Background knowledge
Background and aspects of the Federal Export Credit Guarantees
on current priority and focus topics.
In Focus
Focus on Africa
A continent with opportunities
The Federal Government's export credit guarantees offer export-oriented companies a range of cover options against economically or politically induced bad debt losses. They also facilitate the financing of export business. This applies in particular to business in emerging and developing countries. Take a look at our focus page.
Financing
experts
In Dubai, Istanbul, Nairobi and Singapore
Hermes Cover is still partly unknown to foreign importers. Yet they offer them as well as German exporters and banks a whole range of advantages. The German government has therefore expanded its advisory services in selected countries. This means that local experts are available to provide advice and assistance to these interest groups.
Special topics
Priority Theme Coronavirus
Further support for trade finance
The coronavirus is leaving deep traces on the global economy and export-oriented companies in Germany. The Federal Government’s export credit guarantees (Hermes Cover) provide you as a customer with one of the key foreign trade promotion instruments, offering flexible, effective and comprehensive support, especially in serious situations such as the 2008 financial crisis or the corona crisis.
Please find information on your options to protect your export business.
Studies
Federal export financing becomes more digital
BMWi publishes study on the impact of digital transformation
10.11.2020
The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK, former BMWi) presented the results of a study on the impact of digital transformation in the economy on federal export credit guarantees at a digital workshop.
