Monetary risks include transfer risk and foreign exchange risk.
Transfer risk arises when political events, economic difficulties or legislative or administrative measures taken outside France prevent or delay the transfer of funds paid by the debtor.
The foreign exchange risk arises when the exchange rate of the foreign currency specified in the contract is lower on the day the guaranteed debt is collected than the exchange rate on the basis of which the guarantee is granted. This risk can only be guaranteed if there is no other way of covering it under equivalent conditions.
The State guarantee relating to the management of operations and guarantees to cover monetary risks is granted following the opinion of the Commission des garanties et du crédit au commerce extérieur by order of the Minister for the Economy.