Swedish export credit agency EKN has announced upgraded premium classes for four countries, reduced restrictivity for 15 countries, and only one country with increased restrictivity. This is the result of a series of country policy changes that EKN decided on during November 2005.
Furthermore, a policy has been established for three countries, which previously had no policy fixed.
Aruba: the policy on sovereign risk is changed from restrictive to open for both short and long-term guarantees.
Bangladesh: the policy on banks is changed from restrictive to open for both short and long-term guarantees.
Bosnia-Herzegovina: upgraded premium class for short-term guarantees, from premium class 4 +100% to premium class 4 +50%. The policy on sovereign risk is changed from off cover to a restrictive policy for both short and long term guarantees.
Bulgaria: upgraded premium class for short-term guarantees, from premium class 4 to premium class 3. The policy on companies is changed from restrictive to open for both short and long-term guarantees.
Burkina-Faso: policy fixed for sovereign risk on short-term guarantees, on restrictive terms.
Ecuador: the policy on sovereign risk is changed from restrictive to open for short-term guarantees.
Ethiopia: upgraded premium class for short-term guarantees, from premium class 4 +100% to premium class 4.
Gabon: policy fixed for short and long term guarantees, open for sovereign risk and restrictive for other public buyers.
Guatemala: policy fixed for short and long-term guarantees, open for other public buyers.
Haiti: increased restrictivity for all buyer categories.
Macedonia: upgraded premium class for short-term guarantees, from premium class 4 +100% to premium class 4 +50%. The policy on long-term guarantees are changed to accepting private buyers.
Mongolia: the policy has changed to accepting private buyers for short and long-term guarantees.
St Lucia: the policy on sovereign risk is changed from restrictive to open for both short and long-term guarantees.
St Vincent and the Grenadines: the policy on sovereign risk is changed from restrictive to open for both short and long-term guarantees.
Ukraine: reduced restrictivity for private buyers for both short and long-term guarantees.
Regarding Uzbekistan the policy is now open on restrictive terms from previously off cover.
