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.
Despite its sites being attacked by Russian forces, truck maker Scania decided to remain present in Ukraine. “Logistics is crucial to a country at war,” says Håkan Jyde, Managing Director Scania Ukraine.
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The war in Ukraine has triggered a reassessment of defence spending in financial and political circles. How can export finance contribute?
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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
Export credit agencies (ECAs) play a crucial role in a volatile market where many sovereigns and debt issuers find it harder to access capital, argues Cécile Camilli, Global Head of Development & Structured Export Finance at Société Générale, in an exclusive interview.
Uncertainty creates opportunity
A water treatment project in Ghana provides 400,000 with clean drinking water and reduces the need to walk long distances to fetch water. “EKN and SEK were important to help structure a competitive financing structure”, says Desislava Radeva at Standard Chartered Bank.
“Water is life”