1st Edition

Corporate Short-Term Financing in Europe The Role of Trade Credit and Bank Loans in Liquidity Management

By Julia Koralun-Bereźnicka Copyright 2026
145 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

145 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Corporate Short-Term Financing in Europe offers a thorough analysis of how European companies manage liquidity, with a particular focus on trade credit and bank credit as key instruments. Drawing on rich cross-country data, this book examines the relationship between trade credit and short-term bank loans, analysing when firms substitute one for the other or use them together to optimise cash... Read more

Introduction 1.Theoretical Aspects of Corporate Short-Term Finance 2. Trade Credit vs. Short-Term Bank Loan: Data and Methods  3.Corporate Short-Term Financing in Europe: A Study of European Companies 4. Conclusions

Biography

Julia Koralun-Bereźnicka is Associate Professor of Corporate Finance at the University of Gdańsk, Poland.