Measuring the Impact of Trade Finance on South African Export Flows

Adrian Saville and Marcel Kohler

No 232, Working Papers from Economic Research Southern Africa

Abstract: Trade finance (or short-term credit) plays a crucial role in facilitating international trade yet is particularly vulnerable to financial crises as banks increase the pricing on all trade finance transactions to cover increased funding costs and higher credit risks. Whereas South Africa’s financial institutions largely managed to strengthen their capital positions during the global financial […]

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Date: 2011-08-01
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