Export Guarantee Fund of Iran
Last updated on 19 Feb 2024
Key facts
Government-owned agency that provides insurance and guarantees for the benefit of Iranian exporters.
5 16th St., Ahmed Qasir St.
Argentina Sq.
Tehran
Islamic Republic of Iran
+98 21 88739267
www.egfi.ir
Argentina Sq.
Tehran
Islamic Republic of Iran
+98 21 88739267
www.egfi.ir
PUBLIC
1973
Credit rating (Fitch)
B-
B-
Foreign currency
Local currency
Country trade data
2018 top export sectors
Fuels
69%
Plastic or rubber
6%
Metals
6%
Chemicals
6%
Vegetable products
4%
2021 export destinations
Financing modalities
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95%
95%
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100%
Products
- Whole turnover policy: Covers all exports made by an Iranian exporter to different countries against political and commercial risks for a period of 1 year
- Specific policy: Covers one or more shipments made by an Iranian exporter to a foreign buyer under a single contract
- Techno-engineering services policy: Covers construction projects implemented, or engineering services provided, by Iranian contracting and engineering companies against political and commercial risks
- Export contract frustration policy: Covers loss incurred due to the frustration of the exports letters of credit/contracts
- Discounting of export bills insurance policy: Covers risks of non-payment of the export bill discounted by Iranian banks
- Sight letters of credit insurance policy: Covers the risk of non-payment of the issuing bank to the advising bank, after receiving documents mentioned in the letter of credit
- Bank guarantee insurance policy: Covers the risk of calling of the bank payment guarantee, which is issued by the Iranian banks in favor of foreign financiers of Iranian technical projects in target markets
- Investment insurance policy: Covers the principal and interest of the medium- and long-term investments made by the Iranian investors in target countries solely against political risks
- In case the investor gets a loan from a bank for a project, he/she can assign the rights of the investment policy to the financing bank as a security
- Local credit guarantee: For financial institutions that provide short-term local currency loans to Iranian exporters to finance export activities and provide working capital
- Buyer’s credit guarantee: For foreign buyers who intend to import goods or services from Iran
- Manufacturer’s credit guarantee: For Iranian exporters buying export commodities on credit terms from a domestic manufacturer
- Manufacturer’s credit guarantee: For Iranian exporters buying export commodities on credit terms from a domestic manufacturer
Policies
- Concentration on plans with mid-term and long-term credit allocation
- Coordination and close cooperation with the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran as the administrator of exports
- Upgrading knowledge and promoting culture of using export credit coverage in the country
- The agency is affiliated to the Ministry of Industry, Mine, and Trade of Iran, with the purpose of supporting, developing, and promoting Iran’s non-oil exports
News
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