Special BUlletin: Mobilising Africa's Potential

Despite the challenges there are many positive opportunities emerging for Africa today.
Authors for this special edition of the BUlletin explore areas of growth and the role of international finance

Climate Innovation Showcase: Mitigating new technology risks

The BU Climate Working Group has released its first product innovation video featuring AXA XL's technology risk transfer produc

Business Confidence Index Q3.22

Heightened geopolitical risk is driving growing demand for export credit insurance, despite the dampening effects on trade of a decidedly bleak economic outlook. Insurers remain cautious in response to visibly growing levels of insolvency globally

2021 State of the Industry Report

Annual BU report on the State of the export credit insurance industry at the end of 2021

Stabilised trade and new investment in energy transition generate real growth for export credit, but recovery remains fragile

Press release from Istanbul Spring Meeting + H2 2021 Data

How credit insurance supports the real economy

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

Berne Union Launches New Working Group to Accelerate Climate Action in Export Credit

The group aims to connect innovation in the export credit industry with global problem-solving around climate challenges and sustainable development

Yearbook 2021: Adapt, Innovate, Accelerate, Repeat

leading voices from across international finance, on key themes of the today and expectations for the future

13% of world cross border trade...

US$ 2.5 trillion of payment risk protection provided by Berne Union members in 2020

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).

This website contains information about our organisation, members, industry and activities.

Latest News

Secretariat Update

25/09/2022

Welcome Jin-Ho SEO to the Secretariat

Jin-Ho is on secondment from BU Member K-SURE and will work to support our research, analysis and project management capabilities over the next 12 months.

Climate Working Group

15/09/2022

ECAs Trajectory Towards Net Zero Webinar

Registration open for the joint Climate Working Group and GFANZ webinar focusing on net zero export credit and the creation of a Net Zero ECA Alliance

Publications

05/09/2022

Special Edition of the BUlletin: Mobilising Africa's Potential

Curated by the BU’s Sub-Saharan Africa Working Group, authors for this special edition of the BUlletin explore areas of growth and the role of different sources...

Climate Working Group

30/08/2022

Climate Innovation Showcase: Mitigating new technology risks to enable renewable and climate projects

AXA XL give an overview of their performance insurance solution for mitigating new technology risks

BU Data

24/08/2022

Business Confidence Index Q3.22 Published

Heightened geopolitical risk is driving growing demand for export credit insurance, despite the dampening effects on trade of a decidedly bleak economic outlook...

Publications

14/08/2022

2021 State of the Industry Report

We have just published our annual report outlining the state of the export credit insurance industry at the end of 2021

Outreach

02/08/2022

BU Young Professionals Forum in London this October

A unique opportunity for the future professionals of our industry to deepen their knowledge across a wide range of key topics in trade finance and credit insura...

Climate Working Group

01/08/2022

New Explainer on Measuring Carbon Footprint

Bpifrance's environmental social and climate team present an explainer on carbon footprint assessment, outlining their methodology and lessons learned

Job Vacancy

27/07/2022

The BU is Hiring! - Apply now to join the Secretariat Team in London

The Berne Union is seeking to fill a number of vacancies within its London-based Secretariat team. Check out the roles here and get in touch if you are interest...

Publications

20/07/2022

Summer BUlletin: Ripples and After-Effects

The Summer edition of the BUlletin explores the multiple secondary impacts of both the pandemic and the war in Ukraine - from the potential effects on sovereign...