Trade Finance in Crisis : Market Adjustment or Market Failure?

As world leaders have agreed to massively support trade finance, this paper discusses the singularity of the issues related to trade finance in the context of the global economic crisis. Why should international trade finance be a particular issue of concern in the current circumstances? Are there specific market or government failures associated with trade finance that justify a special and differential treatment of the issue by policymakers? If so, what would then be the most appropriate policy instruments to address those concerns? The paper cautions against the notion of a large trade finance "gap," yet highlights the possible rationales and conditions for an effective intervention in support of trade finance.

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Main Authors: Chauffour, Jean-Pierre, Farole, Thomas
Format: Policy Research Working Paper biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 2009-07-01
Subjects:ACCESS TO BANK, ACCESS TO BANKS, ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES, ADB, AMOUNT OF CREDIT, AMOUNT OF LOAN, ASSET CLASS, AUCTION, BAILOUTS, BALANCE SHEET, BALANCE SHEETS, BANK BAILOUTS, BANK CREDIT, BANK FINANCING, BANK GUARANTEE, BANK LOANS, BANK OF ISRAEL, BANK OF KOREA, BANKING LAWS, BANKING SECTOR, BANKING SYSTEM, BANKING SYSTEMS, BASIS POINTS, BENEFICIARY, BOND, BONDS, CAPITAL ADEQUACY, CAPITAL FLOWS, CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS, CASH PAYMENTS, CENTRAL BANK, CENTRAL BANKS, CHECKS, COLLATERAL, COLLATERALIZATION, COLLECTIVE ACTION, COMMERCIAL BANK, COMMERCIAL BANKS, COMMODITY PRICES, CONTINGENT LIABILITY, COST OF CAPITAL, COUNTRY RISK, CREDIT AGENCIES, CREDIT AGENCY, CREDIT ASSESSMENT, CREDIT BUYER, CREDIT CHAINS, CREDIT GUARANTEE, CREDIT GUARANTEES, CREDIT LINE, CREDIT LINES, CREDIT MARKETS, CREDIT RISK, CREDIT SOURCE, CREDIT SPREADS, CREDIT SYSTEM, CREDIT TRANSACTIONS, CREDITWORTHINESS, CURRENCY, DEPOSIT, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPING COUNTRY, DEVELOPMENT BANK, DOMESTIC BANKING, DOMESTIC BANKS, DOMESTIC CREDIT, DOMESTIC MARKETS, ECONOMIC CRISIS, EMERGING ECONOMIES, EMERGING MARKET, EMERGING MARKETS, EQUIPMENT, EXCHANGE RATE, EXCHANGE RATES, EXPORTER, EXPORTERS, EXTENSION OF CREDIT, FACTORING, FEDERAL RESERVE, FINANCE CONSTRAINTS, FINANCIAL CRISES, FINANCIAL CRISIS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, FINANCIAL SHOCKS, FINANCIAL STUDIES, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, FINANCIAL SYSTEM, FLOOR PRICE, FOREIGN BANK, FOREIGN CURRENCY, FOREIGN CURRENCY DEBT, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES, FORMS OF CREDIT, GLOBAL TRADE, GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION, GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS, GOVERNMENT PAPER, GUARANTEE FUND, HOLDING, INCOME TAX, INFLATION, INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES, INFORMATION ASYMMETRY, INSTRUMENT, INSURANCE, INSURANCE CORPORATION, INSURANCE POLICIES, INSURANCE POLICY, INTEREST RATE, INTEREST RATES, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL BANKS, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKET, INTERNATIONAL MARKETS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS, INVESTMENT CAPITAL, INVESTMENT FINANCE, INVESTMENT FLOWS, ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK, ISSUANCE, JOINT-STOCK COMPANY, LACK OF TRANSPARENCY, LEGAL SYSTEMS, LENDERS, LENDING DECISIONS, LENDING SPREADS, LETTER OF CREDIT, LETTERS OF CREDIT, LEVEL PLAYING FIELD, LEVY, LINE OF CREDIT, LINES OF CREDIT, LIQUIDATION, LIQUIDITY, LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINT, LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS, LIQUIDITY CRISIS, LIQUIDITY POSITIONS, LOAN, LOAN AGREEMENT, LOAN GUARANTEE, LOAN PORTFOLIOS, LOCAL BANKS, LOSS OF CONFIDENCE, MACROECONOMIC VOLATILITY, MARKET BORROWINGS, MARKET CONFIDENCE, MARKET FAILURE, MARKET FAILURES, MARKET PARTICIPANTS, MARKET PRACTICES, MARKET PRICES, MARKET RISK, MARKET VALUE, MATURE MARKETS, MISSING MARKETS, MONETARY FUND, MORAL HAZARD, MORAL HAZARDS, MORAL SUASION, MORTGAGE, MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS, NONPAYMENT, OFFSHORE BANKS, OPEN ECONOMIES, PARTIAL GUARANTEE, PARTIAL RISK, PAYMENT BONDS, PERFORMANCE RISK, POLICY RESPONSES, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POLITICAL RISK, PORTFOLIO, PRIVATE BONDS, PRIVATE INVESTORS, PROBABILITY OF DEFAULT, PRODUCTIVITY, PROFIT MARGINS, PROVISION OF CREDIT, RECAPITALIZATION, RECESSION, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS, REPAYMENT, REPAYMENT HISTORY, REPOS, RESERVE BANK, RESERVE BANK OF INDIA, RESERVES, RETAINED EARNINGS, RETURN, RETURNS, RISK EVALUATION, RISK MANAGEMENT, RISK PREMIUMS, RISK PROFILE, RISK WEIGHTED ASSETS, SECONDARY MARKET, SECURITY INTEREST, SELF-FINANCE, SETTLEMENT, SHORT-TERM FINANCE, SMALL BUSINESSES, SOLVENCY, SOURCE OF CREDIT, SWAPS, SYSTEMIC RISK, T-BILLS, TAX, TRADE CREDIT, TRADE CREDITS, TRADE FINANCE, TRADE FINANCING, TRADE FLOWS, TRADE VOLUME, TRADING, TRADING SYSTEM, TRANSACTION, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORT, TREASURY, TREASURY BILLS, UNDERLYING ASSETS, VALUE OF ASSETS, WORKING CAPITAL,
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topic ACCESS TO BANK
ACCESS TO BANKS
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES
ADB
AMOUNT OF CREDIT
AMOUNT OF LOAN
ASSET CLASS
AUCTION
BAILOUTS
BALANCE SHEET
BALANCE SHEETS
BANK BAILOUTS
BANK CREDIT
BANK FINANCING
BANK GUARANTEE
BANK LOANS
BANK OF ISRAEL
BANK OF KOREA
BANKING LAWS
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKING SYSTEMS
BASIS POINTS
BENEFICIARY
BOND
BONDS
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
CASH PAYMENTS
CENTRAL BANK
CENTRAL BANKS
CHECKS
COLLATERAL
COLLATERALIZATION
COLLECTIVE ACTION
COMMERCIAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMMODITY PRICES
CONTINGENT LIABILITY
COST OF CAPITAL
COUNTRY RISK
CREDIT AGENCIES
CREDIT AGENCY
CREDIT ASSESSMENT
CREDIT BUYER
CREDIT CHAINS
CREDIT GUARANTEE
CREDIT GUARANTEES
CREDIT LINE
CREDIT LINES
CREDIT MARKETS
CREDIT RISK
CREDIT SOURCE
CREDIT SPREADS
CREDIT SYSTEM
CREDIT TRANSACTIONS
CREDITWORTHINESS
CURRENCY
DEPOSIT
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DOMESTIC BANKING
DOMESTIC BANKS
DOMESTIC CREDIT
DOMESTIC MARKETS
ECONOMIC CRISIS
EMERGING ECONOMIES
EMERGING MARKET
EMERGING MARKETS
EQUIPMENT
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPORTER
EXPORTERS
EXTENSION OF CREDIT
FACTORING
FEDERAL RESERVE
FINANCE CONSTRAINTS
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
FINANCIAL SHOCKS
FINANCIAL STUDIES
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FLOOR PRICE
FOREIGN BANK
FOREIGN CURRENCY
FOREIGN CURRENCY DEBT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES
FORMS OF CREDIT
GLOBAL TRADE
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS
GOVERNMENT PAPER
GUARANTEE FUND
HOLDING
INCOME TAX
INFLATION
INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
INFORMATION ASYMMETRY
INSTRUMENT
INSURANCE
INSURANCE CORPORATION
INSURANCE POLICIES
INSURANCE POLICY
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL BANKS
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKET
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS
INVESTMENT CAPITAL
INVESTMENT FINANCE
INVESTMENT FLOWS
ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK
ISSUANCE
JOINT-STOCK COMPANY
LACK OF TRANSPARENCY
LEGAL SYSTEMS
LENDERS
LENDING DECISIONS
LENDING SPREADS
LETTER OF CREDIT
LETTERS OF CREDIT
LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
LEVY
LINE OF CREDIT
LINES OF CREDIT
LIQUIDATION
LIQUIDITY
LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINT
LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS
LIQUIDITY CRISIS
LIQUIDITY POSITIONS
LOAN
LOAN AGREEMENT
LOAN GUARANTEE
LOAN PORTFOLIOS
LOCAL BANKS
LOSS OF CONFIDENCE
MACROECONOMIC VOLATILITY
MARKET BORROWINGS
MARKET CONFIDENCE
MARKET FAILURE
MARKET FAILURES
MARKET PARTICIPANTS
MARKET PRACTICES
MARKET PRICES
MARKET RISK
MARKET VALUE
MATURE MARKETS
MISSING MARKETS
MONETARY FUND
MORAL HAZARD
MORAL HAZARDS
MORAL SUASION
MORTGAGE
MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS
NONPAYMENT
OFFSHORE BANKS
OPEN ECONOMIES
PARTIAL GUARANTEE
PARTIAL RISK
PAYMENT BONDS
PERFORMANCE RISK
POLICY RESPONSES
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL RISK
PORTFOLIO
PRIVATE BONDS
PRIVATE INVESTORS
PROBABILITY OF DEFAULT
PRODUCTIVITY
PROFIT MARGINS
PROVISION OF CREDIT
RECAPITALIZATION
RECESSION
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS
REPAYMENT
REPAYMENT HISTORY
REPOS
RESERVE BANK
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
RESERVES
RETAINED EARNINGS
RETURN
RETURNS
RISK EVALUATION
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK PREMIUMS
RISK PROFILE
RISK WEIGHTED ASSETS
SECONDARY MARKET
SECURITY INTEREST
SELF-FINANCE
SETTLEMENT
SHORT-TERM FINANCE
SMALL BUSINESSES
SOLVENCY
SOURCE OF CREDIT
SWAPS
SYSTEMIC RISK
T-BILLS
TAX
TRADE CREDIT
TRADE CREDITS
TRADE FINANCE
TRADE FINANCING
TRADE FLOWS
TRADE VOLUME
TRADING
TRADING SYSTEM
TRANSACTION
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT
TREASURY
TREASURY BILLS
UNDERLYING ASSETS
VALUE OF ASSETS
WORKING CAPITAL
ACCESS TO BANK
ACCESS TO BANKS
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES
ADB
AMOUNT OF CREDIT
AMOUNT OF LOAN
ASSET CLASS
AUCTION
BAILOUTS
BALANCE SHEET
BALANCE SHEETS
BANK BAILOUTS
BANK CREDIT
BANK FINANCING
BANK GUARANTEE
BANK LOANS
BANK OF ISRAEL
BANK OF KOREA
BANKING LAWS
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKING SYSTEMS
BASIS POINTS
BENEFICIARY
BOND
BONDS
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
CASH PAYMENTS
CENTRAL BANK
CENTRAL BANKS
CHECKS
COLLATERAL
COLLATERALIZATION
COLLECTIVE ACTION
COMMERCIAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMMODITY PRICES
CONTINGENT LIABILITY
COST OF CAPITAL
COUNTRY RISK
CREDIT AGENCIES
CREDIT AGENCY
CREDIT ASSESSMENT
CREDIT BUYER
CREDIT CHAINS
CREDIT GUARANTEE
CREDIT GUARANTEES
CREDIT LINE
CREDIT LINES
CREDIT MARKETS
CREDIT RISK
CREDIT SOURCE
CREDIT SPREADS
CREDIT SYSTEM
CREDIT TRANSACTIONS
CREDITWORTHINESS
CURRENCY
DEPOSIT
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DOMESTIC BANKING
DOMESTIC BANKS
DOMESTIC CREDIT
DOMESTIC MARKETS
ECONOMIC CRISIS
EMERGING ECONOMIES
EMERGING MARKET
EMERGING MARKETS
EQUIPMENT
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPORTER
EXPORTERS
EXTENSION OF CREDIT
FACTORING
FEDERAL RESERVE
FINANCE CONSTRAINTS
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
FINANCIAL SHOCKS
FINANCIAL STUDIES
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FLOOR PRICE
FOREIGN BANK
FOREIGN CURRENCY
FOREIGN CURRENCY DEBT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES
FORMS OF CREDIT
GLOBAL TRADE
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS
GOVERNMENT PAPER
GUARANTEE FUND
HOLDING
INCOME TAX
INFLATION
INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
INFORMATION ASYMMETRY
INSTRUMENT
INSURANCE
INSURANCE CORPORATION
INSURANCE POLICIES
INSURANCE POLICY
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL BANKS
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKET
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS
INVESTMENT CAPITAL
INVESTMENT FINANCE
INVESTMENT FLOWS
ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK
ISSUANCE
JOINT-STOCK COMPANY
LACK OF TRANSPARENCY
LEGAL SYSTEMS
LENDERS
LENDING DECISIONS
LENDING SPREADS
LETTER OF CREDIT
LETTERS OF CREDIT
LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
LEVY
LINE OF CREDIT
LINES OF CREDIT
LIQUIDATION
LIQUIDITY
LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINT
LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS
LIQUIDITY CRISIS
LIQUIDITY POSITIONS
LOAN
LOAN AGREEMENT
LOAN GUARANTEE
LOAN PORTFOLIOS
LOCAL BANKS
LOSS OF CONFIDENCE
MACROECONOMIC VOLATILITY
MARKET BORROWINGS
MARKET CONFIDENCE
MARKET FAILURE
MARKET FAILURES
MARKET PARTICIPANTS
MARKET PRACTICES
MARKET PRICES
MARKET RISK
MARKET VALUE
MATURE MARKETS
MISSING MARKETS
MONETARY FUND
MORAL HAZARD
MORAL HAZARDS
MORAL SUASION
MORTGAGE
MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS
NONPAYMENT
OFFSHORE BANKS
OPEN ECONOMIES
PARTIAL GUARANTEE
PARTIAL RISK
PAYMENT BONDS
PERFORMANCE RISK
POLICY RESPONSES
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL RISK
PORTFOLIO
PRIVATE BONDS
PRIVATE INVESTORS
PROBABILITY OF DEFAULT
PRODUCTIVITY
PROFIT MARGINS
PROVISION OF CREDIT
RECAPITALIZATION
RECESSION
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS
REPAYMENT
REPAYMENT HISTORY
REPOS
RESERVE BANK
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
RESERVES
RETAINED EARNINGS
RETURN
RETURNS
RISK EVALUATION
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK PREMIUMS
RISK PROFILE
RISK WEIGHTED ASSETS
SECONDARY MARKET
SECURITY INTEREST
SELF-FINANCE
SETTLEMENT
SHORT-TERM FINANCE
SMALL BUSINESSES
SOLVENCY
SOURCE OF CREDIT
SWAPS
SYSTEMIC RISK
T-BILLS
TAX
TRADE CREDIT
TRADE CREDITS
TRADE FINANCE
TRADE FINANCING
TRADE FLOWS
TRADE VOLUME
TRADING
TRADING SYSTEM
TRANSACTION
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT
TREASURY
TREASURY BILLS
UNDERLYING ASSETS
VALUE OF ASSETS
WORKING CAPITAL
spellingShingle ACCESS TO BANK
ACCESS TO BANKS
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES
ADB
AMOUNT OF CREDIT
AMOUNT OF LOAN
ASSET CLASS
AUCTION
BAILOUTS
BALANCE SHEET
BALANCE SHEETS
BANK BAILOUTS
BANK CREDIT
BANK FINANCING
BANK GUARANTEE
BANK LOANS
BANK OF ISRAEL
BANK OF KOREA
BANKING LAWS
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKING SYSTEMS
BASIS POINTS
BENEFICIARY
BOND
BONDS
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
CASH PAYMENTS
CENTRAL BANK
CENTRAL BANKS
CHECKS
COLLATERAL
COLLATERALIZATION
COLLECTIVE ACTION
COMMERCIAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMMODITY PRICES
CONTINGENT LIABILITY
COST OF CAPITAL
COUNTRY RISK
CREDIT AGENCIES
CREDIT AGENCY
CREDIT ASSESSMENT
CREDIT BUYER
CREDIT CHAINS
CREDIT GUARANTEE
CREDIT GUARANTEES
CREDIT LINE
CREDIT LINES
CREDIT MARKETS
CREDIT RISK
CREDIT SOURCE
CREDIT SPREADS
CREDIT SYSTEM
CREDIT TRANSACTIONS
CREDITWORTHINESS
CURRENCY
DEPOSIT
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DOMESTIC BANKING
DOMESTIC BANKS
DOMESTIC CREDIT
DOMESTIC MARKETS
ECONOMIC CRISIS
EMERGING ECONOMIES
EMERGING MARKET
EMERGING MARKETS
EQUIPMENT
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPORTER
EXPORTERS
EXTENSION OF CREDIT
FACTORING
FEDERAL RESERVE
FINANCE CONSTRAINTS
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
FINANCIAL SHOCKS
FINANCIAL STUDIES
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FLOOR PRICE
FOREIGN BANK
FOREIGN CURRENCY
FOREIGN CURRENCY DEBT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES
FORMS OF CREDIT
GLOBAL TRADE
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS
GOVERNMENT PAPER
GUARANTEE FUND
HOLDING
INCOME TAX
INFLATION
INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
INFORMATION ASYMMETRY
INSTRUMENT
INSURANCE
INSURANCE CORPORATION
INSURANCE POLICIES
INSURANCE POLICY
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL BANKS
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKET
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS
INVESTMENT CAPITAL
INVESTMENT FINANCE
INVESTMENT FLOWS
ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK
ISSUANCE
JOINT-STOCK COMPANY
LACK OF TRANSPARENCY
LEGAL SYSTEMS
LENDERS
LENDING DECISIONS
LENDING SPREADS
LETTER OF CREDIT
LETTERS OF CREDIT
LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
LEVY
LINE OF CREDIT
LINES OF CREDIT
LIQUIDATION
LIQUIDITY
LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINT
LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS
LIQUIDITY CRISIS
LIQUIDITY POSITIONS
LOAN
LOAN AGREEMENT
LOAN GUARANTEE
LOAN PORTFOLIOS
LOCAL BANKS
LOSS OF CONFIDENCE
MACROECONOMIC VOLATILITY
MARKET BORROWINGS
MARKET CONFIDENCE
MARKET FAILURE
MARKET FAILURES
MARKET PARTICIPANTS
MARKET PRACTICES
MARKET PRICES
MARKET RISK
MARKET VALUE
MATURE MARKETS
MISSING MARKETS
MONETARY FUND
MORAL HAZARD
MORAL HAZARDS
MORAL SUASION
MORTGAGE
MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS
NONPAYMENT
OFFSHORE BANKS
OPEN ECONOMIES
PARTIAL GUARANTEE
PARTIAL RISK
PAYMENT BONDS
PERFORMANCE RISK
POLICY RESPONSES
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL RISK
PORTFOLIO
PRIVATE BONDS
PRIVATE INVESTORS
PROBABILITY OF DEFAULT
PRODUCTIVITY
PROFIT MARGINS
PROVISION OF CREDIT
RECAPITALIZATION
RECESSION
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS
REPAYMENT
REPAYMENT HISTORY
REPOS
RESERVE BANK
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
RESERVES
RETAINED EARNINGS
RETURN
RETURNS
RISK EVALUATION
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK PREMIUMS
RISK PROFILE
RISK WEIGHTED ASSETS
SECONDARY MARKET
SECURITY INTEREST
SELF-FINANCE
SETTLEMENT
SHORT-TERM FINANCE
SMALL BUSINESSES
SOLVENCY
SOURCE OF CREDIT
SWAPS
SYSTEMIC RISK
T-BILLS
TAX
TRADE CREDIT
TRADE CREDITS
TRADE FINANCE
TRADE FINANCING
TRADE FLOWS
TRADE VOLUME
TRADING
TRADING SYSTEM
TRANSACTION
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT
TREASURY
TREASURY BILLS
UNDERLYING ASSETS
VALUE OF ASSETS
WORKING CAPITAL
ACCESS TO BANK
ACCESS TO BANKS
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES
ADB
AMOUNT OF CREDIT
AMOUNT OF LOAN
ASSET CLASS
AUCTION
BAILOUTS
BALANCE SHEET
BALANCE SHEETS
BANK BAILOUTS
BANK CREDIT
BANK FINANCING
BANK GUARANTEE
BANK LOANS
BANK OF ISRAEL
BANK OF KOREA
BANKING LAWS
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKING SYSTEMS
BASIS POINTS
BENEFICIARY
BOND
BONDS
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
CASH PAYMENTS
CENTRAL BANK
CENTRAL BANKS
CHECKS
COLLATERAL
COLLATERALIZATION
COLLECTIVE ACTION
COMMERCIAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMMODITY PRICES
CONTINGENT LIABILITY
COST OF CAPITAL
COUNTRY RISK
CREDIT AGENCIES
CREDIT AGENCY
CREDIT ASSESSMENT
CREDIT BUYER
CREDIT CHAINS
CREDIT GUARANTEE
CREDIT GUARANTEES
CREDIT LINE
CREDIT LINES
CREDIT MARKETS
CREDIT RISK
CREDIT SOURCE
CREDIT SPREADS
CREDIT SYSTEM
CREDIT TRANSACTIONS
CREDITWORTHINESS
CURRENCY
DEPOSIT
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DOMESTIC BANKING
DOMESTIC BANKS
DOMESTIC CREDIT
DOMESTIC MARKETS
ECONOMIC CRISIS
EMERGING ECONOMIES
EMERGING MARKET
EMERGING MARKETS
EQUIPMENT
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPORTER
EXPORTERS
EXTENSION OF CREDIT
FACTORING
FEDERAL RESERVE
FINANCE CONSTRAINTS
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
FINANCIAL SHOCKS
FINANCIAL STUDIES
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FLOOR PRICE
FOREIGN BANK
FOREIGN CURRENCY
FOREIGN CURRENCY DEBT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES
FORMS OF CREDIT
GLOBAL TRADE
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS
GOVERNMENT PAPER
GUARANTEE FUND
HOLDING
INCOME TAX
INFLATION
INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
INFORMATION ASYMMETRY
INSTRUMENT
INSURANCE
INSURANCE CORPORATION
INSURANCE POLICIES
INSURANCE POLICY
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL BANKS
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKET
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS
INVESTMENT CAPITAL
INVESTMENT FINANCE
INVESTMENT FLOWS
ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK
ISSUANCE
JOINT-STOCK COMPANY
LACK OF TRANSPARENCY
LEGAL SYSTEMS
LENDERS
LENDING DECISIONS
LENDING SPREADS
LETTER OF CREDIT
LETTERS OF CREDIT
LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
LEVY
LINE OF CREDIT
LINES OF CREDIT
LIQUIDATION
LIQUIDITY
LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINT
LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS
LIQUIDITY CRISIS
LIQUIDITY POSITIONS
LOAN
LOAN AGREEMENT
LOAN GUARANTEE
LOAN PORTFOLIOS
LOCAL BANKS
LOSS OF CONFIDENCE
MACROECONOMIC VOLATILITY
MARKET BORROWINGS
MARKET CONFIDENCE
MARKET FAILURE
MARKET FAILURES
MARKET PARTICIPANTS
MARKET PRACTICES
MARKET PRICES
MARKET RISK
MARKET VALUE
MATURE MARKETS
MISSING MARKETS
MONETARY FUND
MORAL HAZARD
MORAL HAZARDS
MORAL SUASION
MORTGAGE
MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS
NONPAYMENT
OFFSHORE BANKS
OPEN ECONOMIES
PARTIAL GUARANTEE
PARTIAL RISK
PAYMENT BONDS
PERFORMANCE RISK
POLICY RESPONSES
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL RISK
PORTFOLIO
PRIVATE BONDS
PRIVATE INVESTORS
PROBABILITY OF DEFAULT
PRODUCTIVITY
PROFIT MARGINS
PROVISION OF CREDIT
RECAPITALIZATION
RECESSION
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS
REPAYMENT
REPAYMENT HISTORY
REPOS
RESERVE BANK
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
RESERVES
RETAINED EARNINGS
RETURN
RETURNS
RISK EVALUATION
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK PREMIUMS
RISK PROFILE
RISK WEIGHTED ASSETS
SECONDARY MARKET
SECURITY INTEREST
SELF-FINANCE
SETTLEMENT
SHORT-TERM FINANCE
SMALL BUSINESSES
SOLVENCY
SOURCE OF CREDIT
SWAPS
SYSTEMIC RISK
T-BILLS
TAX
TRADE CREDIT
TRADE CREDITS
TRADE FINANCE
TRADE FINANCING
TRADE FLOWS
TRADE VOLUME
TRADING
TRADING SYSTEM
TRANSACTION
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT
TREASURY
TREASURY BILLS
UNDERLYING ASSETS
VALUE OF ASSETS
WORKING CAPITAL
Chauffour, Jean-Pierre
Farole, Thomas
Trade Finance in Crisis : Market Adjustment or Market Failure?
description As world leaders have agreed to massively support trade finance, this paper discusses the singularity of the issues related to trade finance in the context of the global economic crisis. Why should international trade finance be a particular issue of concern in the current circumstances? Are there specific market or government failures associated with trade finance that justify a special and differential treatment of the issue by policymakers? If so, what would then be the most appropriate policy instruments to address those concerns? The paper cautions against the notion of a large trade finance "gap," yet highlights the possible rationales and conditions for an effective intervention in support of trade finance.
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topic_facet ACCESS TO BANK
ACCESS TO BANKS
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES
ADB
AMOUNT OF CREDIT
AMOUNT OF LOAN
ASSET CLASS
AUCTION
BAILOUTS
BALANCE SHEET
BALANCE SHEETS
BANK BAILOUTS
BANK CREDIT
BANK FINANCING
BANK GUARANTEE
BANK LOANS
BANK OF ISRAEL
BANK OF KOREA
BANKING LAWS
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKING SYSTEMS
BASIS POINTS
BENEFICIARY
BOND
BONDS
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
CASH PAYMENTS
CENTRAL BANK
CENTRAL BANKS
CHECKS
COLLATERAL
COLLATERALIZATION
COLLECTIVE ACTION
COMMERCIAL BANK
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMMODITY PRICES
CONTINGENT LIABILITY
COST OF CAPITAL
COUNTRY RISK
CREDIT AGENCIES
CREDIT AGENCY
CREDIT ASSESSMENT
CREDIT BUYER
CREDIT CHAINS
CREDIT GUARANTEE
CREDIT GUARANTEES
CREDIT LINE
CREDIT LINES
CREDIT MARKETS
CREDIT RISK
CREDIT SOURCE
CREDIT SPREADS
CREDIT SYSTEM
CREDIT TRANSACTIONS
CREDITWORTHINESS
CURRENCY
DEPOSIT
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DOMESTIC BANKING
DOMESTIC BANKS
DOMESTIC CREDIT
DOMESTIC MARKETS
ECONOMIC CRISIS
EMERGING ECONOMIES
EMERGING MARKET
EMERGING MARKETS
EQUIPMENT
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPORTER
EXPORTERS
EXTENSION OF CREDIT
FACTORING
FEDERAL RESERVE
FINANCE CONSTRAINTS
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
FINANCIAL SHOCKS
FINANCIAL STUDIES
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FLOOR PRICE
FOREIGN BANK
FOREIGN CURRENCY
FOREIGN CURRENCY DEBT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES
FORMS OF CREDIT
GLOBAL TRADE
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS
GOVERNMENT PAPER
GUARANTEE FUND
HOLDING
INCOME TAX
INFLATION
INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
INFORMATION ASYMMETRY
INSTRUMENT
INSURANCE
INSURANCE CORPORATION
INSURANCE POLICIES
INSURANCE POLICY
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL BANKS
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKET
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS
INVESTMENT CAPITAL
INVESTMENT FINANCE
INVESTMENT FLOWS
ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK
ISSUANCE
JOINT-STOCK COMPANY
LACK OF TRANSPARENCY
LEGAL SYSTEMS
LENDERS
LENDING DECISIONS
LENDING SPREADS
LETTER OF CREDIT
LETTERS OF CREDIT
LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
LEVY
LINE OF CREDIT
LINES OF CREDIT
LIQUIDATION
LIQUIDITY
LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINT
LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS
LIQUIDITY CRISIS
LIQUIDITY POSITIONS
LOAN
LOAN AGREEMENT
LOAN GUARANTEE
LOAN PORTFOLIOS
LOCAL BANKS
LOSS OF CONFIDENCE
MACROECONOMIC VOLATILITY
MARKET BORROWINGS
MARKET CONFIDENCE
MARKET FAILURE
MARKET FAILURES
MARKET PARTICIPANTS
MARKET PRACTICES
MARKET PRICES
MARKET RISK
MARKET VALUE
MATURE MARKETS
MISSING MARKETS
MONETARY FUND
MORAL HAZARD
MORAL HAZARDS
MORAL SUASION
MORTGAGE
MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS
NONPAYMENT
OFFSHORE BANKS
OPEN ECONOMIES
PARTIAL GUARANTEE
PARTIAL RISK
PAYMENT BONDS
PERFORMANCE RISK
POLICY RESPONSES
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL RISK
PORTFOLIO
PRIVATE BONDS
PRIVATE INVESTORS
PROBABILITY OF DEFAULT
PRODUCTIVITY
PROFIT MARGINS
PROVISION OF CREDIT
RECAPITALIZATION
RECESSION
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS
REPAYMENT
REPAYMENT HISTORY
REPOS
RESERVE BANK
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
RESERVES
RETAINED EARNINGS
RETURN
RETURNS
RISK EVALUATION
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK PREMIUMS
RISK PROFILE
RISK WEIGHTED ASSETS
SECONDARY MARKET
SECURITY INTEREST
SELF-FINANCE
SETTLEMENT
SHORT-TERM FINANCE
SMALL BUSINESSES
SOLVENCY
SOURCE OF CREDIT
SWAPS
SYSTEMIC RISK
T-BILLS
TAX
TRADE CREDIT
TRADE CREDITS
TRADE FINANCE
TRADE FINANCING
TRADE FLOWS
TRADE VOLUME
TRADING
TRADING SYSTEM
TRANSACTION
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT
TREASURY
TREASURY BILLS
UNDERLYING ASSETS
VALUE OF ASSETS
WORKING CAPITAL
author Chauffour, Jean-Pierre
Farole, Thomas
author_facet Chauffour, Jean-Pierre
Farole, Thomas
author_sort Chauffour, Jean-Pierre
title Trade Finance in Crisis : Market Adjustment or Market Failure?
title_short Trade Finance in Crisis : Market Adjustment or Market Failure?
title_full Trade Finance in Crisis : Market Adjustment or Market Failure?
title_fullStr Trade Finance in Crisis : Market Adjustment or Market Failure?
title_full_unstemmed Trade Finance in Crisis : Market Adjustment or Market Failure?
title_sort trade finance in crisis : market adjustment or market failure?
publishDate 2009-07-01
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spelling dig-okr-1098641952021-04-23T14:02:16Z Trade Finance in Crisis : Market Adjustment or Market Failure? Chauffour, Jean-Pierre Farole, Thomas ACCESS TO BANK ACCESS TO BANKS ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES ADB AMOUNT OF CREDIT AMOUNT OF LOAN ASSET CLASS AUCTION BAILOUTS BALANCE SHEET BALANCE SHEETS BANK BAILOUTS BANK CREDIT BANK FINANCING BANK GUARANTEE BANK LOANS BANK OF ISRAEL BANK OF KOREA BANKING LAWS BANKING SECTOR BANKING SYSTEM BANKING SYSTEMS BASIS POINTS BENEFICIARY BOND BONDS CAPITAL ADEQUACY CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS CASH PAYMENTS CENTRAL BANK CENTRAL BANKS CHECKS COLLATERAL COLLATERALIZATION COLLECTIVE ACTION COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMODITY PRICES CONTINGENT LIABILITY COST OF CAPITAL COUNTRY RISK CREDIT AGENCIES CREDIT AGENCY CREDIT ASSESSMENT CREDIT BUYER CREDIT CHAINS CREDIT GUARANTEE CREDIT GUARANTEES CREDIT LINE CREDIT LINES CREDIT MARKETS CREDIT RISK CREDIT SOURCE CREDIT SPREADS CREDIT SYSTEM CREDIT TRANSACTIONS CREDITWORTHINESS CURRENCY DEPOSIT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT BANK DOMESTIC BANKING DOMESTIC BANKS DOMESTIC CREDIT DOMESTIC MARKETS ECONOMIC CRISIS EMERGING ECONOMIES EMERGING MARKET EMERGING MARKETS EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXPORTER EXPORTERS EXTENSION OF CREDIT FACTORING FEDERAL RESERVE FINANCE CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL SHOCKS FINANCIAL STUDIES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL SYSTEM FLOOR PRICE FOREIGN BANK FOREIGN CURRENCY FOREIGN CURRENCY DEBT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES FORMS OF CREDIT GLOBAL TRADE GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS GOVERNMENT PAPER GUARANTEE FUND HOLDING INCOME TAX INFLATION INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES INFORMATION ASYMMETRY INSTRUMENT INSURANCE INSURANCE CORPORATION INSURANCE POLICIES INSURANCE POLICY INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL BANKS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS INVESTMENT CAPITAL INVESTMENT FINANCE INVESTMENT FLOWS ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK ISSUANCE JOINT-STOCK COMPANY LACK OF TRANSPARENCY LEGAL SYSTEMS LENDERS LENDING DECISIONS LENDING SPREADS LETTER OF CREDIT LETTERS OF CREDIT LEVEL PLAYING FIELD LEVY LINE OF CREDIT LINES OF CREDIT LIQUIDATION LIQUIDITY LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINT LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS LIQUIDITY CRISIS LIQUIDITY POSITIONS LOAN LOAN AGREEMENT LOAN GUARANTEE LOAN PORTFOLIOS LOCAL BANKS LOSS OF CONFIDENCE MACROECONOMIC VOLATILITY MARKET BORROWINGS MARKET CONFIDENCE MARKET FAILURE MARKET FAILURES MARKET PARTICIPANTS MARKET PRACTICES MARKET PRICES MARKET RISK MARKET VALUE MATURE MARKETS MISSING MARKETS MONETARY FUND MORAL HAZARD MORAL HAZARDS MORAL SUASION MORTGAGE MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS NONPAYMENT OFFSHORE BANKS OPEN ECONOMIES PARTIAL GUARANTEE PARTIAL RISK PAYMENT BONDS PERFORMANCE RISK POLICY RESPONSES POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL RISK PORTFOLIO PRIVATE BONDS PRIVATE INVESTORS PROBABILITY OF DEFAULT PRODUCTIVITY PROFIT MARGINS PROVISION OF CREDIT RECAPITALIZATION RECESSION REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS REPAYMENT REPAYMENT HISTORY REPOS RESERVE BANK RESERVE BANK OF INDIA RESERVES RETAINED EARNINGS RETURN RETURNS RISK EVALUATION RISK MANAGEMENT RISK PREMIUMS RISK PROFILE RISK WEIGHTED ASSETS SECONDARY MARKET SECURITY INTEREST SELF-FINANCE SETTLEMENT SHORT-TERM FINANCE SMALL BUSINESSES SOLVENCY SOURCE OF CREDIT SWAPS SYSTEMIC RISK T-BILLS TAX TRADE CREDIT TRADE CREDITS TRADE FINANCE TRADE FINANCING TRADE FLOWS TRADE VOLUME TRADING TRADING SYSTEM TRANSACTION TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TREASURY TREASURY BILLS UNDERLYING ASSETS VALUE OF ASSETS WORKING CAPITAL As world leaders have agreed to massively support trade finance, this paper discusses the singularity of the issues related to trade finance in the context of the global economic crisis. Why should international trade finance be a particular issue of concern in the current circumstances? Are there specific market or government failures associated with trade finance that justify a special and differential treatment of the issue by policymakers? If so, what would then be the most appropriate policy instruments to address those concerns? The paper cautions against the notion of a large trade finance "gap," yet highlights the possible rationales and conditions for an effective intervention in support of trade finance. 2012-03-19T19:11:37Z 2012-03-19T19:11:37Z 2009-07-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090720085356 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4195 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5003 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper The World Region The World Region