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NZEC helps Canary take flight

Success story
Exporter:
Canary Foods

 

Financing Working Capital in uncertain times

Success story

 

The challenge:  How to finance working capital after securing a large international order with long payment terms.

NZEC Newsletter – September 2021

Newsletter
In this newsletter, we have links to COVID response support available to you, as well as links to recent MFAT and ExportNZ reports on global trade, supply chains, and country-specific updates. 

Financing a surge in export growth during COVID-19

Success story
Exporter:
Mons Royale

 

NZEC Newsletter – July 2021

Newsletter
In this newsletter, we share a case study about how our loan guarantee helped a successful South Island exporter keep up with growing demand through COVID-19.  We have links to recent MFAT reports on global trade, supply chains, and country-specific reports. Please note our LinkedIn account which is also a good way to track our information updates and our team’s engagement around the country.

NZEC Newsletter - April 2021

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In this newsletter, we update you on our streamlined underwriting processes for our short-term trade credit insurance, as well as our published annual report. Our team is involved in a range of exporter seminars over the coming weeks, which we plan to replicate across the country. Our LinkedIn account is also a good way to track our team’s engagement around the country.

Digging deep in Sydney

Success story

 

The Problem: Manco secured a significant contract to install rail lines into 31 kms of tunnels for Sydney Metro. As with most sizeable public contracts, Manco needed to be able to provide bank security over completion of the job.

NZEC Newsletter - March 2021

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In our first newsletter for the new year we bring you a new case study based on how NZEC contract bonds can help exporters gain security for contracts, some exporting information and resources that we created in collaboration with NZTE, our latest staff update and the teams planned travel (pending COVID-19 alert levels).

Loan Guarantee enables scrap metal exporter to expand

Success story

 

The Challenge: Global Metal Solutions (GMS) sought a creative solution to help finance a multi-million dollar purchase of a custom metal shredder to boost its productivity and export sales.

NZEC Newsletter - December 2020

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Our last newsletter of the year includes a case study about how our loan guarantee helped fund a capital investment, how NZEC is supporting agritech exporters, staff updates, and our office contacts over the holiday closure period.

NZEC Newsletter - September 2020

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With the domestic and global environment continuing to be full of uncertainties and challenges, we would like to acknowledge the resilience, sacrifice and adaptability of the businesses that we have engaged with over the last few months.  We have been encouraged by the levels of export sales that our team has been asked to support via the range of our trade credit insurance and financial guarantees. 

Loan Guarantee: Application form

Form

This application helps the New Zealand Export Credit Office (NZEC) to assess the Exporter’s and Financier’s eligibility for a NZEC Loan Guarantee. 

Growing global opportunities for agritech

Hand-outs

We're here to help you do that.

See below how we've helped innovative Kiwi agritech firms grow their exports into new and bigger markets.

NZEC Newsletter - April 2020

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In this newsletter we bring you some information which may be of help in regards to Covid 19 from other government departments, a reminder for trade credit insurance policy holders on their obligations at this difficult time, and also a couple of upcoming webinars which provide topical information for exporters.

A game changing supply chain contract

Success story

 

The Challenge: How to protect payment risk for a transaction with significant upfront cost?

New Zealand medical supplier’s ambitious US entry

Success story

 

The Challenge: How to finance six-months of manufacturing costs after securing a significant US contract

NZEC Newsletter - February 2020

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We hope you had a good New Year and enjoyable holiday break. In our first newsletter for 2020, we bring you two new case studies on different ways short term trade credit insurance can be used to protect payment risk and access working capital.  We also share some material and events that may be of interest, as well as our team’s upcoming travel schedule in case you would like to meet them.

NZEC Newsletter - December 2019

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In the last newsletter for 2019 we bring you our first video case study, about agritech company Innovative Dairy Systems.  We’ve included our 2018/19 Annual Overview report, along with links to the New Zealand Story’s online films celebrating New Zealanders and business on the world stage.

Exporting New Zealand agri-technology to Ireland

Success story
Exporter:
Innovative Dairy Systems (IDS)

Watch this 2.49 minute case study video on Innovative Dairy Systems to hear their story:

 

NZEC Newsletter - November 2019

Newsletter
In this newsletter, we bring you a case study about Exeloo, a great kiwi company exporting smart public restrooms to the United States.  We celebrate a milestone of NZEC supporting a total $3 billion of New Zealand export transactions across 90 countries, and share two recent Treasury publications.

New Zealand Smart Restrooms excel in the United States

Success story
NZEC helps Exeloo access Surety Bonds for a contract into the United States

Taking New Zealand's state sector solutions to the world

Success story
How to manage and protect your cashflow during a services project.

NZEC Newsletter - July 2019

Newsletter
In our July newsletter, we bring you a case study about an export services project, an update on MFAT’s tariff finder, and some events that may be of interest to you.   We also encourage any businesses who trade internationally to complete a MBIE survey on your experiences, with a focus on how Government agencies can improve its services, and potential areas of policy reform.

Helping Genie II launch internationally

Success story

The Challenge: Finding additional finance to produce and internationally launch a product upgrade - Genie II (a camera motion-control device).

Queenstown gets JUCY

Success story
Exporter:
JUCY
NZEC's loan guarantee enables tourism company JUCY to expand.

Supply Chain Scenario - Export Credit Guarantee

Scenario

NZ based Primary Export Cuts Ltd (Prime Cuts) secures bank funding with New Zealand Export Credit (NZEC).

Supply Chain Scenario - Contract Bond Guarantee

Scenario

HD Ltd is a small engineering company that specialises in hydraulics.  One of their key customers is Export Cut which manufactures forest harvesting machines for export.  HD helped design Export Cut’s harvest system, and supplies the hydraulic

Supply Chain Scenario - Loan Guarantee

Scenario

AS Limited has secured a contract to supply 8,000 duvets to a New Zealand firm (OB Exports Limited) for export to Asia.