2022 Berne Union Yearbook: The Marriage of Resilience and Efficiency

19/12/2022
Publications

International trade is both a consequence and a cause of economic stability

But today, the established economic norms and accepted geopolitical risks of past decades no longer apply.

How do we adapt to this new world of uncertainty where we must seemingly redraw our maps at the same time as we chart a course forward?

The role of export credit is to create an enabling environment: reducing supply chain disruption, increasing confidence, and decreasing the cost of international trade...

We are delighted to share the 2022 Berne Union Yearbook, featuring leading voices from across international trade and investment reflect on the key themes of 2022, and expectations for the coming year.

Thanks to all contributors, both within and without the Berne Union community for supporting this project!

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Yearbook 2022

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Featuring leading voices from across international trade and investment reflect on the key themes of 2022, and expectations for the coming year

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Publications
20/09/2023

September BUlletin Published: BU Climate Working Group: The continuing momentum for change

Plus: New technology risk, the South American CPRI market, war risk, and SOE responsibility
Climate Working Group
15/09/2023

BU Climate working group engagement with NZECA on their ‘incubation' initiative

Guest presentation from the UN-Convened Net-Zero Export Credit Alliance (NZECA) on how they are work...
Publications
04/09/2023

State of the Industry Report 2022 Published

We have just published our annual report outlining the state of the export credit insurance industry...
BU Data
31/08/2023

Business Confidence Index Q3.23 Published

Trade credit insurance has seen a normalisation of both claims and risk appetite through the first h...
Events
31/08/2023

Finance in Common: Export credit as a mobiliser of private capital for sustainable economic development - register now!

The Berne Union is leading a side event at the 2023 Finance in Common Summit of Public Development B...
Job Vacancy
27/07/2023

Job Posting: Deputy Secretary General

The BU is hiring a Deputy to assist the Secretary General in the day-to-day business of the Secretar...
Events
17/07/2023

BU Claims & Recoveries Specialist Meeting

The event featured a wide range of insightful sessions and discussions that catered to the diverse n...
Events
14/07/2023

BU PF Specialist Meeting: Positive outlook for Project Finance despite uncertain macro environment

The PF industry is looking positive in the post-pandemic landscape and despite the uncertain macro e...
Secretariat Update
29/06/2023

Secondee Programme: Opportunity for a Project Coordinator

The Berne Union is inviting applications for a secondee to join the Secretariat as a Research Projec...
Publications
22/06/2023

June BUlletin: Claims: Controling Chaos, and Risk Versus Reality

In this edition we explore BU claims data and its relation to predicting risk since the pandemic, we...
BU Data
07/06/2023

Business Confidence Index Q2.23 Published

The tightening credit environment has seen an overall contraction in demand and ST risk appetite as ...

Upcoming meetings

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS: November Virtual Hangout

Nov 30, 2023
Welcome all Young Professional Members! Come and join our last Virtual Hangout of 2023! This is a friendly inf...

Climate Working Group Led Workshop

Dec 6, 2023
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Berne Union Climate Working Group Workshop, hosted by ECI

BU 90th Anniversary Stakeholder Event

Feb 23, 2024
London, United Kingdom
The BU is holding a stakeholder networking event on 23rd February 2024, in London, hosted by UKEF

MLT Technical Panel 2024

Mar 11 - Mar 15, 2024
Rome, Italy
The MLT TP will take place in March 2024, in Rome.

Digitalisation Specialist Meeting 2024

Mar 20 - Mar 21, 2024
Warsaw, Poland
The meeting will take place from 20-21 March in Warsaw, Poland, hosted by KUKE.