We invite you to the event (EU Global Gateway: Opportunity for Slovak entrepreneurs) aimed at supporting the involvement of Slovak entrepreneurs in the implementation of the Global Gateway – a new EU strategy to support development projects around the world in the fields of sustainable energy, transport, digital infrastructure, healthcare, education, science and research.

The annual meeting of the V4 Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) took place in Prague this week. The event under the auspices of the Czech Presidency was attended by the Czech Export Guarantee and Insurance Corporation (EGAP), the Czech Export Bank (CEB), the Polish export credit agency KUKE, the Hungarian EXIMBANK and the Slovak EXIMBANKA SR. The aim of the meeting was to coordinate positions on issues of common interest in international forums, for example in the field of energy or financial rules of state support for exports, strengthening mutual cooperation, or sharing experiences and examples of good practice.

At its February meeting, the OECD Consensus member countries decided on a new classification of four countries. Montenegro, Georgia, Oman and Qatar have improved by one level in the country risk ranking. Montenegro and Georgia have been helped by pro-Western orientation, Qatar and Oman by gas and oil production. For export credit agencies, these countries from 9. February 2024 represent a lower level of risk.

A new member of the Bank’s Council and Deputy Director General of EXIMBANKA SR will become a new member of the Bank’s Council and Deputy Director General of EXIMBANKA SR with effect from 19. Igor Barat will become a member of the Board of Directors on January 2024.

EXIMBANKA SR has a new Director General and two new members of the Management Board. The new Chairman of the Board of the Bank and CEO of EXIMBANKA SR will become the new Chairman of the Board of EXIMBANKA SR with effect from 7. Rastislav Podhorec, who until now worked as Deputy Director General at EXIMBANK SR, will become Director General of the Bank on December 2023. Milan Horváth is a new member of the Bank’s Supervisory Board and Deputy CEO for Finance and Insurance. Igor Lichnovský, who will not be an employee of EXIMBANKA SR, is also a new external member of the Bank’s Council.

EXIMBANKA SR today launched its redesigned website www.eximbanka.sk, which is intended to provide users with more up-to-date, clearer and more comprehensible information on exports and various forms of export support offered by the institution to Slovak entrepreneurs.

Winner 1. of the TREND Exporter of the Year 2023 competition, sponsored by EXIMBANKA SR, was the Innovatrics company, whose solutions in the field of biometric technologies are used almost all over the world.

Following the European Commission’s REPowerEU plan and the establishment of an EU platform for the purchase of natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG), EXIMBANKA SR has been mandated to provide financial products to Slovak entities that purchase gas and LNG through the EU Energy Platform.

EXIMBANKA SR through its banking and insurance activities supported exports in the first half of 2023 in the total amount of CZK 721.3 million. eur. According to the half-yearly data and the interim budget execution, it is highly likely that EXIMBANKA’s equity exposure (the sum of banking and insurance exposure, i.e. the size of the bank) will reach an all-time high at the end of the year, increasing by 22% compared to last year.

In order to reward the best export companies operating on the Slovak market, EXIMBANKA SR is introducing a new challenge for entrepreneurs with an active orientation towards foreign markets. The challenge is intended for companies that contribute to positive changes and improvement of the quality of the business environment and society through their export activities and help to build a good name for Slovakia abroad.