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Phenomena in the Finnish economy in 2020: These things were surprising, these things changed – perhaps permanently

The year 2020 will go down in history as the year of the coronavirus when almost everything in the economy went differently than we thought in January. According to Timo Lindholm, Chief Economist at Finnvera, what is even more important is that many thing... Read more

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Environmental and social issues will be highlighted in export credit guarantee applications – these things will change on the forms

Finnvera’s policy on the environmental and social risk management of the financing operations was revised a year ago. Issues related to the new policy will be reflected in new export credit guarantee applications. The forms will feature questions on the u... Read more

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Finnvera: Export Credit Agency guarantees exports and assesses risks on a long-term basis - The aim is to secure the continuity of exports

The long-term nature of financing is a key factor in Finnish export companies’ and foreign buyers’ commitment to transactions. Trade negotiations are long processes, especially when talking about large-scale commodities such as a cruise ship.

Financing secured a major order from Romania for Kewatec – the risks of the transaction were brought under control

Financing is an important part of exports and sometimes even a must for closing a deal. This is especially true if the terms and conditions of the deal are highly unusual. Finnvera, Nordea and the boat manufacturer Kewatec AluBoat worked closely together ... Read more

Tools are needed to finance small export transactions - Finnvera begins preparations for granting Small Buyer Credits

Finnish exporters lack the tools for financing small export transactions that foreign competitors have at their disposal. At present, Finnish export companies are clearly in a weaker position than their foreign competitors, as the supply of banks to finan... Read more

Export financing outlook in Africa – read more in Finnvera’s overview

There is international interest in Africa: the EU has published its Africa strategy and the Finnish government is creating one of its own. Last year, slightly more than 2 per cent of Finnish exports of goods went to Africa but according to the Minister fo... Read more

Internationalisation Awards of the President of the Republic of Finland to Supermetrics, Harvia and Lojer

President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö has granted Internationalisation Awards for the year 2020. The award for the Newcomer Company of the Year was presented to Supermetrics Oy that specialises in monitoring online marketing data.

Finnvera’s credit insurance used more than in the previous year – credit insurance safeguards exports and improves the exporter’s competitiveness

This year, Finnvera has granted 213 credit insurance arrangements for export transactions, amounting to EUR 67 million. In terms of the number of arrangements, the year-on-year increase was 57 per cent.

Finnvera revises its profit outlook for 2020 due to the continuing uncertainty of the corona pandemic

Stock Exchange Release 3 November 2020Finnvera plc, inside information

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