TRADE FINANCE ROLES OF BANKS Prepared by Goodluck Nkini Manager Trade Finance CRDB Bank Limited. March 2005 Definition: Trade financing is the provision of any form of financing that enables a trading activity to take place and which may be made directly to the supplier‚ to facilitate procurement of items for immediate sale and/or for storage for future activities‚or it could be provided to the buyer‚ to enable him meet contract obligations. Importance of Trade Finance The availability
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Objectives: 1. Theories of international trade and investment 2. why do nations trade? 3. How can nations enhance competitive advantage? 4. Why and how do firms internationalize? 5. How can internationalizing firms gain and sustain competitive advantage? Theories of International Trade and Investment: Mercantillism: belief popular in 16th century - National prosperity results from maximizing exports and minimizing imports Nonmercantillism: today some argue - nation should run a trade surplus labot unions
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1. Describe how the world economy is becoming more integrated than ever before. The global economy is becoming more integrated than ever before. The world trade organization (WTO)‚ now has 153 countries involved in more than 95 percent of the world’s trade. The global economy is dominated by countries in three regions: Western Europe‚ North America‚ and Asia. Europe is economically to form he biggest market in the world. Under the Maastricht Treaty‚ which formally established the European Union
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China a Neo-Mercantilist Nation?” a) Are the claims that China is following a neo-mercantilist policy valid?” why or why not? Yes‚ the claims that China is following a neo-mercantilist policy are valid because China has been trying to maintain a trade surplus (which is the definition of neo mercantilist); placing high import tariffs on certain goods (refer to qtn 3). Besides‚ the cheap currency encourages domestic investments‚ discouraging imports and also leads to cheap capital exports. What I
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Advantages of Technology in International Trade Technology plays a major role in international trade. Databases‚ overnight delivery and faxes have opened the world market to not only larger companies but small ones too. To add to this globalization‚ companies and even competitors are combining and forming alliances to cut cost and increase the profit margin. Chrysler‚ General Motors and Ford have formed an alliance in research and development to avoid duplication. These alliances are not only
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International Trade Agreements and Organizations The Increase of Globalization Showed a dramatic increase after WW2 Why? Growth in… Communication Technology Travel Baby Boom Advantages of Globalization Outsourcing Lower prices Improved human rights Increased productivity Innovation (due to increased competition) Disadvantages of Globalization Loss of local jobs Exploitation of cheap labour Pollution Disease Unhealthy products being spread around (e.g. drugs‚ fast food)
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International Trade and Finance Speech Good morning ladies and gentlemen. We have gathered you all here today in order to share with you the current state of the U.S. macroeconomy in terms that you can use to publish articles so the general public can easily comprehend these national finance issues. Macroeconomics attempts to understand the causes and consequences of short-run fluctuations in national income (the business cycle)‚ and attempts to understand the determinants of long-run economic
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GLOBALIZATION | How affects the economy and the trade of the states? | | Globalization has changed us into a company that searches the world‚ not just to sell or to source‚ but to find intellectual capital - the world’s best talents and greatest ideas. Jack Welch Table of Contents What does globalization mean? 3 Effects of Globalization 6 How globalization affect the economy? 9 Economic Globalization. 9 Features 9 Economical Advantage 9 Reduced Child Labor 10 Transportation
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by tough economic conditions in an intense and competitive marketplace‚ the need to protect domestic production is deemed to be vital to a country’s economic success. As a result of this self-preservation causes political conflict and strains international relations. To remove the possibility of such discrimination from taking place‚ the GATT and the WTO have been put in place to insure that the 156 members adhere to the various principles within the two agreements. Articles I and III of the
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International Trade and Finance Speech What happens when there is a surplus of imports into the U S? A surplus of imports is good for consumers but bad for local business. We have to produce and manufacture in order to export. As our export trade shrinks‚ so does our workforce and economy. The surplus of imported cars for 2012 has exceeded the exportation by $152 billion. Also the shelf life of cars is 1 year. Every year at the end of the cycle the existing models are sold off at huge discounts
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