Potential applications of structured commodity financing techniques for banks in developing countries

2003; Ministry of Finance of Japan; Linguagem: Inglês

ISSN

0448-6072

Autores

Lamon Rutten,

Tópico(s)

Microfinance and Financial Inclusion

Resumo

This paper discusses of a number of innovative financial techniques that can be used by developing country banks to open up new financing possibilities in the commodities sector, for industries servicing the commodity sector, and for financing on the basis of commoditized income streams. This includes techniques such as factoring and forfaiting, countertrade, warehouse receipt finance, prepayments, export receivables finance, Islamic finance, structured import finance, and securitization. A number of practical models for developing country banks are described.

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