Export Credit Agencies: Did The Crisis Affect Their Investment Strategies? A Cross-country Analysis From 2002 To 2012

The study relies on a database covering activities of the Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) from six different countries during the 2002-2012 decade. The goal of the study is to understand if during the mentioned period the ECAs were used by their own Governments as a strategic and competitive tool in order to build new export, sustain the GDP and create new employment.A double analysis has been carried on. The first one graphically describes the database, aiming at finding a "best practice ". The second analysis implemented a statistical regression in order to find correlations and draw a final picture of the ECAs scenario.The main findings of this work suggest that at macroeconomic level the Anglo-Saxon economies performed better during the last decade than the Scandinavian ones, most of all Australia.During years of export decreasing, the efficiency of the agencies has increased as well as their exposure toward developing continents and geographical areas. Furthermore, it has been found that the loan products, compared to the insurance and guarantees ones, have a higher impact on export generation.