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Facilitating economic growth

Supporting public entities in accelerating international trade and investment

The challenge Managing risks in international trade and foreign investment

Public entities such as export credit agencies and export-import banks aim to promote and grow international trade, which – among other things – can foster countries' economic growth. The Swiss Re Public Sector Solutions Team supports these public entities in managing exposures to credit and political risks, which in turn enhances their ability to support international trade and foreign direct investment.

To fund development objectives and to help support sustainable and inclusive economic growth in developing countries, public actors such as multilateral development banks are focused on attracting and mobilising private sector capital due to the limited availability of public funds. We can play a role in mitigating the risks associated with such endeavours so our partners can unlock additional funding and scale investments.

How we can help Sharing risks and providing insights

We leverage Swiss Re Group's global network of experts, data and proprietary tools, and wide range of differentiated insurance propositions to provide our public sector partners with the coverage that meets their needs. Discover some of our propositions below.

  • Credit insurance

    Credit insurance give confidence to businesses when they trade, and public entities when they invest in infrastructure projects, protecting them against the risk of non-payment. Public entities can leverage our credit risk appetite on non-sovereign investments. Our underwriting appetite covers short- and long-term loans to financial institutions, for infrastructure and commodities.​

  • Political risk insurance

    Political risk insurance is a well-known tool used by public sector entities to reduce risks associated with cross-border trade and foreign direct investments. We can work with our clients to share such risk, ranging from traditional political risk insurance (such as expropriation, political violence, currency inconvertibility) to non-honouring sovereign or sub-sovereign financial obligations.​

  • Risk insights and digital tools

    With our risk insights and digital solutions we help you better understand your exposure to various risks and support you in responding effectively to them. We leverage our access to a diverse pool of in-house risk experts, high-quality data, and proprietary tools to create unique value for you.​

FOCUS TOPIC Partnering with development finance institutions

To address the challenges of today in a sustainable, resilient and inclusive way; governments, development finance institutions (DFIs) and philanthropies increasingly engage the private sector as development partners.

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FOCUS TOPIC Partnering with export credit agencies

Export credit agencies (ECAs) and export-import banks (EXIMs) play a critical role in supporting and enabling their country’s foreign trade and foreign direct investment. In fact, together with private market actors, ECAs and EXIMs provided approximately USD 2.5 trillion of payment risk protection to banks, exporters and investors in 2023. This is equivalent to 13% of world cross-border trade for goods and services.

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