The Changing Role of Export Credit Agencies

Books, May 21, 1999

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Bibliographic details

• Published: May 21, 1999
• Series: Books
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557758019.071

Overview

• Export credit agencies play an important role in international trade and investment flows.
• Edited by Malcolm Stephens, this book provides useful background information to those whose involvement in international trade and investment brings them into contact with the services of export credit agencies.
• Publication date: May 21, 1999.

Key findings and statistics

• Exports insured or financed by the approximately 50 export credit agencies that are members of the Berne Union account for about 10 percent of their countries exports.
• The countries served by those agencies represent about 78 percent of world exports.
• The IMF estimates that in 1997 debts to Berne Union members accounted for more than 21 percent of the total indebtedness of developing countries and economies in transition.

Subjects and keywords

• Subjects: Credit, Export credits, Exports, Financial institutions, Insurance, Insurance companies, International trade, Money
• Keywords: a number of export-import bank, Africa, agency, agency advice, BOOK, Caribbean, Credit, export credit agencies money, export credit agency, export credit insurance, Export credits, exporter, Exports, Global, Insurance, Insurance companies, private sector insurer, Southeast Asia