International trade finance practices

Pol Antràs, C Fritz Foley, 29 July 2011

International trade flat-lined in the immediate aftermath of the global crisis, and many practitioners suggested that trade finance played an important role. Yet research has lagged behind policymaking, largely due to a lack of data detailing the financing of international transactions. This columns explores a US poultry exporter's trade-finance practices to pluck out some policy recommendations.

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During the recent economic crisis, several practitioners claimed that financial constraints contributed to the large decline in global trade flows relative to gross domestic product. Some evidence collected in a survey conducted by the International Chamber of Commerce and in a survey conducted by the IMF and the Banker’s Association for Finance and Trade supported their claims.

Topics: International trade
Tags: great trade collapse, poultry, Trade finance

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