Trade Treasury Payments

Berne Union President: Export finance at a crossroads, ECAs pivoting to climate, resilience, and risk

Trade Treasury Payments

In an interview with Trade Treasury Payments (TTP), Yuichiro Akita, President of the Berne Union, discussed how ECAs must adapt strategically to this new environment. Key priorities include supporting climate and clean-tech projects even in high-risk markets, shoring up supply chain resilience amid geopolitical fragmentation, deepening collaboration with development finance institutions (DFIs) through blended finance, innovating in underwriting and risk management post-pandemic, and recalibrating risk appetite to enable critical projects.

https://tradetreasurypayments.com/posts/podcast-berne-union-president-export-finance-at-a-crossroads-ecas-pivoting-to-climate-resilience-and-risk 

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