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Rastislav Podhorec, CEO of the Export-Import Bank of the Slovak Republic (Eximbanka), and Matúš Šársky, Director of the International Relations Department, are taking part in a working trip to Southeast Asia as part of a delegation of the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Juraj Blanár, and a group of about […]
Eximbanka wants to be an active player in financing nuclear projects in the region. This was confirmed by the participation of its top officials at the Nuclear Financing Summit in New York, the largest event in the US focused on nuclear energy financing. Eximbank’s CEO Rastislav Podhorec and Director of International Relations Matúš Šársky attended […]
Eximbank and the Portuguese state-owned bank Banco Português de Fomento (BPF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that sets out the framework for a strategic partnership aimed at promoting new export opportunities for companies in both countries. This Memorandum reflects the new role of the BPF, which from January 2026 took over the function […]
Rastislav Podhorec, CEO of the Export-Import Bank of the Slovak Republic, and Matúš Šársky, Director of the International Relations Department, were part of the business mission to Italy led by Richard Raši, Chairman of the National Council of the Slovak Republic. The aim of the mission, which took place on 20. – 21 January, was […]
On 16 January 2026, the Export-Import Bank of the Slovak Republic (EXIMBANKA SR) and the Export-Import Bank of the United States of America (EXIM) signed a Co-financing Agreement, which creates a formal framework for the support of projects of common interest involving Slovak and American entities. The agreement was signed by Rastislav Podhorec, CEO of […]
The winner of the Eximbank Award for Export Potential was Ivan Iľko, owner of company Vedou proti komárom company. He received the award from the hands of Igor Barát, Deputy CEO of Eximbanka, during the ceremony of announcing the results of the 19th edition of the Young Innovative Entrepreneur competition, which took place on Tuesday, […]
Rastislav Podhorec, Director General of EXIMBANKA Slovakia, and Matúš Šársky, its Director of International Relations, welcomed today, 10 December 2025, the newly appointed Honorary Consul of the Slovak Republic to the Kyrgyz Republic, Mr. Mels Erkinbek, at EXIMBANKA’s headquarters. The discussion focused on the growing Slovak exports to Kyrgyzstan (from EUR 15 million in 2023 […]
Yesterday, December 9, Eximbanka welcomed the Ambassador of Canada, Her Excellency Karen Mollica, accompanied by Deputy Ambassador Mateo Barney and Trade Commisioner Natalia Barinka. The meeting was a follow-up to the working discussions that the Eximbank delegation had in Canada in October 2025 during the Berne Union Annual Meeting in Ottawa. Canada has long been […]
Representatives of the European Investment Fund (EIF) – Mario Marceta and Barnabás Sándor – visited Eximbanka’s headquarters in Bratislava. They met with CEO Rastislav Podhorec, who confirmed the continued commitment of the bank’s management to deepen cooperation with the EIF in supporting the competitiveness of the EU and thus Slovak exporters. Subsequently, they had a […]
On 4 December 2025, Eximbanka SR welcomed in Bratislava a delegation from Montenegro, which consisted of representatives of several municipal and public institutions working in the field of waste management, together with colleagues from UNDP (United Nations Development Programme). Matúš Šársky, Director of International Relations, and Michal Demák, Director of Non-Tradable Risk Insurance, attended the […]
Rastislav Podhorec, Director General of Eximbanka SR, is participating these days in the official working visit of the Minister of Finance of the Slovak Republic to North Macedonia, which is taking place at the invitation of the Minister of Finance Gordana Dimitrieska – Kochoska. During the first day of the talks, the delegation mainly discussed […]
Matúš Šársky, Director of the International Relations Department of Eximbanka, presented to the entrepreneurs the possibilities of financial support for export activities in Africa. On 30 September 2025, the Slovak Agency for Investment and Trade Development (SARIO) in cooperation with the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Nairobi organised a free webinar Entering the East […]
On 25 November 2025, the OECD published an evaluation report on development cooperation in Slovakia. On this occasion, the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic hosted an expert panel discussion on Leveraging Opportunities and Increasing Impact: Slovakia’s Engagement and Coordination in EU and International Development Finance. The discussion was moderated by […]
Igor Barat, Deputy Director General of Eximbank for Banking and former Government Plenipotentiary for the introduction of the euro, met on 26 November 2025, with Bulgarian journalists whose country will pay with the euro from 1 January 2026. Igor Barát presented to the journalists the process of introducing the euro in Slovakia (€ in Slovakia […]
The CEO of Eximbanka Rastislav Podhorec together with Matúš Šársky, Director of International Relations of Eximbanka, participated in the state visit of the President of the Slovak Republic to Portugal on 25-27 November 2025. The business delegation consisted of innovative Slovak companies from the segments of sustainable energy and energy efficiency, cutting-edge medical technologies, solutions […]
Rastislav Podhorec, CEO of Eximbanka and Igor Barat, Deputy CEO of Eximbanka for Banking, together with twenty European export credit agencies and the European Investment Bank in the days on 24 and 25 November 2025 participated in the 9th EU ECA Summit in Prague. Discussions covered the EU’s Global Gateway Initiative, the role of export […]
Representatives of Eximbanka(Pavol Tavač, Robert Lucansky) participated in the Project Finance, Infrastructure, and Impact – Specialist Meeting organized by Berne Union. The event was hosted by ATIDI – African Trade & Investment Development Insurance. Discussions focused on infrastructure projects that contribute significantly to development and positive change not only on the African continent. Eximbanka plays […]
JCI-Slovakia and ZPS – Association of Slovak Entrepreneurs launch the 19th edition of the Young Innovative Entrepreneur 2025 competition. Eximbanka as a partner of the project awards a special prize – the Eximbanka Award for Export Activities, intended for young entrepreneurs who successfully develop their activities beyond the borders of Slovakia. The competition is open […]
Eximbanka’s CEO Rastislav Podhorec, together with Matúš Šársky, Eximbanka’s Director of International Relations, attended the 17. and 18 November 2025 in Paris on the occasion of the OECD-OCDE Working Groups on Officially Supported Export Credits. The meeting with Marion Jansen (Director, Trade and Agriculture Directorate) and Silvia Gavornikova (Head of Export Credits and Competitiveness Division) […]
On Wednesday, 12 November 2025, representatives of Eximbanka (Rastislav Podhorec, Milan Horváth and Matúš Šársky) met with representatives of the Kazakh Embassy in Bratislava. Trade between Slovakia and Kazakhstan reached more than 140 million euros last year. Eximbanka signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with ECA Export credit agency of Kazakhstan KazakhExport – we create conditions […]
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