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World Trade magazine: The trusted source of information and analysis for executives at the highest level of midsized to large U.S. manufacturers engaged in domestic and international trade.

Monthly, World Trade Magazine examines each sector of world trade - transportation, logistics and supply chain management, technology, finance and trade services, and domestic and international economic development. Emphasis is on executive interviews and in-depth company profiles designed to assist our readers in making their businesses more profitable.

2008 April Issue:

•  As Exports Surge, Americans Are Discovering Trade Credit Insurance
 •  Eight Steps to a Greener Supply Chain
 •  The Southeast Sets the Pace
 •  Great Moments in World Trade: The Fall of China's Treasure Fleet
 •  Policy Perspectives: Reading the Economic Tea Leaves: Confessions of a Successful Forecast

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Cover Story:
As Exports Surge, Americans Are Discovering Trade Credit Insurance
A better way to manage risk without straining balance sheets.
BY RICHARD BAROVICK

These days, when Joe Ketzner, executive vice president of credit insurer Euler Hermes ACI in Baltimore, talks about the outlook for his business, the upbeat mood is palpable. “This is the golden era of credit insurance, it’s an exciting time for the industry.”

And he’s in good company. Brett Halsey, who heads Atradius Trade Credit Insurance in Baltimore, is just as enthusiastic. He points to a credit industry group’s research that fi nds growth of 18 percent in U.S. export credit insurance usage over the last several years.

In New York, Michael Ferrante, president of COFACE USA, fi nds similar prospects: “We’ve seen consistent export coverage growth, at a double-digit rate, in recent years, and 2008 will bring more.” It’s not hard to fi nd the causes of their buoyant mood. Some are current, immediate conditions; others are longer-term trends that have given export credit insurance a real boost. ...

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