IMF Working Papers

Export Credit Agencies, Trade Finance and South East Asia

By Malcolm Stephens

December 1, 1998

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Malcolm Stephens. Export Credit Agencies, Trade Finance and South East Asia, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1998) accessed December 26, 2024
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This paper looks at the causes of the reduction in trade finance in South East Asian countries post-1997, with a particular focus on the role of export credit agencies. It concludes that while such agencies did not cause or prolong the problem, they did not contribute significantly to a solution. The paper also suggests some implications from events in South East Asia for both traditional debt-relief mechanisms and for the architecture of the international financial system.

Subject: Banking, Credit, Exchange rates, Export credits, Exports, Financial institutions, Foreign exchange, International trade, Money, Multilateral development institutions, Trade finance

Keywords: Bank supervisor, Capital market, Credit, East Asia, Exchange rate, Exchange rates, Export credit agencies, Export credits, Exporters in South East Asia, Foreign currency, Local bank, Multilateral development institutions, Private sector, Providing working capital, Short-term debt, South Asia, South East Asian countries, Trade credit, Trade credit facilities, Trade finance, Trade finance equivalent, Trade insurer, Trade line, Type export, Working capital facilities, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    53

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 1998/175

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA1751998

  • ISBN:

    9781451976403

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941