Export credits are government financial support, direct financing, guarantees, insurance or interest rate support provided to foreign buyers to assist in the financing of the purchase of goods from national exporters
Last Updated Date: May 17, 2022
Global Bank Limited (GBL) was established in 2007 as an ‘A’ class commercial bank in Nepal which provided entire commercial banking services with the largest capital base at the time with paid up capital of NPR 18.97 billion. Global Bank was renamed to Global IME Bank after merger with Reliable Development Bank ,Pacific Development Bank , Social Development Bank , Gulmi Bikas Bank, IME Finance, Lord Buddha Finance, and Commerz and Trust Bank). Global IME bank is currently trading in Nepal Stock Exchange with symbol GBIME. GBIME has provided a dividend return of 16 percent in fiscal year 2074/75. Global IME Bank Limited has appointed Global IME Capital Limited (Elite) as it’s share registrar. As a section of financial inclusion, Global IME Bank addressed a new strategy of launching branchless banking providers in the most remote part of the country where presence of economic institutions are very less in number or aren’t present at all . Within 8 years of the period the bank has already launched 218 branchless banking offerings catering more than 41,000 customers on their each day deposits and withdrawals. Their branchless banking areas additionally offer micro lending facility to small farmers and businessmen. The bank has different pursuits in hydro power, manufacturing, textiles, service industry, aviation, exports, trading and microfinance tasks. GIBL has been conferred with “The Bank of the Year Award 2014” for Nepal by the Bankers Magazine (Publication of the Financial Times, UK), “Best Internet Bank 2016- Nepal” by International Finance Magazine, London and “Best Employer Award 2018” by way of World HRD Congress, India.
An export credit offers trade finance and other services to facilitate domestic companies' international exports. Like other countries, Nepal also provide loans, loan guarantees and insurance to help eliminate the uncertainty of exporting to other countries. The purpose is to support the domestic economy and employment by helping companies find overseas markets for their products. It can be government agencies, quasi-governmental agencies or even private organizations including the arms of commercial financial institutions. Export credits are government financial support, direct financing, guarantees, insurance or interest rate support provided to foreign buyers to assist in the financing of the purchase of goods from national exporters. A loan extended to finance a specific purchase of goods or services from within the creditor country. Export credits extended by the supplier of goods such as when the importer of goods and services is allowed to defer payment are known as supplier’s credits; export credits extended by a financial institution, or an export credit agency in the exporting country are known as buyer’s credits.The common products found in trade and export transactions are the following:
In addition, to support companies to export and thrive in a global economy, Export Finance is also a critical part of the development finance and sustainable finance agendas (with Export Finance having some of the highest ratios of sustainability / total transactions in the market. Given the high level of compliance and rules governing the transactions, all steps can be traced from importer to exporter, banks and ECAs, ensuring that transparency, public support interests and international agendas .