the abolition of capital controls seem to have exerted a greater influence on foreign assets than on FDI of German banks …

The Eastern enlargement of the European Union (EU) is likely to give a further boost to trade and capital flows, yet … determinants of international asset holdings and trade flows. We find in most regressions that EU membership has a significant … candidates actual values are still far below expected ones in most cases. Consequently, we anticipate rising capital and trade …

section estimates show that short- and long-term assets are highly correlated with foreign trade links but not necessarily … with variables capturing regulatory restrictions. Trade activities are more important in explaining claims on banks versus …

International trade exposes exporters and importers to substantial risks. To mitigate these risks, firms can buy … special trade finance products from banks. This paper explores under which conditions and to what extent firms use these …

How relevant are financial instruments to manage risk in international trade for exporting? Employing a unique dataset … of U.S. banks' trade finance claims by country, this paper estimates the effect of shocks to the supply of letters of … more than doubles during crisis times, suggesting a non-negligible role for finance in explaining the Great Trade Collapse …

section estimates show that short- and long-term assets are highly correlated with foreign trade links but not necessarily … with variables capturing regulatory restrictions. Trade activities are more important in explaining claims on banks versus …

liability holdings are strongly supported by the data. -- international banking ; cross-border lending ; capital flows ; trade …

Banks play a critical role in facilitating international trade by guaranteeing international payments and thereby … reducing the risk of trade transactions. This paper uses banking data from the United States to document new empirical patterns … regarding the use of letters of credit and similar bank guarantees. The analysis shows that the volume of banks’ trade finance …