Free Online Course in International BusinessSJ Rundt & AssociatesAs a reporting agency, this firm provides two reports: first, the World Business Intelligence, a weekly briefing dealing with 14 to 16 countries each, assessing the latest economic and political developments, focusing on those that are important, explaining what they portend for the future in international trade, investment and finance, interest rate and exchange rate tables and forecasts. The second report is the Financial Executive Country Risk Alert, issued three times per year, which is a combination of forecasts and survey results assessing export credit and shortterm financial risk for over 100 countries. Risk ratings on a scale from 1 (best) to 10 (worst). Between full updates, countries are subject to weekly reviews and are updated individually (and rerated, if necessary).Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)The OECD is a Parisbased intergovernmental organization, established under a 1960 convention, whose purpose is to provide its 29 member countries with a forum in which governments can compare their experiences, discuss problems they share and seek solutions which can be applied within their own national contexts. The fundamental task of the OECD is to enable its members to consult and cooperate with each other in order to achieve the highest sustainable economic growth in their countries and to improve the economic and social wellbeing of their populations. The original members of the OECD were Europe and North America, followed by Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Finland. Just recently, Mexico, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Korea have joined. The OECD publishes various booklets which assess economic trends and prospects. Many statistics are available through its online bookstore.Other Private Credit CompaniesGraydon America, Hoovers and Coface North America are providers of online and offline business credit reports from around the world via the Internet. They have nearly 100 countries online, including Europe and the US. With more than 200 countries offline, sample reports can be accessed through the website.SummaryCredit allows a buyer to take possession of something now and pay for it later or over time. An integral part of granting credit information is requesting and analyzing a credit report. This report provides information in order to make a specific decision about granting credit to a company. An investigation, done correctly, has the goal of a seller obtaining accurate and timely information about a buyer, information that will lead to an appropriate decision for a seller in determining whether credit will or will not be approved, and if so, on what terms.ResourcesCoface North America www.cofaceusa.com Credit Management Information & Support www.creditworthy.com Web Resources Credit Reports Worldwide www.creditreportsworld.com Dun & Bradstreet - www.dnb.com Experian - www.experian.com FCIB www.fcibglobal.com Graydon America www.graydonamerica.com Hoovers - www.hoovers.com SJ Rundt & Associates www.rundtsintelligence.com OECD - www.oecd.org US Dept of Commerce - International Company Profile - www.export.gov Attachments These attachments illustrate the type of information that needs to be gathered from new customers. In addition scenarios can be created by completing the forms for a customer and asking the students to approve payment terms based on the information provided. • Credit Application - used to request information from new customers • Vendor Ref Form - used to request information from vendor references provided by customers • Bank Ref Form - used to request information from bank reference provided by customers
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