Business Confidence Index Q3.21

While global merchandise trade continues to grow beyond its pre-pandemic levels the latest BCI research confirms a steady improvement in both demand and risk appetite during the first half of 2021

State of the Industry 2020 Report

Despite the huge disruption, uncertainty and heightened risk environment inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the export credit insurance industry fared relatively well in 2020

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

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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Latest News

Publications

21/09/2021

Business Confidence Index Q3.21 Published

BCI Q3 Report confirms a steady improvement in both demand and risk appetite during the first half of 2021, while emerging claims have remained low

Member News

21/09/2021

Peder Lundquist appointed CEO of EKF Denmark's Export Credit Agency

EKF’s Board of Directors has today appointed Peder Lundquist Chief Executive Officer of EKF Denmark's Export Credit Agency.

Publications

11/08/2021

2020 State of the Industry Report

Analysis of data and trends in the export credit and investment insurance industry during 2020

Publications

22/07/2021

Summer BUlletin: Illuminating Climate

Changing perspectives in climate policy, products and processes across the export credit industry

Member News

15/07/2021

New Norwegian export credit agency Eksfin up and running

Export Finance Norway (Eksfin.no) is the result of a merger between former government agencies GIEK and Export Credit Norway, and is fully operational from 1 Ju...

Publications

30/05/2021

May BUlletin: In search of claims

Where is the avalanche of claims and insolvencies expected to emerge from COVID-19? The picture so far is uneven across geographies, sectors and business lines....

Publications

28/05/2021

Business Confidence Index Q2.21 Published

BCI Q2. Update continues the trend established through the end of 2020 and while risk appetite remains high, insurers continue preparing for rising claims in th...

Outreach

25/05/2021

CSM Workshop: Cooperation for Climate Impact starting 7th June

We are delighted to share a finalised agenda for the workshop and invite all practitioners involved in trade, development and climate finance to register their ...

Member News

21/05/2021

New agency Export Finance Norway superseding GIEK from 1 July

Export Finance Norway will handle all officially supported export credits consisting of export credit guarantees from GIEK and export credit loans from Export C...

Member News

06/05/2021