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Statistical Coverage of Trade Finance - Fintechs and Supply Chain Financing
Author:
Cornelia Lotte van Werschnull

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IMF Working Papers
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2019: Issue 165
Language:
English
Publication Date:
31 Jul 2019
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781498317030.001
ISBN:
9781498317030
ISSN:
1018-5941
Pages:
35
Keywords:
WP; firm; provider; trade; financing
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Trade finance is the backbone of international trade for entities ranging from a small businesses to multi-national corporations. An estimated 80 percent of world trade relies on this form of finance (WTO, 2017). Despite its systemic importance and rapid growth, data availability is only partial. During the 2008 financial crisis, policy makers, notably the G20 recognized that the absence of comprehensive trade finance data posed a significant hurdle for policy-makers to make informed, timely decisions. This paper proposes a stand-alone dataset to reflect the scope, dynamic and recent innovations of the trade finance market to support macroeconomic policy analysis.
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ISSN:
1018-5941
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
Volume 2019: Issue 165