1. November 2010 Your Partner for Exports and Investments in Latin America November 2010 Export Development Canada (EDC)

2. About EDC  Canada’s Export Credit Agency  Crown corporation wholly owned by Government of Canada  Financially self-sustaining  Operates on commercial principles 2

3. EDC’s Role  To support and develop Canada’s export trade and international business efforts  Financing and insurance solutions for Canadian exporters and investors 3

4. EDC Solutions Toolkit  Financing Solutions  Risk Management Solutions  Market Intelligence Services

5. Financing Solutions  To Buyers of Canadian Goods & Services  Direct Loans  Indirect loans through bank guarantees (Northstar)  Lines of Credit  To Canadian Investors and Exporters  Financing Canadian companies investing abroad  Financing Foreign Affiliates  Financing Exporters and their contracts

6. Risk Management Solutions  Accounts Receivable Insurance  Covers 90% of non-payment risks  Political Risk Insurance  Protect your overseas assets & Investments (equipment, manufacturing facilities, transfer of funds)  Contract Insurance & Bonding  Guarantees Bank Instruments for contract performance  Examples: Performance Bonds and Bid Bonds

7. Lima, Peru Market Intelligence EDC’s foreign representation 7 North America / Caribbean $50.3B (61%) Asia-Pacific $12.6B (15%) Europe $10.2B (12%) South / Central America $4.5B (5%) Africa / Middle East $5.0B (6%) % = percentage of EDC’s total business volume Location of EDC Representation Monterrey, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico Santiago, Chile Warsaw, Poland São Paulo, Brazil Moscow, Russia Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Abu Dhabi, UAE Mumbai, India New Delhi, India Beijing, People’s Republic of China Shanghai, People’s Republic of China Singapore Istanbul, Turkey Panama ()

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9. 9 Merci See you at PDAC Guy Racine gracine@edc.ca www.edc.ca