"This book describes how to use letters of credit and documentary collections, how to grant and obtain credit, and how to use cyberpayments on the World Wide Web. It has an extensive glossary, checklists for buyers, sellers, and bankers, and a comprehensive chapter on trade docu…
Public opinion tends to look at Zambia as some mythical land of promise,predestined to enjoy for years to come the same sort of economic bliss as duringthe copper price boom of 1964 -75. But there can be little doubt that one of themost striking facts of Zambia's economic histor…
In this thesis we formulate a model for foreign exchange (FX) exposure management and multi-currency cash management taking into consideration random fluctuations of exchange rates and net revenues of a multinational firm (MNF). The central decision model used in this thesis is …
Many of the world's major economies boast dominant international currencies. Not so for China. Its renminbi has lagged far behind the pound, the euro, and the dollar in global circulation#x97; and for good reason. China has long privileged economic policies that have fueled deve…
Many of the world's major economies boast dominant international currencies. Not so for China. Its renminbi has lagged far behind the pound, the euro, and the dollar in global circulation#x97;and for good reason. China has long privileged economic policies that have fueled devel…
Money is the game changer -- China's extraordinary, but still unfinished transformation -- A financially repressed economy -- China: a trading nation without an international currency -- Living with a 'dwarf' currency -- Creating an international currency -- Building a market fo…
Many of the world's major economies boast dominant international currencies. Not so for China. Its renminbi has lagged far behind the pound, the euro, and the dollar in global circulation--and for good reason. China has long privileged economic policies that have fueled developm…
Many of the world's major economies boast dominant international currencies. Not so for China. Its renminbi has lagged far behind the pound, the euro, and the dollar in global circulation#x97;and for good reason. China has long privileged economic policies that have fueled devel…
Many of the world's major economies boast dominant international currencies. Not so for China. Its renminbi has lagged far behind the pound, the euro, and the dollar in global circulation#x97;and for good reason. China has long privileged economic policies that have fueled devel…
Ever since the ERM crises of 1992-93 and the Mexican crisis of 1994-95, there has been a heightened interest in early-warning signals of financial crises. This study reviews the literature on the origins of currency and banking crises. It then presents a comprehensive battery of…