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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455768103321

Autore

Gianturco Delio E. <1940->

Titolo

Export credit agencies [[electronic resource] ] : the unsung giants of international trade and finance / / Delio E. Gianturco

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Quorum Books, 2001

ISBN

1-280-86886-4

9786610868865

0-313-00069-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (207 p.)

Disciplina

332.7/42

Soggetti

Export credit

International trade

International finance

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p.[189]-191) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Unsung Giants; 2 Myths and Truths; 3 Common Features; 4 Programs; 5 Rationales; 6 History of ECAs; 7 International Competitiveness; 8 International Co operation; 9 Types of Organization; 10 Industrial Countries; 11 Developing Countries; 12 Transition Countries; 13 Regional ECAs; 14 Setting Up ECAs; 15 Legal Context; 16 Capitalization and Reinsurance; 17 Organization and Administration; 18 Problem Loans Claims and Collections; 19 Results of Operations; 20 Political Risk Evaluation; 21 Commercial Risk Evaluation; 22 Premiums and Reserves

23 Investment Insurance24 The Future for ECAs; Appendix A: World's Export Credit, Guarantee, and Insurance Agencies; Appendix B: Arrangement on Guidelines for Officially; Appendix C: Fact Sheet-Proposed OECD Premium Agreement; Appendix D Glossary of Technical Terms; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Export credit agencies are specialized financial institutions that cover 1 trillion of exports each year. Their contribution to their nations' growth is significant. This book reveals and explains their history, role, functions and the controversies surrounding them.