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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

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...

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

17/04/2024

New Chairman & Managing Director was appointed to SLECIC from April 2023

A Finance Industry Specialist, Mr. Senarath Devendra, took over as the Chairman/Managing Director of SLECIC since April 2023.

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...

Press Release

06/03/2024

BU90 Stakeholder event - thank you for helping us celebrate!

A recording of the live stream is now available to view online

Publications

26/02/2024

February BUlletin: Celebrating 90 years of supporting trade and investment

Celebrating 90 years of Berne Union - 1934 - 2024 Reflecting on Berne Union’s origins and celebrating its achievements. What does the future hold?

Member News

16/02/2024

Changes in the Bank Board of EXIMBANKA SR

The Government of the Slovak Republic appointed a new top management team for the Export-Import Bank of the Slovak Republic as of February 2024

Press Release

15/02/2024

BU90 Stakeholder event 27th Feb - Public live stream

Join Us in Celebrating the Berne Union's 90th Anniversary by connecting for our live streamed panel discussion

Press Release

22/01/2024

Exciting Milestone Alert: Celebrating 90 Years of the Berne Union

BU 90th Anniversary Video

Climate Working Group

19/01/2024

Climate Working Group: Dubai COP28 Workshop recordings available online

The BU CWG held a practical in-person workshop, coinciding with COP28 in Dubai on 6th December 2023

Secretariat Update

17/01/2024

New joiners at the BU Secretariat: Carla Senatore (Deputy Secretary General) and Yerim Lee (Secondee)

From January 2024 we welcome Carla and Yerim to the Secretariat Team

Publications

10/01/2024

BU Publications 2024: Call for submissions on international trade finance and investment

Are you interested in submitting an article or thought-piece for the Berne Union's publications in 2024? Contact us with your synopsis

BU Data

14/12/2023

Business Confidence Index Q4.23 Published

We see renewed demand for export credit insurance and expect a strong end to the year. Insurers are seeing increasing claims as high interest rates and higher i...

MC Announcement

13/12/2023

Appointment of new Elected Officials and Institutional Representatives to the Berne Union's Management Committee

In elections and voting following the 2023 AGM, the Berne Union has appointed new Officials for the ECA and PC Committees as well as 6 new institutional represe...

Publications

12/12/2023

2023 Berne Union Yearbook: The Tools of Transition

Featuring leading voices from across international trade and investment reflecting on the key themes of 2023 and expectations for the coming year

Member News

11/12/2023

Everest and The Hartford confirmed as Full BU Members

In online voting following the AGM, Everest and The Hartford have been formally promoted to full BU Members

Press Release

22/11/2023

BU ECAs in the Asia Pacific Region affirm commitment to collaboration on ESG at 12th annual CEO Meeting of the RCG (Regional Cooperation Group)

the 12th Annual RCG CEO Forum was hosted in Bangkok this week by EXIM Thailand

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 working to promote collaboration on climate leadership

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 at the end of 2022

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 half of the year. The industry is maintaining capacity for ML...

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 Banks in Cartagena on 6th September,

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 Secretariat

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 needs and interests of the Claims and Recoveries Specialists....

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 environment a healthy appetite for green and renewable projec...