Mali

Cover facilities are available for transactions with contract values of up to EUR 500,000. Under wholeturnover policies cover is limited to EUR 2.5 million.

Cover facilities are available for smaller transactions with private buyers on a case-by-case basis as well as for project finance and other structured finance deals, where necessary based on countertrade transactions.

Collateral is not normally required.

The assessment of a bank for acceptance as a guarantor or borrower is carried out case by case on the basis of informative documents and taking into account the risk involved.

Country information on commercial practices, business climate, market analyses, law, import procedures, customs duties and international projects and tenders can be found on the website of Germany Trade & Invest (gtai, https://www.gtai.de).

The most important GTAI country information on Africa can be found at a glance on the Africa Business Guide (German version, www.africa-business-guide.de).

You can find more detailed information on the G20 initiative „Compact with Africa“ (www.compactwithafrica.org).