March BUlletin: Navigating the brave new world of trade

Trade is under immense pressure from myriad directions.
How can we maintain supply of finance, in the face of growing demand and irregular patterns of risk?

Supporting Exporters Through the Pandemic

Berne Union Secretary General Vinco David highlights the importance of cooperation in this contribution to TFG 'Trade Finance Talks'

How credit insurance supports the real economy

New informational report outlining the function and impact of credit insurance in delivering economic and development impact

Capacity Sharing Marketplace

Forum promoting knowledge exchange and cooperation in cross-border finance and risk sharing

Berne Union Business Confidence Index Q1.21

Tracking perceived demand, risk appetite and claims in the export credit insurance industry

13% of world cross border trade...

US$ 2.5 trillion of payment risk protection provided by Berne Union members in 2019

Over US$ 60 billion paid in claims since 2008

Berne Union members have paid over US$ 50 billion in claims to exporters banks and investors since the beginning of the global financial crisis in 2008

The Berne Union is the leading global association for the export credit and investment insurance industry

Our members include government-backed official export credit agencies, multilateral financial institutions, and private credit insurers from right across the globe...

Annually, Berne Union members provide around USD 2.5 trillion of payment risk protection to banks, exporters and investors - equivalent to 13% of world cross border trade for goods and services (calculated with respect to WTO statistics).

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Publications

23/03/2021

March BUlletin: Navigating the brave new world of trade

How can we maintain supply of finance, in the face of growing demand and irregular patterns of risk?

Secretariat Update

17/03/2021

Didem Bayseferogullari joins the Berne Union as Committee Manager responsible for the ECA Committee

Didem joined the Berne Union Secretariat in March 2021 with the primary responsibility for managing the ECA Committee.

Publications

25/02/2021

Business Confidence Index Q1.21 Published

A new quarterly report tracking perceived demand, risk appetite, and claims in the export credit insurance industry

Press Release

25/02/2021

Insurers are carefully balancing their risk appetite against a backdrop of uncertainty, increasing demand and anticipated rise in claims

Results from the Q1 2021 Berne Union Business Confidence Survey indicate that demand for export credit insurance continues to increase through the first quarter...

Member News

05/02/2021

James C. Cruse Authorized as Acting EXIM First Vice President and Vice Chairman

EXIM Senior Vice President of Policy Analysis and International Relations James C. Cruse Authorized as Acting EXIM First Vice President and Vice Chairman, Term ...

Publications

02/02/2021

How credit insurance supports the real economy

The Berne Union has published an informational report illustrating the purpose, function and effective impact of credit insurance delivering economic developmen...

Publications

27/11/2020

Berne Union 2020 Yearbook Published

We mark the year of ‘COVID’ and coalescence of mega trends in trade, risk, sustainability, public policy and technology with an examination of the disruption an...

Outreach

12/11/2020

What does the post-COVID landscape for finance of trade and economic development look like?

The Berne Union's Capacity Sharing Marketplace brings together ECAs, DFIs, MDBs and private sector finance/insurance to explore how the marketplace is adjusting

Secretariat Update

09/11/2020

Jonathan Skovbro Steenberg joins the Secretariat as Economic Research Analyst

Jonathan joined the Secretariat in November 2020 with the primary responsibility to produce research-based industry output for members and other stakeholders. H...

Press Release

23/10/2020

Credit insurers prepare for increases in COVID-related claims in early 2021 during AGM Stocktake

Oct 2020 Press Release: AGM Industry Stocktake / SACE's Michal Ron Elected President / New Structure for Berne Union Committees

Member News

23/10/2020

Appointment of New Elected Officials including Michal Ron (SACE) as President

Members of the Berne Union voted to appoint new elected officials, including Michal Ron (SACE) as the new President and Christina Westholm-Schroder (SOVEREIGN) ...