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The new strategic partnership between the Slovak Republic and Vietnam opens up new opportunities for more intensive economic cooperation and concrete business projects for Slovak companies in Southeast Asia. This shift in mutual relations was also reflected in the activities of Eximbank during the official visit of the Slovak government delegation to Vietnam. The Slovak–Vietnamese […]
Through its banking and insurance activities, Eximbanka supported exports totalling CZK 1 905 million in 2025. EUR According to the year-end data, Eximbank’s equity exposure (the sum of banking and insurance exposure) in 2025 amounted to EUR 1 217.1 million, which represents an increase of 3.2% compared to the previous year. Total bank exposure at […]
Eximbanka today welcomed the Governor of the National Bank of Slovakia, Petr Kažimír, and the Deputy Governor, Dušan Keketi. The guests were welcomed by CEO Rastislav Podhorec and Deputy CEO Igor Barát, who introduced the development milestones and key moments in the history of Eximbanka. The ensuing discussion, which also included other CEO Deputies – […]
On March 27, 2026, Eximbanka welcomed a delegation from the Ministry of Investments, Industry and Trade of Uzbekistan, consisting of Inomjon Abdurakhmonov (Director General for Foreign Trade), Zafar Turdiev (Head of Export Development Division), and Mamur Rasulov (Trade Counsellor at the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Vienna). Colleagues from the National Bank of Uzbekistan also joined […]
On 26 March 2026, Eximbanka participated in the V4 ECA Conference in Budapest, where the export credit agencies of the V4 countries discussed the current economic and geopolitical developments, the regulatory environment and new priorities in export promotion. At the expert forum, the ECA presented its priorities, which reflect the changing structure of the economy, […]
The Slovak economy is entering a period of gradual transformation driven by technological change, pressure for efficiency and a changing global environment. Igor Barát, Deputy Director General of Eximbanka, stated this at the Trends of Slovak Business 2026 conference in a panel discussion devoted to the future of industry. According to him, one of the […]
Slovak companies have more and more opportunities to participate in development projects financed by the European Union and international financial institutions. At today’s event organised by SARIO, Eximbanka presented the ways in which it can support Slovak exporters in this process. Matúš Šársky, Director of the International Relations Department, presented Eximbank’s portfolio of instruments through […]
Small modular reactors (SMRs) are increasingly being profiled as a realistic solution for stable and low-emission power generation. They also represent an opportunity for Slovak companies to engage in international projects and supply chains with higher added value. This was highlighted at the seminar in Bratislava by Rastislav Podhorec, CEO of Eximbanka, who emphasised the […]
Representatives of Eximbank regularly participate in the OECD negotiations, where the rules for export credits are discussed. They are currently under discussion for further revision to reflect developments in global markets and changing conditions in export finance. “This is a key topic for Slovak exporters – the setting of rules influences the conditions under which […]
Representatives of Eximbank (Rastislav Podhorec, Pavol Tavač , Vladimir Jager) met with representatives of the European Investment Bank (Anders Risberg, Celia Alvarez Rodriguez, Katja Belsak) on 11 March 2026. The main topic of the meeting was a discussion on mutual cooperation between the two institutions. The meeting focused in particular on the support to SMEs […]
11 March 2026 – Representatives of Eximbanka (Rastislav Podhorec, Igor Barát, Matúš Šársky) met with Ambassador Robert Maxián and Economic Diplomat Simona Novosadová at the Slovak Embassy in New Delhi during last week’s working trip to India. The topic of the meeting was the specifics and opportunities that the Indian market offers to Slovak exporters. […]
Bratislava, 10. 3. 2026 – Representatives of Eximbanka and the National Council of the Slovak Republic (NC SR) signed today, 10 March 2026, a Memorandum of Cooperation, which creates a framework for the coordination of activities to support the economic and strategic interests of Slovakia abroad, especially in the context of foreign business trips and […]
Bratislava, 9 March 2026 – Representatives of Eximbanka met today, 9 March 2026, with the Algerian Ambassador to the Slovak Republic Habiba Derradji Kherrour. The meeting focused on the possibilities of development of economic cooperation and support of Slovak exports to Algeria. The meeting was attended by Eximbanka’s CEO Ing.Rastislav Podhorec, MBA, Deputy CEOs Milan […]
Slovak companies are increasingly proving that their ambitions do not end at the borders of Europe. On the contrary – many of them are looking for new opportunities in markets that are still less discovered for Slovak exports, but offer huge potential. During a working trip to India, Eximbanka’s CEO Rastislav Podhorec and his Deputy […]
At the premises of Eximbanka, a working meeting was held today between Director General Rastislav Podhorec and Deputy Director General Igor Barát and Alena Sabelová, State Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic for the Recovery Plan and the Knowledge Economy. The meeting focused on reviewing the cooperation to date and identifying […]
Director General of Eximbanka Rastislav Podhorec held a series of meetings in North Macedonia with representatives of the central bank, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the local development bank. The meetings took place as part of a business mission to Skopje on the occasion of the official visit of the […]
At its January meeting, the member countries of the OECD Arrangement, within the framework of the Country Risk Experts Group (CREG), decided to improve the classification of three countries. Armenia, Moldova and Oman each moved up by one level in the OECD country risk classification. The upgrade mainly reflects favourable macroeconomic developments, stronger fiscal indicators, […]
On 11 February 2026, Eximbanka welcomed Her Excellency Apoorva Srivastava, Ambassador of India to the Slovak Republic, together with the Second Secretary of the Embassy, Santanu Kumar Singh. The meeting was initiated by Eximbanka in the context of the upcoming working visit of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic to […]
Representatives of Eximbank (Rastislav Podhorec, Igor Barát, Milan Horváth and Matúš Šársky) met with representatives of Korean companies this week and discussed the possibilities of developing mutual cooperation and new business opportunities. Korean companies have been present in Slovakia for a long time and are among the major investors, employers and key partners, especially in […]
The delegation of the Export-Import Bank of the Slovak Republic (Eximbank) concluded its working tour in Southeast Asia with a professional programme in Singapore. It included a Slovenian-Singaporean seminar on business opportunities on the local market, as well as a series of meetings with Singaporean partners and the Central European business community operating in the […]
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