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Modern Franciscan Leadership
(2020)
This article combines two important areas of practical theology: Monastic rules and leadership in a cloistral organisation, using the Rule of Saint Francis as a prominent example. The aim of this research is to examine how living Christian tradition in a monastic order affects leadership today, discovering how the Rule and Franciscan spirituality impact managing a convent. The research question is answered within this inductive research applying the methodology of the ‘theology in four voices.’ Based on the results, it is possible to build a coherent leadership system based on Biblical and Franciscan sources.
With economic weight shifting toward net zero, now is the time for ECAs, Exim-Banks, and PRIs to lead. Despite previous success, aligning global economic governance to climate goals requires additional activities across export finance and investment insurance institutions. The new research project initiated by Oxford University, ClimateWorks Foundation, and Mission 2020 including other practitioners and academics from institutions such as Atradius DSB, Columbia University, EDC, FMO and Offenburg University focuses on reshaping future trade and investment governance in light of climate action. The idea of a ‘Berne Union Net Zero Club’ is an important item in a potential package of reforms. This can include realigning mandates and corporate strategies, principles of intervention, as well as ECA, Exim-Bank and PRI operating models in order to accelerate net zero transformation. Full transparency regarding Berne Union members’ activities would be an excellent starting point. We invite all interested parties in the sector to come together to chart our own path to net zero
Innovationen sind wichtige Treiber für ökonomisches Wachstum und sind für erfolgreiche Volkswirtschaften von zentraler Bedeutung. In Ländern wie Deutschland, Finnland oder Großbritannien sorgen ein innovationsfreundliches gesellschaftliches Klima, die Entwicklung von Spitzentechnologien an Universitäten und Hochschulen sowie privatwirtschaftliche Innovationstätigkeit für langfristigen Wohlstand. Neben multinationalen Konzernen sind kleine und mittlere Unternehmen (KMU) häufig Treiber von innovativen Ideen.
Public export credits and trade insurance require a global framework of institutions, rules and regulations to avoid subsidies and a race to the bottom. The extensive modernisation of the Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits (Arrangement) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development intends to re-level the playing field. This Practitioner Commentary describes the demand for adequate government interventions, considers the need for the reform and discusses key aspects of the new Arrangement. We argue that there is a breakthrough in several important areas such as tenors, repayment terms and green finance. However, we also find that the modernisation falls short in areas such as the interplay between different rulebooks, pre-shipment instruments' regulations and climate action.
International trade requires sufficient, reliable, and affordable sources of financing. Export credit agencies (ECAs) fill trade finance gaps by offering financing, insurance and guarantees to provide liquidity or mitigate risks. They help to create or secure jobs in the domestic economy. However, comprehensive government support is required to create significant impact. This includes ‘full faith and credit’ of the state. In the context of public foreign trade promotion, full faith and credit is defined as an explicit, direct or indirect, irrevocable, legal commitment to accept all liabilities of an ECA as unconditional obligations of the respective government. Our policy recommendations for countries with relatively young ECAs, for example in Ukraine, Armenia, and Malawi, are to establish a full guarantee in addition to an efficient legal set-up, sufficient capital, and sound risk management of the respective agency. Without full faith and credit, policy goals of fostering economic growth through foreign trade fall short.
In an extensive research project, we have assessed the application of different service models by export credit agencies (ECAs) and export-import banks (EXIMs). We conducted interviews with 35 representatives of ECAs and EXIMs from 27 countries. The question guiding this study is: How do ECAs and EXIMs adopt public service models for supporting exporters? We conducted a holistic multiple case study, investigating if and how these organisations apply public service models developed by Schedler and Guenduez, and which roles of the state are relevant. We find that there is a variety of different service models used by ECAs and EXIMs, and that the service model approaches have great potential to learn from each other and innovate existing services.
Staatliche Exportkreditagenturen und Export-Import-Banken finanzieren, versichern und garantieren jährlich fast 1 Bio. US-Dollar – mehr als 3 % der globalen Güterexporte. Ihre Interventionen sind an internationale Rahmenbedingungen gebunden, insbesondere an das WTO-Subventionsübereinkommen (ASCM) und den OECD-Konsensus. Das komplexe Zusammenspiel beider Rechtsrahmen sorgt seit langem für Herausforderungen, vor allem hinsichtlich des Anwendungsbereichs des “safe haven” des ASCM und des “Matching”-Mechanismus der OECD. In den vergangenen Jahren hinzugekommen ist die Problematik neuer Instrumente der Exportvor- sowie der Klimafinanzierung. Der folgende Beitrag erörtert Herausforderungen und Lösungsansätze. Er zeigt auf, dass der neue OECD-Konsensus trotz zahlreicher Verbesserungen zentrale rechtliche Probleme nicht behebt.
Wissenschaftler des Institute for Trade and Innovation (IfTI) an der Hochschule Offenburg haben kürzlich Benchmarking-Analysen staatlicher Exportfinanzierungsinstrumente insbesondere in OECD-Ländern durchgeführt. In zwei Forschungsprojekten mit Fokus auf Dänemark und Norwegen wurde hierfür ein wertschöpfungsorientiertes Bewertungsmodell erarbeitet. Damit kann nun auf Basis von wissenschaftlich anerkannten Analyseverfahren gemessen werden, wie erfolgreich die staatliche Exportfinanzierung im Vergleich mit anderen Ländern ist.
Provides a state-of-the-art overview of international trade policy research
The Handbook of Global Trade Policy offers readers a comprehensive resource for the study of international trade policy, governance, and financing. This timely and authoritative work presents contributions from a team of prominent experts that assess the policy implications of recent academic research on the subject. Discussions of contemporary research in fields such as economics, international business, international relations, law, and global politics help readers develop an expansive, interdisciplinary knowledge of 21st century foreign trade.
Accessible for students, yet relevant for practitioners and researchers, this book expertly guides readers through essential literature in the field while highlighting new connections between social science research and global policy-making. Authoritative chapters address new realities of the global trade environment, global governance and international institutions, multilateral trade agreements, regional trade in developing countries, value chains in the Pacific Rim, and more. Designed to provide a well-rounded survey of the subject, this book covers financing trade such as export credit arrangements in developing economies, export insurance markets, climate finance, and recent initiatives of the World Trade Organization (WTO). This state-of-the-art overview:
• Integrates new data and up-to-date research in the field
• Offers an interdisciplinary approach to examining global trade policy
• Introduces fundamental concepts of global trade in an understandable style
• Combines contemporary economic, legal, financial, and policy topics
• Presents a wide range of perspectives on current issues surrounding trade practices and policies
The Handbook of Global Trade Policy is a valuable resource for students, professionals, academics, researchers, and policy-makers in all areas of international trade, economics, business, and finance.
Quo Vadis, Global Trade?
(2019)
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book provides a comprehensive resource for the study of global policy and governance, as well as economics and financing of international trade. It first deals with a general overview and in‐depth discussion of new realities, trends and further challenges for trade in the 21st century. The book then focuses on global governance and international institutions, focusing on the future for multilateral trade agreements and the activities of international financial institutions, as well as banking regulation and illicit flows. It also shows how global trade and regional development are linked up, for example by looking at the next wave of regional integration as well as what to expect from a protective US trade policy, The book further explores how to finance international trade.
Open markets, international trade and foreign direct investments are a source of prosperity in challenging times. This Special Section looks at developed economies and emerging markets, also taking into account the role of trade for impactful capacity-building in least developed countries (LDCs). Specific emphasis is placed on financing economic development and trade, analysing what roles trade and development finance should play in the quest for an efficient mobilisation of private capital for growth, trade and development.
Excellent organisations require targeted strategies to implement their vision and mission, deploying a stakeholder-focused approach. As part of evidence-based policy making, it is a common approach to measure government financing vehicles’ results. A state-of-the-art method in quantitative benchmarking to overcome the challenge of considering multiple inputs and outputs is Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Descriptive statistics and explorative-qualitative approaches are also applied in a modern ECA benchmarking model to substantiate DEA results and put them into perspective. This enabler-result model provides a holistic view and allows to identify top performing ECAs and Exim-Banks, providing the opportunity for inefficient institutions to learn from their most productive peers. This best practice approach for strategic benchmarking enables the senior management to develop and implement a cutting-edge strategy, and increase value for key stakeholders.
Comparing anomalies and exceptions to multilateral dysfunction across a number of spheres of world politics, the book chapter explores pathways through and beyond gridlock in trade. It provides a vital new perspective on world politics as well as a practical guide for positive change in global policy.