expansion of world trade and total capital flows to developing countries. The study highlights the key challenges facing official export credit agencies, including complementing the private sector, facilitating financing to low-income countries while helping maintain these countries’ debt sustainability, and playing a positive role in the area of trade finance in international efforts to address emerging market financial crises.

Export Credit Insurance and Guarantees

Export Credit Insurance and Guarantees
Author: Z. Salcic
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2014-04-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1137366818

The first practitioner handbook on export credit insurance and guarantees, providing manufacturers, exporters, bankers, and lawyers with a much needed resource. The book contains descriptions and analyses of almost every type of export credit insurance and guarantee used in international trade with explanations about the risks inherent in each.

Export Credits

Export Credits
Author: International Monetary Fund
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 44
Release: 1986-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1451942524

This paper discusses developments and issues concerning export credits from the perspective of the economic adjustment process of indebted developing countries. This emphasis is consistent with the principle that officially supported export credit—whether it takes the form of direct official credits or insurance and guarantees on privately funded credits—is an instrument of commercial financing for exports and not a means of aid finance. All creditor governments have a broad range of objectives in using the economic instruments at their disposal to help overcome the adjustment problems of heavily indebted countries, with which important bilateral trade relations are being maintained. In support of an expansion in world trade and notwithstanding the competitive element, export credit insurance and guarantees may have a special role in helping to catalyze private credit flows, especially since such a role coincides with the interest of private lenders to shift away from general purpose balance of payments finance to trade and project finance.