Trésor-Economics No. 108 - The shortage of international trade finance during the 2008 crisis: findings and perspectives
International trade finance facilitates more than 80% of flows of trade in merchandise, and is central to the smooth functioning of world trade at a time when manufacturing processes are fragmented across many different countries.In 2009, trade volumes declined for the first time since 1982, as a result of the economic and financial crisis. One of the explanations advanced to account for this cont... Lire la suite