ABSTRACT

This title was first published in 2001. This volume covers all aspects of export credit management as well as the management of overseas subsidiary companies' credit operations through a series of inter-linked chapters written by 25 experts in the international field. This third edition has been completely revised and, in substantial parts, re-written to reflect the development and availability of the modern tools now at the disposal of the international credit manager, especially in the area of information technology. New chapters have been added on bank risk and international bankruptcy law to respond to the growing interest in these areas. The objectives of the handbook are to provide a complete operating guide and training reference for the application of the financial and control techniques necessary for international credit management and to describe the tools available for all the processes from initial policy-making through to final collection of trade debts.

part ONE|39 pages

The International Credit Management Function

chapter ONE|9 pages

The Role of Credit in World Trade

chapter THREE|11 pages

Agency Representation

part TWO|70 pages

Assessment and Management of Credit Risks

chapter FIVE|12 pages

The Range of Risks

chapter SIX|15 pages

Country Risk Assessment

chapter SEVEN|16 pages

Customer Risk Assessment

chapter EIGHT|14 pages

Assessing Bank Risk

chapter NINE|11 pages

Risk Management

part THREE|17 pages

Laying off the Risk

chapter Ten|3 pages

Sharing the Risk

chapter ELEVEN|12 pages

Credit Insurance

part FOUR|30 pages

Terms and Conditions of Sale

chapter THIRTEEN|11 pages

Bonds and Guarantees

part FIVE|93 pages

Settlement Methods

chapter FOURTEEN|4 pages

An Outline of Settlement Methods

chapter FIFTEEN|22 pages

Bills of Exchange

chapter SIXTEEN|23 pages

Collections

chapter SEVENTEEN|17 pages

Documentary Letters of Credit

chapter EIGHTEEN|25 pages

Countertrade

part SIX|24 pages

Getting Paid

chapter NINETEEN|9 pages

Collecting Overdue Debts

chapter TWENTY|13 pages

Overseas Exchange Controls

part SEVEN|53 pages

Finance and Cash/Currency Management

chapter TWENTY-ONE|11 pages

Export Finance Techniques in Europe

chapter TWENTY-TWO|13 pages

Export Finance Techniques in the USA

chapter TWENTY-THREE|15 pages

Foreign Exchange Exposure Management

chapter TWENTY-FOUR|12 pages

International Treasury/Cash Management

part EIGHT|20 pages

International Law/Regulation

chapter TWENTY-FIVE|7 pages

Legal and Regulatory Issues

chapter TWENTY-SIX|11 pages

Insolvency Law

part NINE|20 pages

Organization and Systems

chapter TWENTY-SEVEN|10 pages

Organization and Policy

chapter TWENTY-EIGHT|8 pages

Supporting Systems