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Risk in a global marketplace.(Credit Basics)

Business Credit

| June 01, 2004 | Gahala, Charles L. | COPYRIGHT 2004 National Association of Credit Management. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The framework in which international credit operates is based upon conventions, laws, culture, mores, and regulations. This framework provides the mechanism to consider risk while establishing credit arrangements. Credit managers face the challenge of understanding how specific factors contribute to risk within an international framework.

Determining the level of risk is essential to conducting business in any country. There are four categories of risk that are unique when operating in a global marketplace: (1) political risk, (2) cultural and language risk, (3) legal risk, and (4) foreign exchange risk. Each of these types of risk contributes to the complexity of ...

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