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At its June meeting, the OECD Consensus member countries decided on a new classification of the three countries. Mongolia improved by one level, while Bangladesh and Senegal dropped by one level in the country risk ranking. Mongolia was helped by sustained fiscal consolidation, Bangladesh by political uncertainty and Senegal by increased country riskiness. Thus, for […]
“Recently, we have noticed our clients’ concerns stemming from the uncertainty in the global markets. Our aim is to be a stabilizing element for Slovak exporters, to respond flexibly to their demand and to provide them with the necessary solutions,” said Igor Barát, Deputy CEO of Eximbanka, during a meeting with banks at the Visegrad […]
Export-credit agencies, such as Eximbanka, are becoming key players in ensuring the stability of international trade in times of current geopolitical and trade uncertainty. The introduction of tariffs and trade barriers poses new challenges for agencies, especially in helping exporters to eliminate risks that may arise precisely as a result of unpredictable changes in trade […]
On 28 May 2025, Eximbank held a working meeting with representatives of the Embassy of the United States in Slovakia. Ambassador Gautam Rana, Economic Specialist Samuel Mišík and Head of Commercial Section Marián Volent were present on behalf of the USA. Eximbanka was represented by its CEO Rastislav Podhorec, deputies Igor Barát and Pavol Tavač, […]
Rastislav Podhorec, CEO of Eximbanka and Matúš Šársky, Director of International Relations of Eximbanka took part in the delegation on the occasion of the state visit of the President of the Slovak Republic Peter Pellegrini to Montenegro. The business delegation consisted of more than 30 companies with the ambition to expand into Montenegro´s market. Montenegro […]
Jozef Kiss, President of the Financial Administration of the Slovak Republic and Rastislav Podhorec, Director General of Eximbanka, together with Pavel Tavač, Deputy Director General of Eximbanka, today signed a Memorandum of Cooperation at the bank. The aim of the Memorandum is to cooperate in the evaluation of statistical data and exports from the territory […]
Representatives of Eximbanka (Rastislav Podhorec, Pavol Tavač, Igor Barát and Matúš Šársky) met with Robert de Groot, Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB). The discussion focused on deepening the existing cooperation between the EIB and Eximbanka and identifying new areas of common interest and scope for further cooperation. The two institutions are already […]
Last week Matúš Šársky, Eximbank’s Director of International Relations, was part of the negotiations between representatives of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic and SAMRS and Ukrainian national energy companies Ukrenergo and Ukrhydroenergo directly in Kyiv. The negotiations focused on the implementation of joint projects, attracting investments and the possible […]
The main message of the “V4 Visegrad Group Summit 2025” held in Gdansk, Poland, and attended by Eximbanka representatives (Rastislav Podhorec, Eximbanka CEO, Pavol Tavač, Eximbanka Deputy CEO and Michal Demák, Eximbanka Non-Tradable Risk Director) was the strategic cooperation of the V4 Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) in key areas shaping the future of the Visegrad […]
Representatives of Eximbanka (Rastislav Podhorec, Pavol Tavač, Igor Lichnovský, Michal Demák and Matúš Šársky) took part in the Spring Meeting of the Berne Union in Dubrovnik this week. The meeting of more than 270 representatives of the largest global credit and investment insurers is a unique opportunity to get the latest information on the development […]
Rastislav Podhorec, CEO of Eximbanka and Matúš Šársky, Director of the International Relations Department of Eximbanka were on 24. and 25 April 2025 as part of the working trip of Juraj Blanár, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, accompanied by a business delegation to Kyrgyzstan. The working trip took place on […]
In early April, a meeting was held between former governors and CEOs of Eximbank and its current management. The aim of the meeting was to start a tradition of exchanging views, experiences and suggestions on the direction of the institution. The meeting was attended by most of the former and current officials of Eximbank who […]
Bratislava, 8. 4. 2025 – Eximbanka, through its banking and insurance activities, supported exports in 2024 in the total amount of EUR 1 994.9 million. According to the year-end data, Eximbank’s equity exposure (the sum of banking and insurance exposure) in 2024 amounted to EUR 1 179.6 million, which represents one of the highest values […]
Rastislav Podhorec, CEO of Eximbanka and Matúš Šársky, Director of International Relations of Eximbanka were together with 25 companies part of this week’s delegation to Delhi and Calcutta on the occasion of the working trip of Mr. Juraj Blanár, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic and Mr. Ladislav Kamenický, Minister of […]
Slovak exports are traditionally associated with automobiles, electronic equipment or engineering products, but there are also areas that hide great export potential. Many of these can be found in the energy sector. It is not only energy products such as electricity, but also technological and professional know-how that Slovakia can export to global markets. A […]
Bratislava, 13 March 2025 – At its January meeting, the OECD Consensus member countries decided on a new classification of two countries. Bulgaria and Albania moved up one level in the country risk ranking. Bulgaria has been helped by its imminent entry into the euro area and economic growth, Albania by reform efforts related to […]
Eximbanka together with the Slovak Agency for International Development Cooperation (SAMRS) is preparing for the final round of approval of the draft project portfolio for the rehabilitation of energy infrastructure in Ukraine under the Ukraine Investment Framework. On Friday, 21 February, representatives of Eximbanca held a series of meetings with partners from Ukraine, the European […]
Trade in services continues to face significant regulatory barriers that hamper economic growth and competitiveness. This is according to the OECD’s latest Services Trade Restrictiveness Index (STRI): Policy Developments to 2025*, a tool that tracks developments in 51 economies around the world and in 22 key services sectors. According to OECD data, trade barriers in […]
Eximbanka, which is the leader of synergy between the ministerial partners, initiated a coordination meeting of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic, the Slovak Agency for Investment and Trade Development SARIO and Eximbanka for the second time this week in its premises. […]
Last week, Eximbank held the first round of negotiations with representatives of the European Investment Fund (EIF) with the aim of deepening cooperation. Eximbanka shares common values and objectives with the EIF, namely, to support the development and internationalisation of SMEs and mid-caps. Eximbanka’s ambition is also to increase the capacity to support riskier transactions […]
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Contact us at: editor@export.sk
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