BU AGM: ECI’s head on partnering for growth

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Middle East & Africa

Hesham Zakai

Managing Director

TXF spoke with Massimo Falcioni, CEO at Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), to discuss Expo 2020 in Dubai, cooperation agreements, the export finance market in the Middle East, the transition to net zero, and the evolving product suite offered by the UAE’s burgeoning ECA.

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