The Prevalence of Finance

J. J. Woo

Chapter 3 in 3-in-1: Governing a Global Financial Centre, 2017, pp 34-55 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: As economies become increasingly globalised, interdependent, and integrated with each other, there has emerged a need for cross-border payments systems as well as other forms of financial services such as shipping insurance or maritime finance that could support regional and global trade in goods and services. This prompted the emergence of banks, insurers, and other financial institutions in many major port cities to satisfy the demand for financial services and insurance among shippers and other shipping logistics providers…

Keywords: Political Economy; Financial Centres; Singapore (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: P16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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