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ECGC
(Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India)
The ECGC Limited is a company wholly owned by the Government of India
based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It provides export credit insurance support
to Indian exporters and is controlled by the Ministry of Commerce.
Government of India had initially set up Export Risks Insurance Corporation
in July 1957.
Its primary role is to provide a variety of risk insurance products that cover losses
and bad debts on exports.
The ECGC also offers export credit insurance cover to banks and financial
institutions so that they can provide trade-risk coverage to exporters.
The Corporation also offers overseas investment insurance to Indian companies
that are entering into international joint ventures, in the form of equity or loans
1. Financing of export and import of goods and services both of India and of
outside India.