This brief reviews the evolution of the role of export credit agencies (ECAs) and their impact on trade and investment. It argues that regional cooperation in Asia would foster regulation and facilitate access to trade and investment finance. Regional cooperation could take the form of regulation aiming at levelling the playing field; or it could go further, with the creation of a multilateral agency that would leverage the industry’s best practices and a good credit standing to facilitate access to trade and investment finance across Asia, particularly in the countries where availability is limited. The brief reviews the lessons learnt from existing multilateral ECAs and national ECAs in Asia and argues that these should be carefully considered when designing a new regional ECA.

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亚洲贸易投资金融区域合作案例

本简报回顾了出口信贷机构 (ECA) 作用的演变及其对贸易和投资的影响。它认为亚洲的区域合作将促进监管并促进贸易和投资融资的获取。区域合作可以采取旨在公平竞争的监管形式；或者它可以走得更远，创建一个多边机构，利用该行业的最佳实践和良好的信誉，促进亚洲各地的贸易和投资融资，特别是在可用性有限的国家。该简介回顾了从亚洲现有多边 ECA 和国家 ECA 中吸取的经验教训，并认为在设计新的区域 ECA 时应仔细考虑这些经验教训。