Based on negotiations with the Ministry of Finance (MoF) of the Slovak Republic, Eximbanka proposes to strengthen its capital in two steps.
Bratislava, June 7 (TASR) – The state could strengthen the capital of the Export-Import Bank of the Slovak Republic by EUR 250 million. This follows from the proposal submitted by Eximbanka to the inter-ministerial comment procedure. It is intended to provide higher expected support for the export of Slovak companies in the coming years.
Based on negotiations with the Ministry of Finance (MoF) of the Slovak Republic, Eximbanka proposes to strengthen its capital in two steps. The first would be to increase the share capital, which currently stands at EUR 100 million, by an additional EUR 250 million from state financial assets. This money would then be transferred from the share capital to the bank’s two funds.
The non-tradable risk fund would be strengthened by EUR 150 million, from less than EUR 100 million at present to almost EUR 250 million. The Guarantee Fund would receive an additional €100 million, increasing its capacity to more than €150 million. This procedure must be approved by the government.
“The quantification of Eximbanka’s capital strengthening requirement of EUR 250 million is based on the currently developed and upcoming business cases and the assumptions of the gradual intensification of export support for Slovak business entities through banking and insurance activities, which are incorporated both in the approved Eximbanka budget for 2024 and the expected development of business activities in the years 2024 to 2027,” the bank explained in the submitted proposal.
In the case of financing clients through direct export and import credits, Eximbanka expects their year-on-year increase by EUR 77.8 million in the 2024 budget. At the same time, due to increased interest from clients, it expects a further increase in loans granted compared to the budgeted value, as well as an upward trend between 2025 and 2027. The volume of bank guarantees issued is also expected to increase by almost EUR 200 million compared to the budget. “In terms of commodity focus, the energy, defence and security industries will account for the largest share of financing and issuance of bank guarantees,” the bank added.