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Press Release

ECI and Arab Bank for Investment and Foreign Trade sign MoU

to advance bilateral collaboration

03 September 2025: Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE Federal export credit company, signed
a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Arab Bank for Investment and Foreign Trade (Al

Masraf). This strategic agreement is designed to enhance collaboration across various domains
related to insurance and risk management, in support of the trade and real estate sectors. Moreover,
it aims to bolster exporters’ access to finance, reinforcing the UAE’s economic agenda.

The scope of this partnership encompasses trade credit insurance, both conventional and Murabaha.

This includes export credit risk insurance to protect UAE exporters against commercial and non-
commercial risks. The agreement also extends to short-term, medium-term, and long-term credit risk

insurance, insurance against individual buyer risk, along with supply risk, export and SME financing,
confirmation of letters of credit (LoC), and broader corporate finance solutions.

Her Excellency Raja Al Mazrouei, CEO of Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), said: “This agreement
with the Arab Bank for Investment and Foreign Trade, reflects our ongoing commitment to fostering

bilateral cooperation. This partnership underscores our focus on sustainable economic development
and is strategically aligned with our efforts to strengthen the UAE’s export ecosystem, increase global

market access for UAE-manufactured products and goods, and reinforce the nation’s position as a
key hub for international trade and investment.”

Her Excellency highlighted that the joining of Arab Bank for Investment and Foreign Trade in ECI’s
growing network of partners represents a valuable addition to its portfolio. And further emphasised

ECI’s unwavering commitment to delivering integrated credit and financing solutions that empower
UAE-based businesses and facilitate entry for their products into more regional and international
markets, especially in countries where Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements (CEPAs)

have been established through strategic alliances.

Fuad Mohamed, CEO of Arab Bank for Investment and Foreign Trade (Al Masraf), said, “We are
honoured to partner with ECI, led by a vision to strengthen key trade, investment and risk