BU AGM: Eksfin, a one-stop-shop kind of ECA

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TXF spoke with Stale Torgersbraten, legal director at Eksfin to outline the mission statement of the recently formed Norwegian ECA, a merger between former government agencies GIEK and Export Credit Norway.

The Berne Union recently hosted its first in-person Annual General Meeting since 2019. The gathering took place in Budapest, hosted by EXIM Hungary, and TXF was pleased to take the opportunity to catch up with members of the Union's Committees as well as other ECA CEOs. In this second interview, TXF spoke with Stale Torgersbraten, legal director at Eksfin to outline the mission statement of the recently formed Norwegian ECA, a merger between former government agencies GIEK and Export Credit Norway.

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