The Impact of BASEL III on Trade Finance

The aim of this bachelor thesis is to discuss the evolution of BASEL regulatory framework with respect to trade finance. It does so by discussing existing literature in this field, critical review of the reports of the international banking and supervisory organization and confronting the view of trade finance professionals with the data. In the final part of the thesis I perform empirical analysis of the publicly available data, coming to the conclusion that there is not enough available data to perform relevant analysis of the impact of proposed BASEL III on trade finance, but supporting the critique of this regulatory plan