Česká Exportní Banka, a.s.
Last updated on 16 Feb 2024

Key facts


Agency that supports Czech exporters and is a specialized state-owned banking institution supervised by the Ministry of Finance. It is a subsidiary of EGAP.

Vodičkova 34
111 21 Praha 1
Czech Republic

+420 222 841 100

www.ceb.cz
PUBLIC
1995
Credit rating (S&P)
AA-
AA-
Foreign currency
Local currency

OECD

Authorizations, exposure, and country export data


FY 2022 top financing products

Loan for outbound investments
64%
Non-payment guarantee
18%
Purchase of receivables
11%
Loan to finance export manufacturing
5%
Direct export customer loan
2%

2023 top export destinations

Europe

89 %

Asia

6 %

Americas

3 %

Africa

1 %

Oceania

1 %

Financing modalities


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Products


  • Financing large-scale Czech deliveries to foreign buyers
  • Tenor:
    • Short-term: Up to 2 years
    • Medium and long-term: Generally up to 10 years
    • Renewable energy, climate-change mitigation and water projects 15–18 years
    • Rail infrastructure 14 years
    • New aircrafts 12 years / used aircrafts 5–10 years
    • Non-nuclear power plants 12 years
    • Nuclear power plants 18 years
  • Financed amount:
    • Short-term: Up to 100% of export contract amount
    • Medium to long-term: Up to 85% of export contract amount, with 15% advance payment
  • Interest rate:
    • Short-term: LIBOR, EURIBOR
    • Medium and long-term: Fixed rate CIRR or its equivalent based on market rates (LIBOR, EURIBOR)
  • Other financial modalities:
    • Indirect buyer credit: Bank-to-bank finance where CEB provides financing to importer’s bank
    • Refinancing of buyer export credit: Bank-to-bank finance enables exporter's bank to obtain funds to provide credit to the foreign importer or its bank
  • Currency: EUR or USD
  • Direct supplier credit enables Czech exporter to finance cost arising from delivery or shipment of goods and/or services
  • Tenor:
    • Short-term: Up to 2 years
    • Medium and long-term: Over 2 years
  • Financing amount:
    • Short-term: Up to 100% of export contract amount
    • Medium and long-term: Up to 85% of export contract amount, with 15% advance payment
  • Interest rate:
    • Short-term: Based on market interest rates
    • Medium and long-term: Fixed rate CIRR or its equivalent based on market rates (LIBOR, EURIBOR, etc.)
  • Other financial modalities:
    • Refinancing of supplier’s credit: Bank-to-bank finance enables exporter's bank to obtain funds to provide credit to the foreign importer or its bank
  • Provides Czech investors a long-term credit facility for investment abroad or extension of a foreign company with Czech participation
  • Minimum repayment tenor of 3 years
  • Interest rate: Fixed-rate CIRR or equivalent based on market rates
  • Minimum 20% own resources required (usually 25%)
  • Credit for pre-export financing enables Czech producer or exporter to finance costs connected with deliveries for foreign buyer
  • Eligible costs:
    • Purchase of raw materials and other components for export production
    • Purchase of materials for export that are integral to Czech production
    • Personnel costs (i.e., wages, social, and medical insurance)
    • Acquisition of investment assets for production that will be exported
  • Tenor:
    • Short-term: Up to 2 years
    • Medium and long-term: Over 2 years
  • Financing amount:
    • Short-term: Up to 85% of export contract amount
    • Medium and long-term: Up to 75% of export contract amount
  • Interest rate: Medium and long-term based on market (LIBOR, EURIBOR)
  • Transaction support for project finance considered on a case-by-case basis
  • Bid bonds, advance payment guarantees, performance bonds, warranty / retention bonds
  • Issuance of both direct and indirect (counter) guarantees is possible;
  • Receivables discounting / forfaiting
  • Export and import Letter of Credit – advising, confirmation and issuance based on UCP600 international rules

Policies


  • EGAP insurance is no longer a condition for the provision of supported financing by ČEB; other forms of security may substitute EGAP insurance
  • Wide range of products for SME export production funding or export funding
  • Adheres to OECD guidelines
  • Anti-money laundering

News


  • 2024: Czech Export Bank doubled its profit to a record billion in 2023
  • 2023: Czech Export Bank (ČEB) will become a subsidiary of the National Development Bank (NRB)
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