This newly revised and updated Fourth Edition includes the latest techniques and vehicles for financing all types of export and import operations. Here is the latest information on emerging markets, new hedging techniques, particular areas of risk for import and export, recent regulations governing documentary credit, and new financing rules. Export-Import Financing covers a wide range of topics, from foreign trade definitions, bank guarantees, and risk management, to shipping and collection, and the latest legislation.

Export-Import Financing, Fourth Edition, contains invaluable information on banking deregulation, international bank custody operations, bank involvement in insurance, changes in the maritime industry, and much more. Written and organized for maximum clarity and accessibility, this comprehensive volume includes:

• The roles of commercial banks, private institutions, and governments in export-import financing, and how they interact
• How transactions are executed, including the role of foreign exchange and techniques for hedging
• The tools, techniques, and vehicles for financing all types of international trade, from letters of credit to bankers' acceptances

Like its distinguished predecessors, Export-Import Financing, Fourth Edition, has been designed for practical use. Numerous samples of the various instruments and forms used in daily financial and banking operations are included, from sales contracts to six different types of credit and risk analysis. This indispensable volume has the detailed information you need to stay abreast of the latest developments in the changing world of international commerce.

Packed with invaluable information on how transactions are executed, the effects of recent legislation, and new financing techniques, Export-Import Financing, Fourth Edition, is certain to remain the "bible" for international traders, U.S. and foreign bankers, and students of foreign commerce. The book thoroughly covers every aspect of export-import financing including banking deregulation, international bank custody operations, bank involvement in insurance, and changes in the maritime industry. Easy to use and clearly written, this indispensable volume contains all the information you'll need to keep pace with the ever-changing nature of the world of international finance

The latest techniques and vehicles for financing all types of export and import operations at every stage of the process-from obtaining credit for trade in emerging markets to how transactions are executed

• Coverage of new hedging techniques, new areas of import-export risk, recent regulations governing documentary credit, and new financing rules
• A completely new section entitled "Documentary Letter of Credit Examination Procedures"
• The latest risks of collection services and the risks involved with Red Clause Credits
• Specifications for the new ECU currency basket and recent currency fluctuations permitted by the EMS
• Air cargo updates, revised foreign trade definitions, updated coverage of bank guarantees for advanced payments and risk management, and an analysis of the effects of the loosening of the McFadden Act