Eximbank was established on January 11, 1979,under the Statute of The Export-Import Bank of the Republic of China Act. It is a state-owned bank supervised by the Ministry of Finance with a mission of promoting export trade and developing the economy and a vision of strengthening trade finance and assisting external trade. Eximbank's main objective is to support government economic and trade policies by providing financing, guarantees, and export credit and investment insurance to help enterprises expand external trade and overseas investments. By increasing international cooperation, it also ensures the steady and continuous development of Taiwan's economy.