Press Release: BU AGM Hamburg 2024

Yuichiro Akita of NEXI elected as new President of the BU.
And a new phase of growth in export credit as an increasingly flexible industry supports USD 2.46 tn in new commitments in the first half of 2024

The Berne Union and Finance in Common launch joint initiative to promote closer collaboration between export credit and development finance

The goal of this joint initiative is to contribute to closing financing gaps by promoting improved understanding, coordination and collaboration among all public and private institutions involved in cross-border finance for trade and economic development

October BUlletin published

Innovating to promote sustainability and financial resilience

State of the Industry Report 2023 Published

Building on the recovery seen in 2022, 2023 ushered in a surge in new business with a critical shift towards new markets, long-term solutions, and new products. Explore how products are changing, risks are evolving and trade patterns shifting in this report.

Business Confidence Index H2.24

The Business Confidence Index H2 24 has been published - click below to access the full report.

How credit insurance supports the real economy

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

14% of world cross border trade...

US$ 2.6 trillion of payment risk protection provided by Berne Union members in 2021

Recording of BU90 Stakeholder meeting

Check out the recording of our stakeholder events featuring a panel of BU members and industry partners exploring some of the central themes impacting international trade today, implications for export credit and the role of the BU.

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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Press Release

17/10/2024

Press Release: Election of new BU President at AGM in Hamburg as data for the first half of 2024 shows sustained growth in export credit commitments

At the meeting members elected Yuichiro Akita (NEXI) as the new President of the Berne Union alongside Vice President Rafael Docavo-Malvezzi (AXA XL)

Press Release

16/10/2024

The Berne Union and Finance in Common launch joint initiative to promote closer collaboration between export credit and development finance

This joint collaboration was announced at margins of Berne Union’s Annual General Meeting in Hamburg

Member News

08/10/2024

90th anniversary video message from the BU President

In advance of the Berne Union's 90th Anniversary celebration at this year's AGM, Maelia Dufour has shared a few of her thoughts and well wishes to all participa...

Climate Working Group

06/09/2024

Culture Change to Support Climate Change Webinar Recording is now available

If you missed the webinar, you can watch the recording here

BU Data

09/08/2024

Business Confidence Index H2.24 Published

Economic and geopolitical uncertainty likely to drive sustained demand for risk mitigation in H2; benign projection for claims under longer-tenor cover followin...