Untied export credit agency finance volumes have soared in recent years, doubling in size since before the pandemic and showing no signs of abating. What’s driving this rapid growth, which agencies are leading the charge, and are there potential downsides? Felix Thompson reports. For well over a decade, Asian export credit agencies (ECAs) dominated…| Global Trade Review (GTR)
Italy’s export credit agency Sace has agreed to cover a €100mn facility for the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank in a bid to drive Italian trade flows and business in the region.| Global Trade Review (GTR)
The winning deals are chosen from submissions sent to GTR, and feature a mix of trade, commodities, supply chain and export finance as well as fintech innovation transactions. Congratulations to those behind these 10 deals, which were chosen as the top transactions from 2023.| Global Trade Review (GTR)
Saudi Arabia’s Neom development has secured a US$3bn untied facility from Italy’s export credit agency Sace and a syndicate of nine international banks. The Neom mega-project promises to transform a desert region in the northwest of Saudi Arabia into a special economic zone and futuristic cluster of cities powered entirely by renewable energy. Neom’s development ...| Global Trade Review (GTR)