November 2010 Your Partner for Exports and Investments in Latin America November 2010 Export Development Canada (EDC)

Your Partner for Exports and Investments in Latin

America

November 2010November 2010

Export Development Canada (EDC)

About EDC

Canada’s Export Credit Agency

Crown corporation wholly owned by Government of Canada   

Financially self-sustaining

Operates on commercial principles

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EDC’s Role

To support and develop Canada’s export trade and international business efforts

Financing and insurance solutions for Canadian exporters and investors

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EDC Solutions Toolkit

Financing Solutions

Risk Management Solutions

Market Intelligence Services

Financing Solutions

To Buyers of Canadian Goods & Services

Direct Loans

Indirect loans through bank guarantees (Northstar)

Lines of Credit

To Canadian Investors and Exporters

Financing Canadian companies investing abroad

Financing Foreign Affiliates Financing Exporters and their contracts

Risk Management Solutions

Accounts Receivable Insurance

Covers 90% of non-payment risks

Political Risk Insurance

Protect your overseas assets & Investments

(equipment, manufacturing facilities, transfer of funds)

Contract Insurance & Bonding

Guarantees Bank Instruments for contract performance

Examples: Performance Bonds and Bid Bonds

Lima, Peru

Market Intelligence

EDC’s foreign representation

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North America / Caribbean $50.3B (61%)

Asia-Pacific $12.6B (15%)

Europe $10.2B (12%)

South / Central America $4.5B (5%)

Africa / Middle East $5.0B (6%)

% = percentage of EDC’s total business volume

Location of EDC Representation

Monterrey, MexicoMexico City, Mexico

Santiago, Chile

Warsaw, Poland

São Paulo, Brazil

Moscow, Russia

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Mumbai, India

New Delhi, India

Beijing, People’s Republic of China

Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

Singapore

Istanbul, Turkey

Panama ()

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Merci

See you at PDACGuy Racine

[email protected]

www.edc.ca