Ghana’s Ministry of Finance signed an innovative EKN/ECIC-covered facility for a stretch of rail on 14 June. The loan has provided a viable template for African buyers struggling to drum up the 15% down payment financing traditionally required for ECA-backed deals given the private insurance market's stifled response to residual risk on the continent due to the Covid-19 crisis.
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Tim Reid, CEO of UK Export Finance, discusses the lenses through which the ECA will define the success of its new business plan, which builds on its record as the fourth most...
In advance of her appearance at TXF Global in Athens, Reta Jo Lewis, President and Chair of Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Exim) spoke to TXF about the importance...
Pauli Heikkilä, CEO of Finnvera, reflects on the swinging pendulum for export financing he’s seen in two decades heading Finland’s ECA. Global swings from market forces towards protectionism using public money is not risk free, he warns.
Tim Reid, CEO of UK Export Finance, discusses the lenses through which the ECA will define the success of its new business plan, which builds on its record as the fourth most active ECA in 2023 according to TXF Intelligence.
In advance of her appearance at TXF Global in Athens, Reta Jo Lewis, President and Chair of Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Exim) spoke to TXF about the importance of ‘getting out there’ to be face to face with exporters, financiers and the industry. There’s no point sitting back and waiting for business to come to the agency, she says.
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