List of Countries

Country policy for projects, capital goods and foreign investments.

Country	OECD Cat.	PC (%)	Cover			Notes
			o	R	nC
AFGHANISTAN	7
ALBANIA	6	95				projects on financing on concessional terms possible till July 2012
ALGERIA	3	100
ANGOLA	6	95				eligible for financing on concessional terms
ARGENTINA	7	95				no long term large projects
ARMENIA	6	95				eligible for financing on concessional terms
AUSTRALIA	0	100
AZERBAIJAN	5	95
BAHAMAS	3	100
BAHRAIN	4	95
BANGLADESH	6	95				Bank guarantees in any case; no long term large projects
BELARUS	7	95				no large, long term projects
BELGIUM	0	100
BELIZE	6	95				no long term large projects
BENIN	6	95				no long term large projects
BHUTAN	6	95				no long term large projects
BOLIVIA	6	95				no long term large projects
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA	7	95				no long term large projects
BOTSWANA	3	100
BRAZIL	3	100
BRUNEI	2	100
BULGARIA	4	100
BURKINA-FASO	7	95				no long term large projects
BURUNDI	7	95				no long term large projects
CAMBODIA	6	95				no long term large projects
CAMEROON	6	95				no long term large projects; eligible for financing on concessional terms
CANADA	0	100
CAPE VERDE	5	95				no long term large projects; eligible for financing on concessional terms
CAYMAN ISLANDS	1	100
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC	7					coverage in the case of third country guarantees only
CHAD	7
CHILE	2	100
CHINA	2	100				eligible for financing on concessional terms
COLOMBIA	4	95
CONGO	6	95				no long term large projects
CONGO DR	7					coverage in the case of third country guarantees, only.
COSTA RICA	3	100
COTE D`IVOIRE	7	95				no long term large projects
CROATIA	5	100
CUBA	7	95				no long term large projects
CYPRUS	0	100				Turkish part: cover is available for private buyers only
CZECH REPUBLIC	0	100
DENMARK	0	100
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	5	95
ECUADOR	7	95				no long term large projects; eligible for financing on concessional terms
EGYPT	5	95				eligible for financing on concessional terms
EL SALVADOR	4	95				eligible for financing on conccessional terms
EQUATORIAL GUINEA	7	95				no long term large projects
ESTONIA	0	100
ETHIOPIA	7	95				no long term large projects; eligible for financing on concessional terms
FINLAND	0	100
FRANCE	0	100
GABON	5	95
GAMBIA	7	95				no long term large projects
GEORGIA	6	95				eligible for financing on concessional terms
GERMANY	0	100
GHANA	5	95
GREECE	0	100
GUATEMALA	5	95				eligible for financing on concessional terms
GUINEA	7	95				no long term large projects
GUINEA-BISSAU	7	95				no long term large projects
GUYANA	7	95				no long term large projects
HAITI	7					coverage in the case of third country guarantees, only
HONDURAS	6	95				eligible for financing on concessional terms
HONG KONG	1	100
HUNGARY	0	100
ICELAND	0	100
INDIA	3	100				eligible for financing on concessional terms
INDONESIA	3	100				eligible for financing on concessional terms
IRAN	7	95				Cover in accordance with the international sanctions; bank guarantees in any case
IRAQ	7	95				bank guarantees in any case; no long term large projects
IRELAND	0	100
ISRAEL	0	100
ITALY	0	100
JAMAICA	6	95				no long term large projects
JAPAN	0	100
JORDAN	5	95				eligible for financing on concessional terms
KAZAKHSTAN	5	95
KENYA	6	95				eligible for financing on concessional terms
KOREA DPR	7
KOREA REP.	0	100
KOSOVO	7	95				no long term large projects; eligible for financing on concessional terms
KUWAIT	2	100
KYRGYZSTAN	7	95				no long term large projects
LAOS	7	95				no long term large projects
LATVIA	4	100
LEBANON	7	95				no long term large projects
LESOTHO	5	95				eligible for financing on concessional terms
LIBERIA	7	95				coverage in the case of third country guarantees, only
LIBYA	7	95				cover suspended
LITHUANIA	3	100
LUXEMBOURG	0	100
MACAO	2	100
MACEDONIA	5	95
MADAGASCAR	7	95				no long term large projects
MALAWI	7	95				no long term large projects
MALAYSIA	2	100
MALDIVES	7	95				no long term large projects
MALI	6	95				no long term large projects
MALTA	0	100
MAURITANIA	7	95				no long term large projects
MAURITIUS	3	100
MEXICO	3	100
MOLDOVA	7	95				no long term large projects; eligible for financing on concessional terms
MONGOLIA	5	95				no long term large projects; eligible for financing on concessional terms
MONTENEGRO	6	95
MOROCCO	3	100				eligible for financing on concessional terms
MOZAMBIQUE	6	95				no long term large projects; eligible for financing on concessional terms
MYANMAR	7	95				no long term large projects
NAMIBIA	3	100
NEPAL	7	95				no long term large projects
NETHERLANDS	0	100
NEW ZEALAND	0	100
NICARAGUA	7	95				no long term large projects
NIGER	7	95				no long term large projects
NIGERIA	5	95
NORWAY	0	100
OMAN	2	100
PAKISTAN	7	95				no long term large projects
PANAMA	3	100
PAPUA NEW GUINEA	5	95
PARAGUAY	5	95
PERU	3	100
PHILIPPINES	4	95				eligible for financing on concessional terms
POLAND	0	100
PORTUGAL	0	100
QATAR	2	100
ROMANIA	4	100
RUSSIA	3	100
RWANDA	7	95				no long term large projects
SAUDI ARABIA	2	100
SENEGAL	6	95				no long term large projects; eligible for financing on concessional terms
SERBIA	6	95
SIERRA LEONE	7					coverage in the case of third country guarantees only
SINGAPORE	0	100
SLOVAKIA	0	100
SLOVENIA	0	100
SOMALIA	7
SOUTH AFRICA	3	100
SPAIN	0	100
SRI LANKA	6	95				eligible for financing on concessional terms
SUDAN	7					coverage in the case of third country guarantees only
SURINAME	7	95				no long term large projects
SWAZILAND	6	95
SWEDEN	0	100
SWITZERLAND	0	100
SYRIA	7					cover suspended
TAIWAN	1	100
TAJIKISTAN	7	95				no long term large projects
TANZANIA	6	95				no long term large projects, eligible for financing on concessional terms
THAILAND	3	100				eligible for financing on concessional terms
TOGO	7					coverage in the case of third country guarantees only
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO	2	100
TUNISIA	3	100				eligible for financing on concessional terms
TURKEY	4	95
TURKMENISTAN	6	95				eligible for financing on concessional terms
UGANDA	6	95				no long term large projects; eligible for financing on concessional terms
UKRAINE	7	95				no long term large projects
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	3	100
UNITED KINGDOM	0	100
UNITED STATES	0	100
URUGUAY	3	100
UZBEKISTAN	6	95
VENEZUELA	7	95				no coverage for investment guarantees, no long term large projects
VIET NAM	5	95				eligible for financing on concessional terms
YEMEN	7					cover suspended
ZAMBIA	6	95				no long term large projects; eligible for financing on concessional terms
ZIMBABWE	7					coverage in the case of third country guarantees only

o	open; cover without restrictions.
r	Cover with restrictions e.g. maximum repayment terms, maximum transaction limit or bank securities required.
nc	Currently there is no cover available.
OECD Cat.	Minimum premium benchmarks are set by the OECD Country Risk Rating for the insurance of political risks of medium and long term export credits. These benchmarks are binding for all Export Credit Agencies of the OECD. 0 to 7 (0 ... low risk, 7 ... high risk)
PC	Percentage of cover for political risks (in %).

Coverage in EU and several OECD countries

Cover is generally available for non-marketable risks.

How are marketable risks defined?

Commercial and political risks (except catastrohe risks) on debtors/guarantors established in the countries of the EU and the OECD-countries Australia, Canada, Iceland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland and the USA, if the risk period (that is manufacturing plus credit period) is less than two years.

All other risks are considered not to be marketable.

Private credit insurer provide coverage for marketable risks

Marketable risks can be insured at the private insurance market, e.g. OeKB Versicherung AG or Prisma Kreditversicherungs-AG that are part of OeKB Group.

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