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With the new Presidential administration being sworn in, the Renaissance of US diplomacy is set to begin. Sustainability and key agencies such as US EXIM are at the top of the priority list. What can we expect from the incoming Biden administration? How will strategies surrounding sustainability take form? How will US EXIM's and DFC's mandates evolve?
Exporters and borrowers need more flexibility and innovation at a faster rate than ever before. Is enough support being provided from public and private sources of lending? Have new fountains of financing emerged? Which financing support mechanisms are still needed to finalise deals?
We zoom into the evolution of DFI's mandates following the shock of 2020. Will we finally begin to see closer cooperation between DFIs and ECAs? Following the US election, how will DFC's strategies change with the Biden Administration? Which new products have been implemented to further support borrowers in higher risk countries?
While it continues to battle the pandemic along with the international community, Brazil like others in the region is waiting to see the new policies the US administration will be implementing, ranging from its interaction with the multilateral institutions to issues like climate change. Domestically, Brazil continues its push for international investor friendly policies. Following its pension reforms and the implementation of more liberal economic policies, the government is actively seeking to ratify its tax and administrative reforms to simplify the regulatory environment for foreign investors.
LatAm, along with other regions, continues to push forward the UN's ESGs. As a result, international investors are under more pressure than ever to ensure that transactions meet the necessary criteria. However, with lack of a standardized measuring instrument, how are players in the region managing to address the social and sustainability challenges? How does LatAm compared to other regions?
Several of your favorite export finance colleagues take the virtual stage to answer general knowledge questions from the ECA and project finance world. Audience members will also have the opportunity to follow along from the comfort of a screen near you!
2020 shook things up across the board but 2021 is full of opportunities with the election of President Biden in the US, a rapid development and deployment of new vaccines on the horizon as well as favourable market conditions for exporters and borrowers in LatAm. This session defines the background of where the framework of opportunities lies with an emphasis on the Biden administration's upcoming strategies.
Over the course of the last couple of years, ECA financing has battled smaller profit margins as a result of increased competition and lower pricing in the Americas. By contrast, 2021 is set to establish ECA financing as a more lucrative option for borrowers as larger lenders cope with stricter regulations. Are ECAs poised to take the financing lead in the region? Have untied lending schemes lost its growing appeal following the effects of 2020? How are ECAs adapting to the needs of its exporters?
President AMLO has been focusing on three major projects: Dos Bocas Refinery, Aeropuerto de Santa Lucia, and Tren Maya. Its critics have questioned their viability but if the projects are opened to international investors, their outlook might be changed. Meanwhile, Bancomext and Banobras' roles have shifted – what has this meant for exporters and borrowers alike?
LatAm, along with other regions, continues to push forward the UN's ESGs. As a result, international investors are under more pressure than ever to ensure that transactions meet the necessary criteria. However, with lack of a standardized measuring instrument, how are players in the region managing to address the social and sustainability challenges? How does LatAm compared to other regions?
Several of your favorite export finance colleagues take the virtual stage to answer general knowledge questions from the ECA and project finance world. Audience members will also have the opportunity to follow along from the comfort of a screen near you!
Choose your table for the Networking Extravaganza and feel free to hop between them!
While it continues to battle the pandemic along with the international community, Brazil like others in the region is waiting to see the new policies the US administration will be implementing, ranging from its interaction with the multilateral institutions to issues like climate change. Domestically, Brazil continues its push for international investor friendly policies. Following its pension reforms and the implementation of more liberal economic policies, the government is actively seeking to ratify its tax and administrative reforms to simplify the regulatory environment for foreign investors.