The African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI)

ATI provides risk solutions for trade and investments in Africa. ATI’s products broadly include political risk insurance and trade credit insurance. ATI’s clients broadly include lenders (international and local banks) that are extending financing for projects undertaken by governments and private investors. They also include supplier credits to investors and private buyers. Risks insured include commercial, sovereign and sub-sovereign default. Political risks insured include expropriation, inconvertability, embargo, political violence, terrorism and sabotage, arbitral award default (mostly involving power purchase agreements).