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               underscored ECI’s strong track record of managing claims and recoveries across its portfolio.
               The company supported clients with management of late payments worth AED 415 million, of

               which AED 353 million or 83 per cent were successfully recovered, it added.


               It stated that ECI-backed trade finance lending crossing AED 1 billion in the first year of a
               partnership with DP World Trade Finance. The partnership aims to broaden SME access to

               trade finance by mitigating the potential risks and covered industries including agricultural

               commodities, chemicals, manufacturing, and construction material.


               The report  also  outlined  ECI’s  plans  to leverage the UAE’s Comprehensive Economic
               Partnership Agreements (CEPAs) to further enhance trade  and strengthen commercial

               relations. These efforts will be supported by ECI’s expanding information database, which

               grants access to over 300 million corporates globally, empowering UAE-based exporters with
               valuable insights and intelligence.


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               About Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI)

               Etihad Credit Insurance, UAE’s federal export credit company, offers businesses, financial institutions
               and investors innovative solutions that  catalyse  and consolidate international  trade. The company

               provides  a wide  range of  solutions  and products such  as  export  credit  insurance,  risk  mitigation
               insurance, comprehensive market intelligence, export strategy and access to finance. Established in
               2018, ECI has a Fitch Rating of ‘AA-’ and is a member of the widely acclaimed Berne Union and an

               affiliate member of the UN Environment Programme – Finance Initiative’s NZECA.

               ECI is dedicated to fostering sustainability and non-oil trade to support the resilience and diversification
               of the UAE economy, while empowering businesses to conduct seamless global trade by providing

               robust credit solutions and expert market insights. Guided by  the core organisational values of
               protection, customer-centricity, integrity, collaboration, global competitiveness, innovation,  and

               sustainability, ECI remains committed to ensuring client success.
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