Index for 2010

Archive of ECA responses to the Common Approaches survey
Boeing, Airbus Export Financing to Be Costlier Under OECD ECA Proposal
EU Approves One-Year Extension Of Some Export Credit Insurance Schemes
China's 2010 export credit insurance may rank world first
European Parliamentary Committee votes to address ECA flaws
French ECA guarantees Jaitapur nuclear project
South Africa unveils Cuba export credit package
OECD's ECA Working Group publishes some 2009 data and latest meeting minutes
Brazil charges German companies and staff for environmental crimes in Hermes guaranteed project

Argentina to renegotiate Paris Club debt without IMF presence
UN asks ECAs to ensure support for agro-land acquisition respects farmers' rights
Etihad CEO flays western airlines on export credit
Nord Stream Taps Three Banks as Advisers for 2.5 Billion Euros of Loans
Berne Union members expect business volumes to return to pre-crisis levels in 2010
Euromoney Trading produces ECA Review €279, 33 pages
Japanese and Dutch ECAs publish Category A EIA information
ECAs strive to meet new demand (PDF)

G20/OECD negotiations over export credits begin to heat up
Aircraft manufacturers and airlines face off over export credit subsidies
Hasankeyf protest camp raises voices against destructive Ilisu dam project in Turkey
European export credits group coordinates responses to various OECD policy negotiations
NGOs critique hydropower association voluntary assessment tool
St. Kitts reimburses Italy for official export credit financed fraudulent hydrofoil debt
Jubilee Australia reponds to EFIC draft Social and Environment Policy and Procedure proposals
New study urges EU to include ECA subsidies in efforts to enforce human rights compliance (PDF)
Canada's Bill C-300 with extractive industry guidelines narrowly defeated
EFIC goes underground in West Africa

ECA aircraft credits generate controversy
Exxon Mobil's ECA backed LNG project in PNG attacked
US Export-Import Bank Votes for final commitment on Sasan coal fired power project
Export Import Bank Urged to End Fossil Fuel Binge and Support Renewables
China's export credit insurance corporation reports major growth
Gunns' proposed Tasmania pulp mill seeks Austrian and Finnish ECA support
Despite US drilling moratorium, ExIm to approve Mexican drilling
Nabucco in Talks With OECD ECAs to Finance $10.3 Billion Pipeline
First European export credit bond deal closed
USEC Submits Update to Loan Guarantee Application

How The Planet Pays The Price For Europe's Export Credits
UN urges responsible ECA lending to protect human rights
ECGD: The Department for Dodgy Deals
Chilean Communities & CSOs Urge US Ex-Im Bank to Reject Pascua Lama mine
New debt creating export fund condemned by Spanish civil society
Combating bribery in US$1.5 trillion export credit market requires stronger action
More fraud hits US ExIm Bank
Export credit agencies fill finance gap
UK MP asks for figures on ECGD fossil fuel project support
EADS: Many Banks Will Not Return To Aircraft Financing while ECAs will grow
European ECA support to carbon intensive industries

Exxon gets US ExIm Bank Funding After Paying for Trip
Export Credit Agency policies are not coherent with EU climate change policies (PDF)
Construction restarts at controversial Ilisu dam
Trade credit insurance faces overhaul
WTO brokers trade finance talks for banks, regulators
Brazil Government To Create Exim Bank, Boost Export Incentives
SACE elected to the Board of the African Trade Insurance Agency
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ECA Watch comments on ECG climate sector proposals
US Ex-Im Bank's Carbon Policy Criticized by Environmental Groups
Amnesty International calls for human rights due diligence by ECAs and their clients
Australian ECA in Papua New Guinea - Why the secrecy? (Podcast summary)
UK Exporters call for state-backed trade finance
Dutch ECA insures large loans provided by shipyard to attract investments
Canadian firms dominate mining in Africa - and have a bad human rights record
Europe-wide protests against Turkish banks over Ilisu financing
JBIC and NEXI publish lists of new projects
Ecuador halts talks with China's Export Import Bank on hydro power financing

Legal Challenge Launched of UK Serious Fraud Office's BAE settlement
Turkey announces restart of Ilisu construction
Back to square one on nuclear export subsidies from Germany
European airlines seek end to home market export credit limits
Revisions proposed to OPIC's environmental, transparency, worker rights and human rights policies
OECD proposes new sector understanding on export credits for climate change & water projects
India's ECA monitors export credit risks of European economies in crisis
EU Plans Massive Sanctions Against Iran
Credit Insurance: You Want It, But Can You Get It? ECAs Cushion the Blow

ECA Watch & Amnesty International outline OECD Common Approaches evaluation issues (PDF)
ECA Watch urges G-20 not to exclude ECAs from fossil fuel subsidies analysis (PDF)
Risky Business: Shining a spotlight on Australia's export credit agency
Export credit agencies to the rescue of trade finance
Developing countries want WTO study of protectionist impact of bailout & stimulus packages.
ECGD releases BTC Pipeline assessment documents
ECGD rules raise child labour fears
China continues to develop export credit insurance to support trade
ECAs come to the rescue of Boeing and Airbus
Iran's Export Guarantee Fund Eyes Berne Union Membership
Eskom signs R13bn (US$1.7Bn) loan agreement with Coface
Israeli Credit Insurance Company boosts exports by more than US$268 million

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