Perspective
06 October 2016
The Bpifrance-Coface transfer explained
Region:
Europe
On 1 January 2017 the French export credit agency (ECA), Coface, will officially transfer all its activity to Bpifrance. Since 1946 Coface has handled state export credit guarantees but by next year French public investment bank Bpifrance will take the reins. On the sidelines of TXF's Paris Export Finance conference, Max Thompson caught up with Bpifrance's CEO, Nicolas Dufourcq, along with Coface's CEO and head of international division,Christophe Viprey and Maelia Dufour.
