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Eksfin provides performance guarantee for Nexans milestone contract with Germany’s TenneT
Nexans is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of cables systems and services, specializing in the offshore wind market and subsea interconnectors. To secure Nexans’ cable deliveries to transmission system operator TenneT's North Sea projects, Eksfin in collaboration with Societe Generale provides a EUR 290 million performance guarantee*. Read More
Eksfin and Credit Agricole are financing four high-tech offshore wind vessels
The company Windward Offshore, which is based in Germany, has ordered four advanced offshore wind vessels from Vard. Two of the ships are built at Vard Brattvåg in Norway, while two ships will be delivered from Vard Vung Tau in Vietnam. Eksfin is loan financing the four ships in collaboration with the bank Credit Agricole. For the ships that are built in Vietnam, Norwegian maritime equipment deliveries are the basis for Eksfin's participation. Read More
Norwegian Technology Ensures Clean Water for Millions
Inrigo, based in Trondheim, is delivering its largest project to date as it undertakes the task of purifying drinking waterfor Douala, Cameroon, a city with 4.2 million inhabitants. The company, with experts from NTNU and Sintef, has secured a contract worth approximately NOK 875 million. The state-owned Eksfin is contributing to the financing. Read More
Financing the future: How Eksfin supports green innovation in maritime
Eksfin supports the adoption of sustainable technologies. Read More
How can Export Credit Agencies help decarbonise shipping?
Shipping is an important source of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions but is a hard-to-abate sector. Reaching net zero in 2050 will require ECAs to help in the shipping industry’s green transition. Read More
Norway introduces new guidelines for export financing of fossil energy
Starting next year, Export Finance Norway (Eksfin) will no longer finance new unabated oil and gas projects. The new restrictions are communicated in new guidelines from the Norwegian government. The changes in Eksfin’s guidelines will take effect on January 1st, 2025. Read More
Turning the tide on a crisis
Export Finance Norway has recovered from the offshore oil and gas sector crisis. Photo: iStock. Read More
Eksfin Joins the International Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) Finance Network
The Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) was established in June 2022, initiated by the United States. The goal is to ensure a reliable and sustainable supply of critical minerals, such as those used in renewable energy and electric vehicle production. This collaboration has now been expanded with the creation of MSP Finance, in which Eksfin and Innovation Norway represent Norway. Read More
The Norwegian seafood industry – the value creation in the supplier industry can more than double by 2035
Menon Report: Measured in value, the industry exported about 2.5 times as much in the first half of 2024 compared to what it did ten years ago. Value creation in the aquaculture industry results in significant value creation in the supplier industry. The aquaculture industry in Norway has enormous global growth potential. Read More
International Awards to Eksfin
In June 2024, Eksfin received two international awards in New York and Athens, both recognizing the financing of Norwegian export deliveries to the offshore wind industry. Read More
Annual Report 2023: Robust Growth in Export Transactions and High Value Recovery
49 billion NOK (€4.3 billion) in new guarantees, significant share of green transactions, substantial value recovery, and a more diversified portfolio including large and small enterprises. Read More