Improving the Role of Eximbanks/ECAs in the OIC Member States
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The aims of the Berne Union have remained consistent since then:
 To actively facilitate cross-border trade by supporting international acceptance of sound
principles in export credits and foreign investment.
 To provide a forum for professional exchanges amongst our members.
With 79 member companies from around the world (as members of the Berne Union and the
Prague Club), it is the leading global organization for the export credit and investment insurance
industry.
Prague Club
The Prague Club, which is a subsidiary organization to the Berne Union, is an information
exchange network for new and maturing insurers of export credit and investment. The first
official meeting was held in Prague and the group was named after the city of the inaugural
meeting.
Aman Union
The Aman Union is a professional forum assembling commercial and non-commercial risk
insurers and reinsurers in OIC Member Countries. The Aman Union was launched in 2009
following an agreement between the Arab Investment and Export Credit Guarantee Corporation
(DHAMAN) and the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit
(ICIEC) to join their efforts for establishing a union for credit insurers and reinsurers in their
respective Member Countries, all of which are OIC members. The objectives of the Aman Union
are the:
 Development of established National Export Credit Agencies and creation of new ones in
Member Countries.
 Encouragement of exchange of information, technical assistance, expertise and
consultation among Members.
 Development of credit information agencies as well as development of debt-collection
agencies, training centers and other institutions that contribute to the progress of export
credit insurance industry in Members Countries; and
 Carrying out studies and research, issuance of bulletins and publications and,
organization of forums and conferences relevant to the union purposes.
G-NEXID
The Global Network of Export-Import Banks and Development Finance Institutions (G-NEXID), is
a network of 24 lending institutions whose objective is to support increasing trade between
developing countries with expanded financial services that can spur and stabilize economic
growth. The Global Network is seeking to improve cooperation and assistance, and facilitating