Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa Soc Ltd (ECIC)

Ntombifuthi Priscilla Mdluli will be participating in a panel titled ‘A deeper look at ECA appetite in Africa’ at TXF Africa 2024 at the Vineyard Hotel in Cape Town on the 30 October from 10h05 – 10h50 am CAT. The theme of this year’s event is ‘Agency, Energy and Infrastructure Finance’ and this high-level panel discussion will provide a deep dive into ECA cover in Africa. The panel will address amongst other issues: • How the economic and political landscape is impacting ECA risk profile and activity. • Are ECAs doing anything to become less selective in terms of what countries they can cover? • Is ECA appetite changing in terms of appetite for longer term cover, and why? • How do ECAs incorporate social sustainability as well as environmental into project eligibility? The panel will be moderated by Rick Ebel, Executive Sponsor, ECC and includes Dirk van den Berg, Head of Export Finance for Southern Africa, UK Export Finance, Greg Fyfe, Head ECA and Agency Finance, Standard Bank Group, Melanie Lawrence, Senior Manager, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Yves Battesti, Bpifrance. #ECIC #TXFAfrica2024 #Africa #creditinsurance #exportfinance

ECIC Head: Marketing, Communication and CSR, Ismail Carr (CM)SA, MBA and ECIC Senior Underwriter: Short Term Insurance, Ntombifuthi Priscilla Mdluli, will be representing the Corporation at TXF Africa 2024 taking place at the Vineyard Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa from the 29-30 October. The event offers unrivalled deal-origination opportunities throughout the region and the theme this year is ‘Agency, Energy and Infrastructure Finance’. #ecic #txfafrica2024 #africa #africanbusiness #tradefinance #exportcredit #creditinsurance #finance #infrastructurefinance #infrastructuredevelopment

ECIC attends 7th BRICS Heads of ECA meeting 2024 in Moscow #ECIC’s Acting CEO: Ntshengedzeni Maphula, Senior Portfolio Administrator: Monique Lee and Independent Non-Executive Director: Vuyelwa Matsiliza, CD(SA), will be representing the Corporation at the 7th BRICS Heads of ECA Meeting in Moscow on Monday, 21 October 2024. As Nikita Gusakov, Chief Executive Officer of VSK points out, the role of #ECAs has become increasingly important in the current global economic landscape. Today’s meeting will provide an opportunity to establish common ground and discuss ways in which to reassess and reinvigorate the approach of ECAs to credit insurance within the #BRICS framework. Attendees will use the platform to discuss ways in which to align their respective business methodologies, share technological advancements and develop joint capacity-building initiatives.

ECIC Senior Economist, Daniel Thwala, will be participating in Plenary Panel 3 titled ‘Financing Manufacturing in Africa’ at the Manufacturing Indaba on Tuesday, 22 October 2024, from 16h10 – 17h30 CAT at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg South Africa. The prestigious panel will be moderated by Khulekani Mathe, Cert. Dir (IoDSA), CEO Designate, Business Unity South Africa and panelists include Christoph Kausch, Senior Operations Officer, IFC - International Finance Corporation, Kaya Ngqaka, Investment Promotions Executive, Dube TradePort Corporation and Dirk van den Berg, Country Head South Africa and other Southern Africa countries, UK Export Finance (UKEF). The discussion will focus on how access to finance is a decisive factor in the development and growth of Africa's manufacturing sector and the panelists will answer the following questions, amongst others: 1. To what extent is manufacturing growth in Africa constrained by limited access to finance? 2. What are the most effective funding mechanisms currently available for manufacturers in Africa? 3. How can emerging financing gaps in the manufacturing sector be addressed to support continued growth and development? 4. What role do government incentives play in attracting investment and stimulating manufacturing growth in African markets? 5. How can African countries and financial institutions collaborate to create more tailored financing solutions for the manufacturing sector? #ECIC #MFGIndaba #Manufacturing #Manufacturingsector #finance #africa #southafrica

#ECIC will be hosting an exhibition stand at the Manufacturing Indaba 2024, from 22-23 October, at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. We look forward to seeing you there! #MFGIndaba #MFGIndaba2024 #SouthAfrica #Manufacturingsector

#ECIC is proud to be a sponsor of TXF Africa 2024: ‘Agency, Energy and Infrastructure Finance’, taking place at the Vineyard Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa, from 29-30 October. This unique event offers unrivalled deal-origination opportunities throughout the region and brings together the best of all things export, project, and development finance. #FINAFRICA #TXFAfrica2024 #infrastructurefinance #energy #finance #africandevelopment

ECIC is a proud Silver Sponsor of the Manufacturing Indaba 2024, taking place from 22-23 October at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is the leading manufacturing event in Sub-Saharan Africa and brings together business owners, industry leaders, government officials, capital providers and professional experts to explore opportunities and grow their manufacturing operations. The theme of this year’s event is ‘Localisation in Africa’. #ecic #mfgindaba #manufacturing #exportcreditinsurance #subsaharanafrica

The panel on ‘Connecting Africa: Lessons from private sector participation projects across Africa’ at the Transnet SOC Ltd Connect Africa Conference which took place on 27 September 2024, has been featured on CNBC Africa. ECIC was represented on the prestigious panel by Portia Dube, Head: Business Development, who highlighted the critical role played by the Corporation, which includes the provision of pre-export finance as well as providing support in the form of working capital cover for up to 90% of the working capital, to the banks. Watch the full discussion here: https://lnkd.in/e_Jxzcfi #ECIC #Transnet #ConnectAfrica2024 #ExportFinance #CreditInsurance #Africanbusiness #AFCFTA

ECIC Head: Business Development, Portia Dube, is a speaker at the Africa Connect Conference 2024 hosted by Transnet SOC Ltd. The objective of the conference is to facilitate dialogues on the various PSPs that are being undertaken and the structural or funding mechanisms that are in place to support the successful implementation of PSPs. It also speaks to the dynamics of freight challenges encountered between African entities. Portia will be speaking on a panel on 27 September under the topic ‘Lessons learnt from funding private sector participation projects across Africa’ moderated by Ms. Olebogeng Marakalla CA (SA), (MBA), Acting General Manager Corporate Finance: Transnet. #ECIC #Transnet #AfricaConnect2024 #PSP #TransnetAfricaConnect2024