{"id":42347,"date":"2026-10-26T08:49:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T07:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eximbanka.sk\/?p=42347"},"modified":"2026-10-24T00:50:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T22:50:23","slug":"eximbanka-is-strengthening-its-cooperation-with-turkey-opening-up-new-export-opportunities-for-slovak-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eximbanka.sk\/en\/eximbanka-is-strengthening-its-cooperation-with-turkey-opening-up-new-export-opportunities-for-slovak-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"Eximbanka is strengthening its cooperation with Turkey, opening up new export opportunities for Slovak companies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Istanbul, October 26, 2026  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Promoting mutual trade, strengthening institutional ties, and exploring new forms of cooperation in third markets were the main topics of the first meeting of the Slovak-Turkish JETCO Commission, which <br\/>took place in Istanbul on October 23, 2026. Eximbanka was represented at the meeting by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rastislav Podhorec<\/a>, its CEO and Chairman of the Board, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mat\u00fa\u0161 \u0160\u00e1rsky<\/a>, Director of International Relations.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program included an important meeting between representatives of the state export-credit agency and its partner institution, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Turk Eximbank<\/a>, which culminated in the official signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This document establishes a solid framework for closer cooperation in the areas of financing, insurance instruments, risk sharing, and joint projects in third countries. To date, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/5598996\/admin\/page-posts\/published\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eximbanka <\/a>has supported Slovak exports to Turkey totaling nearly half a billion euros. The signing of the memorandum with its long-standing partner, T\u00fcrk Eximbanka, represents another significant step toward strengthening mutual relations and expanding cooperation. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkish companies have a strong international presence as turnkey contractors (EPC contractors), while Slovak firms are able to provide top-quality products, modern technologies, and expert subcontracting services. Combining these strengths opens up opportunities for cooperation not only in bilateral trade but also in the implementation of challenging projects in promising foreign markets.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCombining the experience of Turkish EPC contractors with the technological and manufacturing capabilities of Slovak companies opens up new opportunities for joint projects in third markets. Eximbanka is prepared to support their implementation through its insurance capacity exceeding 2 billion euros,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said Rastislav Podhorec<\/a>, CEO of Eximbanka. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The JETCO meeting, chaired by the Minister of Trade of the Republic of Turkey, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prof. Dr. \u00d6mer Bolat<\/a> <br\/>, and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of the Slovak Republic, Denisa Sakov\u00e1, reaffirmed both countries\u2019 shared interest in deepening their economic partnership. At the subsequent roundtable discussion with representatives of the business community, organized at the premises of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DE\u0130K \u2014 Foreign Economic Relations Board<\/a> (Turkish Council for Foreign Economic Relations)\u2014Slovak companies had the opportunity to discuss specific forms of export support and risk management.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through these activities, Eximbanka supports Slovak exporters in developing business relationships <br\/>and establishing a presence in foreign markets.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/eximbanka.sk\/en\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/eximbanka.sk\/en\/\">website<\/a>. Follow the latest news on exports and foreign trade on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/5598996\/admin\/page-posts\/published\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a> profile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eximbankasr\/?locale=sk_SK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/eximbankasr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@eximbankasr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About Eximbanka <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the state\u2019s sole direct instrument for export promotion, Eximbanka is an important part of the chain responsible for implementing the country\u2019s economic policy in the area of foreign economic relations. It offers a wide range of export-related financial products, primarily credit insurance, financing, and guarantees. As a state-owned export-credit agency, it enables Slovak exporters to enter into trade <br\/>, and investment relationships where the commercial financial sector shows less interest in assuming risk, thereby fulfilling a complementary function. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Media Contact: Martina Vr\u00e1blik Sol\u010d\u00e1nyiov\u00e1  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">                                 EXIMBANKA SR <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">                                 Phone: +421 903 542 072 <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">                                 vrablik@eximbanka.sk<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Promoting mutual trade, strengthening institutional ties, and exploring new forms of cooperation in third markets were the main topics of the first meeting of the Slovak-Turkish JETCO Commission, which<br \/>\ntook place in Istanbul on October 23, 2026. Eximbanka was represented at the meeting by Rastislav Podhorec, its CEO and Chairman of the Board, and Mat\u00fa\u0161 \u0160\u00e1rsky, Director of International Relations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":42343,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[171,170],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-press-release"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eximbanka.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eximbanka.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eximbanka.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eximbanka.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eximbanka.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42347"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eximbanka.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42347\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42348,"href":"https:\/\/eximbanka.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42347\/revisions\/42348"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eximbanka.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eximbanka.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eximbanka.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eximbanka.sk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}