This guide to financing both trade and projects in emerging markets was written by Michael Rowe, author of the best-selling Letters of Credit. Numerous regional case studies provide a practical insight on how to best avoid the pitfalls of payment and credit arrangements in complex yet ill-defined regulatory environments. Detailing payment techniques, financing procedures, complex procedures, guarantees, credit insurance, supranational financing bodies and risk management, this book is an invaluable companion to all financiers, developers and equipment suppliers.
Content:
Part I: Overview
1. Emerging markets and business
2. Financing techniques in brief
3. Managing business payments
Part II: Payment methods and short-term credit
4. Negotiable instruments
5. Documentary collections
6. Documentary credits - general
7. Documentary credits - procedure
8. Factoring
Part III : Medium- and long-term financing techniques
9. Forfaiting - general
10. Forfaiting - procedures
11. Leasing
12. Project financing - general
13. Project financing - procedures
14. BOOT operations
15. Interview
Part IV: Countertrade
16. Countertrade - general
17. Countertrade - management and legal issues
Part V: Guarantees
18. Guarantees - general
19. Guarantees - procedures
Part VI : Official support for export and project finance
20. Export credits procedure - general
21. Export credits in emerging markets - country examples
22. Export credit systems in OECD countries - some country examples
23. Developments banks - general
24. Development banks - the World Bank Group
25. Regional development banks
