This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date examination of the functions that international banks perform and the environment under which they operate.

The dynamic nature of the international banking environment requires researchers in the field to develop skills that allow them to i) understand the fundamentals of international banking and ii) effectively identify current challenges and opportunities. In this regard, this book helps to cultivate a deep understanding of modern international banking and finance.

Part 1: The Fundamentals of International Banking presents the examinations of core international banking functions. The topics covered are the functions and types of international banking; the internationalisation of the US, Japanese and Chinese banks; international trade finance; the interbank foreign exchange and eurocurrency markets; and international loan syndication. Part 2: International Financial Crises and Secret Money builds on the discussions in the first part to help readers understand the implications for international banks of international banking and sovereign debt crises, financial secrecy and international money laundering.

Suk-Joong Kim is Professor of International Finance and Banking at the University of Sydney Business School, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Contents:

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  The Fundamentals of International Banking:

  
  
  
  
  • International Banking: Functions, Theories, and Types
  
  
  • Internationalisation of Banks from the US, Japan, and China
  
  
  • International Trade Finance
  
  
  • Foreign Exchange Market
  
  
  • Eurocurrency Market
  
  
  • International Loan Syndication
  
  
  
  


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  International Financial Crisis and Secret Money:

  
  
  
  
  • International Banking Crisis
  
  
  • Banking Crisis in Emerging Economies
  
  
  • Banking Crisis in Advanced Economies
  
  
  • Country Risk Analysis
  
  
  • International Debt Crisis
  
  
  • Financial Secrecy and Secret Money
  
  
  • International Banks and Money Laundering
  
  
  
  

Readership: Advanced students and researchers pursuing studies in international banking and finance.

Key Features:

• This book will provide a comprehensive coverage of not only the underlying business models of international banking but also the evolving international financial architecture and regulatory environments. There is currently no competing title that fulfils this requirement


• This book will be in a textbook form with end of topic/chapter summaries, review questions and accompanying powerpoint slides, rendering it immediately deployable as a textbook for an upper level undergraduate/first year graduate level course in international banking