Friday, March 7, 2014

Credit functions and tools

No one in business denies that the commercial environment has changed. These changes have brought about a number of critical factors which have a direct impact on the operational activities of businesses.

Today’s business arena is characterized by high level of competition, homogenous products, globalization and e-commerce, more informed customers, and in some industries supply exceeds demand. The current international economic and financial situation is also lending its hand to making the business environment more hostile due to late payment, payment defaults and bankruptcies!
To survive, firms are striving to properly adapt their structures, corporate objectives, strategies and tactics in a cost effective manner in order to meet today’s market needs. The name of the game in doing business, irrespective of the industry, market or economic sector, has become that of gaining and sustaining competitive advantage in the market more than ever before.
 
I. First
We talked in positions precedent for credit and its definition, types and forms and uses, and here we will talk about jobs and credit instruments, first the functions of the credit can be summed up quickly in that credit is a tool used by financial institutions to create money (we'll come to later to explain the process of money creation).
 
Also helps legal money (banknotes) or paper money in the development of new ways to push the quality and quantity so that they can meet the needs and requirements of the society and the life or economic development. Credit plays an important role in increasing the efficiency of resource allocation processes, whether in the field of production or consumption in the area of ​​production. Credit also plays a major role in determining the level of national income, cash, where there is always a direct correlation between the rate of credit creation and the level of national income, we expect to increase the level of national income, the greater the rate of credit creation, and vice versa.
 
II. Second
Considered commercial paper credit instruments short-term, while longer Securities tools long-term credit, as is the paper money itself of credit instruments, the following brief summary of credit instruments, which include commercial paper, which represents as mentioned tools short-term credit, which is characterized by fast Circulation and the absence of many legal restrictions on them, is the most important bill of exchange, promissory note, check and treasury bills. The securities, which are long-term credit instruments is the most important stocks, bonds and paper money or legal.

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