Photo: Engr. Saed Alawadi, CEO of Dubai Export Development Corporation, Board Member and Chairman of the Executive Committee at ECI (3rd from left), Massimo Falcioni, CEO of ECI (2nd from lef

Islamic Finance

UAE’s Etihad Credit to launch Islamic export credit insurance for SMEs in November


DUBAI - UAE’s federal export credit company Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI) on Monday revealed plans to launch a conventional and Islamic export trade credit solution for SMEs.

ECI will launch the conventional version of SME Protect on September 1 followed by the Shariah-compliant solution in November, Massimo Falcioni, the company’s CEO told Salaam Gateway.

“To be Shariah-compliant there are principles we need to apply – not paying a premium but a contribution to a fund,” said Falcioni.

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