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"Acknowledgments" -- "Contents" -- "List of Figures" -- "List of Tables" -- "List of Boxes" -- "1: Introduction" -- " Introduction" -- " Context" -- " Challenges in Measuring Performance" -- " Research Strategy" -- " Outline of the Book" -- "References" -- "2: City Governments and Climate Change" -- " Cities, What Are They Good For?" -- " Climate Change and the City" -- " Multiple and Conflicting Objectives" -- " Networks of City Governments" -- " Implementing Climate Policy" -- " The Measurement and Management of Performance" -- "References" -- "3: City Governments, Climate Change, and the Performance Agenda" -- " Introduction" -- " Context" -- " Trends and Issues" -- " A Role for Performance Management" -- " International Agenda" -- " Community Engagement Agenda" -- " Organisational Governance Agenda" -- " The Promise of Performance Management" -- "References" -- "4: Performance Management: An Analytical Framework" -- "Introduction" -- "Performance Management Doctrine" -- "Clarity of Goals" -- "Measurement" -- "Incorporation" -- "Use" -- "A Way to Assess Progress Towards Performance Management" -- "A Staged Approach for Improvement in Performance" -- "References" -- "5: City of Stockholm" -- " Introduction" -- " Climate Change in Stockholm" -- " Flooding" -- " Temperature Increases" -- " Roles, Responsibilities, and Trends in Local Government" -- " Governance in Stockholm City Government" -- " Strategic Planning" -- " Stockholm City Plan: A Walkable City 2010 (Promenadstaden)" -- " Environment Programme 2012–2015" -- " Stockholm Action Plan for Climate and Energy 2012–2015" -- " Performance Management and the City of Stockholm" -- " Goal Clarity" -- " Measurement" -- " Mainstreaming and Incorporation" -- " Use" -- " Conclusion" -- "References" -- "6: Copenhagen City Government" -- " Introduction

Trade and Receivables Finance provides the definitive practical guide to the evaluation and mitigation of risk and the financing of international trade. The traditional method of commercial lending assessment places primary importance on the ability of the borrower to repay the financier. However, this form of evaluation often results in insufficient credit appetite to release the required level of financial support for a company involved in cross border trade. When a trade-related proposition is properly evaluated so that the transactional risks are fully understood and mitigated to an acceptable level, and the source of repayment is identifiable and considered reliable, a well-structured trade and receivables finance facility reduces the risk of default when compared to conventional lending products and can generate additional credit appetite. This book is an authoritative manual built upon more than 42 years of experience in the field of trade finance and will become a constant 'go-to' companion for transaction banking teams, bank relationship managers, specialist client-facing trade and invoice finance specialists, middle and back office trade advisory personnel, credit analysts, alternative market financiers, export development agencies and credit insurers.--

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