BECI To Roll Out Medium, Long-Term Credit Insurance
Monday, February 10, 2020
Cowell Habana PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Just like the short-term export credit insurance, the medium and long-term credit insurance covers consist of both commercial and political risks.
Short-term risks are generally those where the credit terms are less than two years. Medium term risks are those between two and five years while long-term risks are in excess of five years up to 10 years. However, in case of certain projects such as power projects credit terms can easily span 18 years.
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