Survey of Private Sector Trade Credit Developments

Date:	February 27, 2009
Electronic Access:	Full Text
Subject(s):	International trade | Developed countries | Emerging markets | Banking sector | Private sector | Credit risk | Risk management | Data analysis | Cross country analysis
Summary: In response to the dearth of information on trade finance, the Fund has undertaken a survey of major advanced country and emerging market banks. The results suggest that the cost of trade finance is rising globally, but that provision is falling in emerging markets while staying stable in advanced countries, possibly reflecting structural differences in markets.