Welcome to EKN Magazine. We provide inspiration and offer tips for companies and banks that work with exports or have just begun that journey out in the world.
EKN’s extended cover lets banks discount export invoices risk-free – an unconditional, on-demand guarantee for exporters.
New extended risk cover unlocks faster payments in export deals
A telecom deal aims to bring digital connectivity to remote Africa as part of the EU’s Global Gateway initiative.
Flagship project strengthens digital inclusion in Africa
Lena Bertilsson on export finance and Swedish exporters enabling the energy transition. “Funding on a scale not seen in a long time”.
Empowering export finance for the energy transition
The major expansion of an Estonian dairy facility will convert half of all milk produced in the country to a buffet of export success with the help of Tetra Pak and financing from ING Bank and EKN.
New Estonian dairy creates higher value to local farmers
As Global Head of Deutsche Bank’s Structured Trade & Export Finance, Werner Schmidt believes export finance has a crucial role to play in the transition to a carbon-free society. “We need to be the driver that make it happen.”
Deutsche Bank: “Doing nothing is the biggest risk.”
Cocoa, gold and oil, coupled with political stability, has placed Ghana in the top tier of African economies, but the quality of the infrastructure hasn’t quite kept up. That’s about to change.
Paving the way for progress
EKN implements new guidelines to further emphasize its commitment to sustainability and positive climate impact, while phasing out its support of fossil-based ventures.
Why sustainability means good business
Financing large infrastructure projects that require imported goods to be paid for in hard currency can be a challenge to developing countries, where such investments often exceed the risk appetite as well as the balance sheet of local financial institutions. Structured financing and a creative approach, however, permits funding in local currency with longer tenors and lower financing costs – plus the added benefit of risk cover from EKN.
Local currency financing lifts exports