Berne Union - Export Credit and Investment Insurance Industry News

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Member News

24/11/2025

New Member Announcement

The Berne Union is delighted to welcome AfDB and MSIG USA as it's newest members!

Press Release

21/10/2025

Berne Union's 2025 AGM Press Release

Berne Union members support record levels of trade

Member News

20/10/2025

Agreement to Enhance RCG Activities among the RCG Members

The Regional Cooperation Group (RCG) is composed of BU members in the Asia-Pacific region and was established to promote the formation and strengthening of netw...

Member News

19/10/2025

Advancing Global Trade Partnerships: SAUDI EXIM Hosts the 2025 Global Partners Forum in Riyadh

19 – 20 November 2025 | Hilton Riyadh Hotel & Residences | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Publications

15/08/2025

Business Confidence Index H2.25 Published

Short-term export credit providers report a stable overall outlook for demand, though many anticipate suppressed activity due to ongoing trade policy disruption...

Press Release

01/08/2025

Berne Union Blended Finance Hackathon, Call for Proposals - Are You In?

We are excited to announce the BU Hackathon and we want your proposals!

Press Release

03/07/2025

FFD4: ECAs formally recognised in Sevilla Commitment as important catalysts towards sustainable development goals

Berne Union champions multilateral engagement with MDBs and development finance at Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4),

Events

23/06/2025

Join us at FFD4, Seville for discussion around how guarantees and insurance can support sustainable investment

The BU has partnered with UNCTAD and the ICC to co-organise a side event on enhancing de-risking mechanisms for sustainable investment

Member News

18/06/2025

Berne Union Secretariat Volunteer Day at Sebby's Corner

The Berne Union team had the privilege of spending a day volunteering at Sebby's Corner, a London-based charity with a mandate that no child should go without t...

Press Release

13/05/2025

Press Release: Export credit industry pivots support to strengthen supply chains in the face of an uncertain and volatile global economy with mounting barriers to trade

Press Release from the BU 2025 Spring Meeting in Dubrovnik where the latest State of the Industry report was released

Member News

06/05/2025

New Publication from UNCTAD

Derisking Investment for the Sustainable Development Goals

Publications

30/04/2025

The BUlletin April 2025 : Protecting value in uncertain times

The BUlletin April 2025 is now available online!

Member News

28/04/2025

EGFI's new Chairman and CEO

Publications

24/04/2025

White Paper on the Impact of Political Change on Africa's Credit Outlook in 2025

A new white paper by Pangea Risk and Acre Impact Capital explores the credit outlook for Africa in 2025

Secretariat Update

14/04/2025

Trade Treasury Payments: New BU Media Partner

The BU is delighted to partner with TTP to amplify awareness and understanding around trade finance and risk mitigation

Member News

08/04/2025

Shifting Shores: Foreign Direct Investment Relocations and Political Risk

Interview with Moritz Nebe, Sector Manager at the World Bank Group Guarantee Platform on changing patterns in FDI and and what these changes mean for investors ...

Secretariat Update

11/03/2025

Leanne Coleman-Gray joins the BU Secretariat as Finance Administrator

We are delighted to welcome Leanne as the latest members of the Secretariat team!

Press Release

07/03/2025

BU and ICC collaborate on Multi-stakeholder Sustainability Workshop

Joint workshop on sustainability organised by the Berne Union and International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

BU Data

04/03/2025

Business Confidence Index H1.25 Published

Robust demand for short-term export credit insurance as global trade growth accelerates while longer-tenor coverage holds steady, supported by defence and infra...

Publications

21/02/2025

The BUlletin February 2025 : Financing a sustainable future

The BUlletin February 2025 is now available online!

Member News

21/02/2025

EDC Welcomes New President and CEO

Publications

05/02/2025

Key insights you may have missed from the Berne Union Yearbook 2024

The BU Secretariat has curated a selection of articles from the Berne Union Yearbook 2024

Member News

27/01/2025

Hon. Sylvester Mensah Heads Ghana Export – Import Bank (GEXIM)

GEXIM has a new CEO

Events

08/01/2025

BU Partnership with ExCred International 2025 in London

20% Discount for members attending ExCred International 2025

Member News

11/12/2024

Berne Union Yearbook 2024: A milestone edition for 90 years of trade innovation

The Berne Union proudly unveils the 2024 Yearbook, the anticipated publication celebrating 90 years of fostering global trade and investment

Member News

02/12/2024

New Observer Members : ABGF and MS Amlin

Berne Union Welcomes ABGF, MS Amlin as New Observer Members

Secretariat Update

27/11/2024

BU90 Video Celebrating 90 years supporting international trade and investment

The BU90 celebrations this year have provided a welcome opportunity this year to reflect on the evolution of export credit and role of the BU ensuring the #stab...

Member News

11/11/2024

UKEF-Commissioned report on officially supported export credits for Social Infrastructure published

The report explores the current landscape of financial support for social infrastructure projects and addresses relevant aspects of the policy framework, market...

Press Release

16/10/2024

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...

Climate Working Group

05/08/2024

Save the Date: Culture Change to Support Climate Change in Organisations Webinar on 3rd September

Registration is open, join our webinar on 3rd September 2024!

Publications

01/08/2024

BU releases 2023 State of the Industry Report

The Berne Union's State of the Industry Report has been released, download your copy here

Member News

30/07/2024

Announcement of new Director General, Dhaman

Mr. Rashed Ahmed Al-Haroun, Director-General of the Arab Investment and Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (Dhaman)

Climate Working Group

23/07/2024

Credendo ECA shares insight into its sustainability strategy

Sustainability at the heart of Credendo's strategy encompassing clients, stakeholders and people

Publications

15/07/2024

July BUlletin: Shaping the Future

Transformations in trade finance and risk management

Member News

11/07/2024

LMA publishes new guidance and revised documentation to support the export finance market

The LMA (Loan Market Association) has published a new guidance note on untied ECA financing

Member News

03/06/2024

IfTI Global Symposium 2024: Quo Vadis, Global Trade?

BU is pleased to support the upcoming opportunity to connect with Berne Union members and partners at the IfTI Global Symposium 2024, hosted by the Institute fo...

Publications

02/05/2024

May BUlletin: Charting a course forward

Charting a course forward: Navigating AI, digitalisation, and economic support to Ukraine amidst unprecedented global change

Press Release

24/04/2024

BU members reflect on a prodigious year for new business in 2023, despite an increasingly fractious risk environment

Innovation, technology and opportunities in the green transition in focus at Berne Union Spring Meeting in Oslo

Member News

16/04/2024

Change in Finnvera’s top management

Juuso Heinilä appointed as CEO from 1st June

Member News

02/04/2024

World Bank Group Publishes New Data, Aiming to Boost Investment in Emerging Markets

Proprietary statistics on the credit risk profile of private and public sector investments in emerging markets

Member News

28/03/2024

Changes in Dhaman top managerial positions

Dhaman would like to inform you about recent changes in its top managerial positions

BU Data

20/03/2024

Business Confidence Index Q1.24 Published

Demand is set to remain strong through the first quarter of 2024, following concentrated growth in the second half of 2023, but new risks give pause for thought...