The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC), the Shariah-compliant multilateral insurer and member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, is pleased to announce the signing of a US$4 million Facultative Reinsurance Agreement (FRA) with KAZAKHEXPORT Insurance Company JSC.

The signing ceremony was held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on the sidelines of the IsDB Group Annual Meetings, by Mr. Oussama Kaissi, CEO of ICIEC, and Mr. Aslan Kaligazin, CEO of KAZAKHEXPORT.

The transaction involves the financial leasing of TE33A ‘Evolution’ type mainline locomotives to Azerbaijan Railways for a tenor of 36 months. ICIEC is supporting KAZAKHEXPORT with a 70% reinsurance coverage of the total insurance limit of US$5.6 million.

The FRA covers the commercial risk of the project under the relevant leasing agreement.