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Banks And International Trade Finance: Green Practices In Letters Of Credit

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  • CLAUDIA GABRIELA BAICU

    (Department of Economic Integration and Financial Markets, Institute for World Economy, Romanian Academy)

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to assess the role of banks in green trade finance, with a focus on the letters of credit. The research findings highlight that, among other initiatives, banks have begun to promote sustainable development through trade finance products, facilitating international trade in environmental goods and services. The multilateral development banks can also contribute to increasing international trade finance availability. In this respect, the trade finance facilitation programmes developed by the International Finance Corporation and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development are relevant. However, green trade finance is facing a lot of challenges, including lack of international standards, but efforts are underway to address them.

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  • Claudia Gabriela Baicu, 2024. "Banks And International Trade Finance: Green Practices In Letters Of Credit," Global Economic Observer, "Nicolae Titulescu" University of Bucharest, Faculty of Economic Sciences;Institute for World Economy of the Romanian Academy, vol. 12(2), pages 45-51, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ntu:ntugeo:vol12-iss2-45-51
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    1. Matthieu Crozet & Banu Demir & Beata Javorcik, 2022. "International Trade and Letters of Credit: A Double-Edged Sword in Times of Crises," IMF Economic Review, Palgrave Macmillan;International Monetary Fund, vol. 70(2), pages 185-211, June.
    2. Marc Auboin & Isabella Blengini, 2019. "The impact of Basel III on trade finance: the potential unintended consequences of the leverage ratio," Journal of Banking Regulation, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 20(2), pages 115-123, June.
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    Keywords

    green trade finance; letter of credit; banks; development banks; sustainable development; environmental goods and services;
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    JEL classification:

    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • Q50 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - General
    • F34 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - International Lending and Debt Problems

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