Essays about: "thesis in trade finance"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 38 essays containing the words thesis in trade finance.

  1. 11. Sustainability Performance and Capital Structure : An analysis of the relationship between ESG rating and debt ratio

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Lovisa Lindkvist; Olle Saric; [2020]
    Keywords : ESG Rating; Capital Structure; Sustainability; Debt Ratio; Pecking Order Theory; Trade-off Theory; Stakeholder Theory; Agency Theory; Legitimacy Theory;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the relationship between sustainability performance and capital structure, measured using the ESG (environmental, social and governance) rating and the debt ratio. In the pursuit of analysing the relationship between the ESG rating and the debt ratio, this study investigates publicly listed companies within the EU/EEA due to its mutual legislative framework on sustainable finance. READ MORE

  3. 12. Assessing Vulnerability to Transboundary Climate Risks and Adaptation Options. A Case of East Africa Commission Countries

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Tabby Njung'e; [2020]
    Keywords : transboundary climate risks; vulnerability; adaptation; adaptive ability; international trade; risk assessment.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Increasing global interconnectivity, in terms of our economies, ecological systems and population dynamics, can reduce or amplify the risks posed by climate change. The ongoing Coronavirus 2019 crisis demonstrates how rapidly disasters and risks can cascade and escalate across countries to become a shared problem globally. READ MORE

  4. 13. Covariance Matrix Regularization for Portfolio Selection: Achieving Desired Risk

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Manu Upadhyaya; [2020]
    Keywords : covariance matrix; portfolio selection; risk; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : The modus operandi of most asset managers is to promise clients an annual risk target, where risk is measured by realized standard deviation of portfolio returns. Moreover, Markowitz (1952) portfolio selection requires an estimate of the covariance matrix of the returns of the financial instruments under consideration. READ MORE

  5. 14. Generating Value Through Blockchain Technology: The Case of Trade Finance

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Sara Lundström; Sofia Öhman; [2019]
    Keywords : Blockchain; Implementation; Success Factors; Technology; Value Creation; Trade Finance; Finance Industry; Blockkedja; Implementering; Framgångsfaktorer; Teknologi; Värdeskapande; Trade Finance; Finansindustrin;

    Abstract : This thesis in Industrial Engineering and Management examines which the critical success factors are for implementing blockchain technology in the context of trade finance. Blockchain is an up-and-coming technology that has yet not been implemented in many organizations. READ MORE

  6. 15. "Tempering the Gambler's Nirvanna"  : A Review into to the issues and regulation of Third Party Funding in Investment Treaty Arbitration

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Ryan Smith; [2018]
    Keywords : Investment Treaty Arbitration Third Party Funding;

    Abstract : Third party funding (TPF) is a method of financing legal proceedings, in which a party not directly connected to the proceedings funds one of the disputing parties, usually in return for a percentage of the final monetary settlement. The interests behind TPF are that the funded party will have the resources to pursue their claim, while the funder will be able to profit from a percentage of the final settlement. READ MORE