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May 2022

Italy's SACE joins major banks to reject finance for Total's EACOP
Korean court dismisses indigenous challenge to Australian ECA gas project financing
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urges ECAs to strengthen standards
UK Green Trade and "de-Putinizing" the world economy
Berne Union reports uncertain trade credit insurance bounce back
122 CSOs warn there is only six months left to meet joint COP26 commitments
Boeing Reports Increased Stability and Growth for Aircraft Finance Sector
Spanish ECA's US$1.3 billion loan to PetroPeru pushes delayed audit
State aid: EU Commission approves Danish short-term export credit scheme
Etihad Credit to play a role in UAE's move away from oil
EDC launches program to guarantee bank loans to companies in carbon intensive sectors
70% of Indian exporters’ payments stuck in Russia have come in
Dutch government offers export credit insurance to new Manila airport
NEXIM promotes Nigerian Non-oil Exports for Fiscal Sustainability

April 2022

UN Secretary General: Some governments & business leaders say one thing but do another. Simply put they're lying.
Greenwashing won't cut it: Canada risks disaster by barely mentioning financial sector in climate plan
Indigenous Australians Derail Controversial Barossa Gas Project by Suing South Korean ECA
Oil Change International launches database to expose the institutions using our money to fund fossils
UKEF hands billions to projects linked to labour abuse and climate damage
UKEF faces further legal action over Mozambique LNG project
LNG Exports Seen Benefiting From EXIM Financing
The 900-Mile EACOP East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline Is a Bad Deal for My Country — and the World
Global Trade Review Editorial: Encouraging yet disheartening
U.S. EXIM Bank formalizes Russia pullout; approves Sri Lanka, Albania, Iraq deals
Sinosure scales up financial support for green industries
Swedish ECA studying new import guarantee fund
Aeroflot negotiating purchase of 8 ECA financed Airbus aircraft

March 2022

Export credits face Russia sanctions AND the Paris Agreement
ECAs slam the door on Russia
European Council conclusions on official export credits
Berne Union Launches New Climate Working Group (CWG)
EDC targets growing demand for ESG financing
EDC backed loan to primarily Russian-owned Buhler Industries
Indian Exporters Find Themselves Caught In Russia/Ukraine Crossfire
Korea Wins US Export Ban Exemption, Shores Up Exporters to Russia
Pressure on Japan's energy ties in Russia ratchets up with Shell's Sakhalin exit
ECIC Growing Its Footprint In Ethiopia and the DRC
SACE freezes loan for Russian Arctic LNG 2 plant
Africa’s Fossil-Fuel Investment Trap
Judges split over UKEF funding of Mozambique gas project
Korean ECAs sued to stop deep-sea oil pipeline

February 2022

Ukraine: TFX Trade Risk Briefing - What might be the impact of sanctions?
Paris Agreement alignment of EDC (NOT!)
Germany suspends Russian export credit guarantees
Indian exporters hold back shipments to CIS
EXIM's first Black leader faces challenges on China, climate, equity
Total’s East African crude oil pipeline ‘struggling’ to find financiers
AfCFTA Secretariat, Afreximbank Seal Deal on $10bn Fund to Boost African Economies
AfreximBank Trade Centre Harare project to start soon
Sustainability in export finance – the push for change
Italy clears hurdle to buy SACE in $4.8 bln deal
Building a bank for entrepreneurs is crucial, says CEO of Bpifrance
Canada Bangladesh FTA negotiations with EDC role?

January 2022

Campaigners say EU due diligence laws should apply to ECAs
Export credit agencies provide billions to fossil fuel projects each year
Why oil-loving Ottawa must end its financing of fossil fuels
UK holds Africa Investment Conference aimed at UK "green" exports
UK and Italy kick off talks on new trade partnership
Efforts Aim to Boost Arab Exports to Russia
Swedish Export Credit Corporation recruits Head of Sustainability
UAE and South Korean ECAs in pact to boost green energy projects
ECA Market Set for Explosive Growth | Coface, Zurich, Euler Hermes, Sinosure, Atradius
China unveils guidelines to stabilize trade
Genting Hong Kong confirms insolvency filing in Germany based on Euler Hermes block
OECD Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum: 30 March - 1 April
EDPR and DEK ink debt funding for 149-MW Polish wind portfolio
EXIM Accused of Switch From Anti Chinese Communist Party To Beijing Ally

December 2021

ECA Watch letter to European Commission re ECAs and corporate social governance
Russia's Amur Gas Chemical Complex secures $9.1 bln in ECA & bank loans
General Electric : Another milestone for Dogger Bank Wind Farm as it reaches financial close for third phase
Friends of the Earth sues Britain over Mozambique LNG project
ESA adopts revised state ECA/corporate aid guidelines
Russia's Arctic LNG 2 agrees loans worth 9.5 bln euros
Facing debt repayment issues China shifts Africa financing focus from infrastructure to trade
Charting a new course: The future of UK exports and export finance
Biden orders U.S. to stop financing new carbon-intense projects abroad
EXIM supports Lithuania in political dispute with China
EKF issues ‘biggest ever’ loan for Turkey railway project

November 2021

U.S., U.K. lead pledge to end overseas oil and gas financing, but with big caveats
G20 ECAs and public finance institutions are still bankrolling fossil fuels
European export finance alliance pushes for green incentives [eventually!]
If global finance can step up to the net-zero challenge, governments surely can
Will the capital to invest in net-zero plans be available?
The push to net zero - Can project finance fuel investment in the Hydrogen market?
International Chamber of Commerce proposes new framework for sustainable trade finance
UAE’s ADNOC secures $3bn loan from JBIC and 4 other banks
Shipowners see growing benefits of Chinese leasing and trade finance
Russian ECA Helps Bangladesh enter nuclear power age
U.K. to Set 1 Trillion Pound Post-Brexit Export Target
US EXIM focus on Africa
British Airways secures another £1bn UKEF-backed facility
Norwegian ECA supports North Pole cruising in style
Lithuania to get U.S. EXIM trade support as it faces China fury over Taiwan
New OECD down payment requirements set to boost ECA support in emerging markets
Russians Discuss Increased Engagement With Africa

October 2021

New OECD coal financing restrictions represent weak progress
Press Release: New website shines a light on the extent of export credit agencies’ support for fossil fuels
ECAs provide billions to fossil fuel projects yearly - Join us at COP26
European Commission opens consultation on extending temporary State export credit aid
SACE Could Support Novatek's Giant Arctic LNG 2 Project
NGOs release the 2021 Global Coal Exit List: 1000 companies driving the world towards climate chaos
Ukraine in talks with Britain on supply of missiles
Export credit agencies have stepped up during the pandemic
Canada won’t stop Crown corporations from investing in fossil fuels any time soon
Export Finance Australia offers A$2bn (US$1.5 B) in critical mineral loans
UKEF £1.5bn earmarked for Nigeria ‘largely untouched’
ECAs of UAE and France sign strategic reinsurance agreement
Will a Taliban victory advance TAPI pipeline with ECA support?
JBIC and Private Banks Must Reconsider Decision to Finance LNG Canada Project

September 2021

U.S., Europe at OECD Seek to End Export Financing for Coal
New report reveals German government sabotages international energy transition
SACE and NEXI finance large carbon bomb vessel for Dutch SBM Offshore
UKEF is ‘exagerating’ the number of businesses helped
Aligning export finance to sustainable development goals
UKEF targets net zero emissions by 2050
Swedish ECA launches Green Guarantee to promote climate investments
ECAs and the Impact of Plastics on Human Rights
SACE says exports to return to pre-COVID levels this year
Exim India extends $100 mn loan to Africa Finance Corp for infra development
SACE backs Lima Metro Line 2
Saudi EXIM Bank signs a reinsurance agreement with ICIEC
Will ECAs support Afghan projects under the Taliban

August 2021

Lexology report: Export Credit Agencies and Insurers
How ECAs can catch up on climate action
Swedish ECAs establish scientific climate council to help align with Paris Agreements
Can China green the Belt and Road?
Chinese banks and ECAs stay silent on human rights allegations
Australian banks defend coal exit
Cost of Hoima-Tanga Pipeline Hits $5b As Risk Averse Supporters Walk Away
World Economic Forum warns global trade finance gap could reach $2.5 trillion by 2025
Experts Discuss Russia’s Weak Economic Presence in Africa
UKEF to forge closer trade ties with Central America
Middle East Oil Refinery (MIDOR) in Egypt to start partial operations this year
NEXIM: Promoting Social Inclusion With WAYEF
UKEF finances 6 hospitals in Ivory Coast

July 2021

Germany accused of hypocrisy over Arctic gas project
Australian ECA gives 80X more to fossil fuel projects than renewables
EXIM support and the Pemex Ocean fire
Export Development Canada Promises Net Zero by 2050
UKEF reports export credit arrangements for 2020
Australian ECA eyes bid for Pacific telecoms to block China
Ghanaian rail project takes off with Swedish & South African ECA backing
U.S. Chamber of Commerce supports EXIM
U.S. EXIM Bank says 2020 financing volume still far below global rivals
SACE helps revive Italian steelmaker Acciaierie d'Italia
Insurers mourn missed chance to form EU ECA
Afreximbank plans $8 billion fund to offset trade-pact losses
New Norwegian ECA, Eksfin, begins operations

June 2021

Global capital racing towards clean energy
Rich Countries Subsidizing “Dash for Gas” in Developing World
As banks [and ECAs?] flee coal, campaigners turn sights on gas
Human Rights Watch Q&A on ECA Fossil Fuel Subsidies
World's largest oil shale power plant in Jordan near completion with Sinosure support
Chinese export insurance company reports steady business growth
ECA supported Ethiopian projects show ‘railpolitik’ in action
EXIM Environmental and Social Projects Information and Concerns Grievance Hotline
Is West Africa the focus region for ECA-supported financing?
Nigeria looks for US$85 billion in investments, increasing ECA dependencies
UK business given £12.3bn export support from government
Rosatom Preparing Support With French ECA For Foreign Nuclear Power Plants
KDF to acquire 118 APCs from Turkey at US$7.4 million
ECA Climate change goals lacking on maritime shipping decarbonization

May 2021

ECAs and Fossil Fuels
OECD Study Measures Distortions in International Markets, but not by ECAs
IEA leaves little room for doubt: no fossil fuel expansion - but ignores ECAs
EDC singled out on fossil fuel finance by international legal opinion
EU lawmakers urge French, German & Italian ECASs to ditch Arctic LNG 2 support
Decarbonising Danish Export Credits
Egypt to buy Rafale fighter jets with French ECA support
Russian Export Credit Line for Sri Lankan Arms
Japan looks to introduce finance system for defence exports
Belarus isolation deepens as air links cut and Swedish ECA credit cancelled
Europe’s big oil companies exploit African natural-gas loophole
Royal Caribbean adjusts $1.15 B in ECA facilities facing $1.1 B loss in first quarter of 2021

April 2021

CSOs say newly launched export finance coalition (E3F) fails to lead
OECD Arrangement amends local content rules for export credits
Rich nations under fire for funding gas as 'bridge fuel' overseas
UK court to review Mozambique fossil fuel investment
Biden Administration to Utilize EXIM as Key Element in New International Climate Finance Plan
Canada’s oil and gas sector received $13 billion in EDC subsidies during the pandemic
Beijing and New Delhi court Indian Ocean armies with ECA loans
Tell EXIM: Cut ties with India's deadly Sasan coal plant
US climate summit declarations deal major blow to coal in Asia
China Is Investing in Africa’s Energy and Transportation Infrastructure
Boeing Forecasts Sufficient Capital for Aviation Finance
Iraqi, GE achieve financial close of Power Up Plan 4
Russian president signs law to ratify protocol restructuring Belarusian ECA loan

March 2021

Nearly 450 Organizations Call on Biden Administration to End Public Finance for Fossil Fuels
250 organizations caution banks and ECAs against financing East African Crude Oil Pipeline
China Exim’s energy lending nosedives, Beijing weighs ban on foreign coal financing
ECA funding for critical mineral and rare earth projects
ECAs and the future of hydrogen finance
ECAs, the Kachi Lithium Brine project and environmental concerns
UK Undermines Own Claim to Climate Leadership By Failing to End Oil and Gas Licensing in the North Sea
SACE guaranteed 86 mln euro Greensill loan to collapsing Gupta steel arm
Swedish ECA under pressure to break ties with Belarus
EXIM: The Fox Is Watching the Henhouse: Green Energy Edition
What Investments Is The UAE Planning To Make In Israel?
Man Sentenced for Role in Scheme to Defraud EXIM
Hungarian Armed Forces Get EUR 349 Million ECA support
Our public finance institutions are fuelling climate change
JBIC injects liquidity into Japan Airlines
Does China subsidize export credit to reinforce its geopolitical aspirations?
Flash: ECA financed Mozambique LNG sector braces for delays amid escalating violence

February 2021

US to end int'l financing for fossil fuel projects - but how?
USDA farm export credits to go now to climate change
China's Global Energy Finance Database
U.K. Firms Get Pandemic Support From Agency With Great War Roots
COVID-19 State Aid - The EU opens the door to additional support
UKEF may back Brazilian oil and gas project despite promised end to fossil fuel funding
Groundbreaking research reveals the financiers of the coal industry
Is new thinking needed on export finance regulation?
ICC rolls out ambitious new export finance sustainability initiative
ECAs and the once elusive SME
Mota-Engil Begins Work on ECA supported $1.8 Billion Nigeria-Niger Railway
Airbus cautious on 2021 hoping for ECA backed backed cash flow
Africa's COVID-19 vaccine financing gap opens opportunities for China, Russia

January 2021

Atradius DSB launches 'Green Label' to promote greater environmentally responsible export transactions
EDC is undermining Canada’s climate commitments. Will Ottawa step in and take action?
NGOs Strongly Oppose JBIC Decision to Support Vietnamiese Coal-fired Power Generation Project
Asian ECAs sustain coal’s threat to world climate
EU greenlights more short-term ECA state aid for virus-hit firms and agriculture
Turkish ECA finances US$70 million Kenyan armored car deal
Departing EXIM chief urges Biden team to counter Chinese lending dominance
Australian ECA may finance buyer for Pacific mobile network Digicel to block China
British Airways & EasyJet: UK Export Finance's new form of state aid
US Exim and Greensill back domestic LNG exporter
UAE - India to enhance trade, economic cooperation
U.S. ExIm prepares possible seizure of Bulgarian satellite over loan nonpayment
Ukraine aims to develop cooperation with OECD ECAs

December 2020

UKEF to stop funding overseas fossil fuel projects?
EU Commission Approves €625 Million Italian Scheme to Counter COVID-19 Impacts
EXIM is helping American workers and keeping China at bay
Unions oppose EXIM relaxation of domestic content rules
Korea's Eximbank provides $500 mil. for Mozambique gas project
Too Many Eggs in the Dragon’s Basket? Part Two: Diversifying Australia’s Export Base
UK widens access to export loans as post-Brexit transition ends
UKEF concerned over ‘largely unused’ export credit facility
Ugandans question ECA supported EACOP pipeline vs energy transition
UAE, Israel export credit agencies sign trade cooperation deal
Ukrainian-UK Defense Cooperation: Will UKEF Have Kyiv’s Back?
Massive SACE loan from Italy to Egypt
Shipping lenders face carbon cutting shortfalls despite Poseidon Principles
Swedish ECAs propose $2-billion credit for aviation development in Vietnam
Norwegian Air secures court protection over €4.1bn debts
Hungarian & Russian ECAs sign $1.17 billion Egyptian rail deal
Russian Export Forum to focus on COVID-driven incentives for businesses
China, Japan, and S. Korea see $205 billion renewable energy market in Southeast Asia
Crisis response: a paradigm shift for ECAs

November 2020

Public ECA money guarantees 'risky' fossil fuel projects: experts
Western governments suspend talks on new ECA rules
Only a fifth of climate finance goes to adaptation as share of loans grows
International Chamber of Commerce urges G20 to increase ECA support to safeguard small corporations
Mapping the impacts of ECAs active in Africa
Berne Union Yearbook 2020
JBIC to lend Nissan $2B for U.S. sales financing
Mexican ECA seals US$600mn credit facility for Covid-19 response
What you need to know about Nigeria’s $1.2bn export loan from Brazil
Bombardier cooperating with SFO corruption investigation

October 2020

ECAs and Green Recovery
Africa and ECAs remain at the heart of big oil strategy despite oil export debt
UKEF could support 42,000 jobs annually by 2035 by switching focus to renewables
EU publishes 4th amendment to Temporary Framework for state aid to corporations re COVID
The natural resource curse in Mozambique
EXIM President: Battling China's predatory economics
FY 2021 Funds Available for Agricultural Export Credit Guarantees
S&P declares Zambia in default after missed debt payment
ICIEC signs cooperative MoUs with UKEF and CESCE
SACE's Michal Ron becomes the new president of Berne Union

September 2020

No proper benchmark for checking European ECAs' compliance with EU objectives
ECAs back $9.5 billion financing for Russia's Arctic LNG 2
New report calls for end to export credits to coal
IFC adopts Urgewald’s Global Coal Exit List
EXIM's program to undercut Chinese export subsidies
G12 ECA Group Issues First-Ever Joint Statement
Trade credit insurance claims expected to surge
Are we seeing the end of the UKEF's (& other ECA) fossil fuel empire(s)?
Project Finance, human rights and climate change: Updated Equator Principles
US EXIM notifies Congress of potential support for Pemex
NYT Opinion: EXIM and Corporate Welfare Cronyism
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) comes online in Guinea with ECA loans
Gensource Potash awaits Hermes approval of ECA support
Uganda, Tanzania agree to build long heated oil pipeline

August 2020

ECAs, COVID-19 and Climate: Recommendations to Ensure that Economic Support Protects People and the Planet
Johnson poised to stop UKEF funding overseas fossil fuel projects
Afreximbank Commits US$400 M To Mozambique's LNG Project
EC approves €2bn scheme to support Italian trade credit insurance
China slow to curb coal financing as Japan, South Korea ‘accept new reality’ on phasing out fossil fuels
Ford secures UKEF loan guarantee to build on engine exports
Airbus to be sued by investors for bribery and export control violations
US Firms Announce Power Agreements Worth Billions With Iraq
Exim backs exports to Argentina’s YPF
Ghana commissions University of Environment and Sustainable Development
Bangladesh's Prime Bank approved by USDA export credit guarantee programme
Nigeria: Appraising 3 Years of Reform At Nexim Bank
Canadian Football League tackles EDC backed loan

July 2020

US Exim's role in the Republican/China trade and political war
SINOSURE maintains steady business growth in H1
Danish ECA EKF moves to hide environmental negligence in Armenia
Mozambique’s ECA backed multi-billion dollar gamble on LNG
Serious concerns’ raised over UKEF by Spotlight on Corruption
EDC’s role in Canada's oil and gas bailout
Ditch Public Financing of Fossil Fuels
ECAs and the Aviation Industry: What Does the Future Hold?
80% of Hong Kong Security Law Backers at the U.N. Are Belt and Road Signatories
Japan’s plan to curb coal plant lending has major “loopholes”
HSBC arranges first Green ECA loan in Saudi Arabia
Portugal launches plan to boost exports hit by pandemic
Finveram warns of 2020 loss due to coronavirus
Embraer business jet unit gets $97 mln U.S. EXIM Bank loan guarantee

June 2020

ECA-Watch finds EU ECA compliance reviews insufficient
ECA Watch briefing on COVID-19 and Climate
EU Council adopts exceptional rules to facilitate ECA lending under Covid
France moves to save aerospace sector via ECA spending
Export-Import Bank Back To Boosting Boeing
UKEF set to back Total's $20 billion Mozambique LNG project
Hard-hit Canadian oil companies still waiting for EDC loans
EDC lifeline to Saudi armoured car maker raises questions
Canada now second to China in public finance for fossil fuels
Canada undermining its own climate goals via EDC support of pipelines
Fossil fuel companies dominate UK Export Finance energy hospitality gifts
Britain's National Grid gets $743 mln ECA secured loans for UK-Denmark power link
UK Government Forms £10 Billion Reinsurance Backstop for Trade Credit Insurers
Nigeria to build 142 agro-processing centres with Brazilian and Saudi ECAs
Latham & Watkins advises on USD 8.3 billion Australian LNG project refinancing
Nigeria Secures ECA, Bank & Development Finance for NLNG’s Train 7 Project
US SENATORS CALL FOR QUICK VOTES ON EX-IM NOMINEES
Russia's Eximbank opens first correspondent account in Uzbek currency

May 2020

ECAs and emergency COVID-19 budgets
Covid-19 recovery will need US$5tn in trade credit capacity
Will COVID-19 Spark a Paradigm Shift for Businesses?
Why $77 Billion a Year in Public Finance for Oil, Gas, and Coal Is Even Worse Than It Sounds
In the Face of COVID-19, Governments Have a Choice: Resilient Societies or Fossil Fuel Bailouts?
EDC is bailing out the fossil fuel industry. Will Canadians be given a full accounting of the costs?
Coastal GasLink pipeline gets loan of up to $500M from Canada's EDC
ECA aircraft Financing in a post-COVID-19 world
Lawyers warn continued gas lending will breach EIB legal duties
JBIC muddies comments on ending coal finance
South Korean ECA backs $2 billion coal company bailout
European Commission approves €903 million Belgian trade credit reinsurance scheme
Fiat Chrysler in talks for $6.8 billion SACE guaranteed loan
Volvo signs EKN guaranteed US$1.1 billion credit facility
The Coal Policy Tool: A Tool for Quitting Coal

April 2020

Temporary EU State Aid Framework includes short term export credits
European ECAS expand protection to help mitigate the impact of the coronavirus
Temporary relaxation of EU state aid rules could counter foreign takeovers
Korean NCP accepts complaint against Korean ECA and others
ECAs play lip service to coal withdrawal but ignore oil & gas
Fossil fuel giants with ECA billions put Mozambique workers & communities at risk of COVID-19
EXIM Bank Relief Measures in Response to COVID-19
Export Finance Australia helping exporters unable to get finance because of COVID-19
Canada's EDC will backstop bank energy loans
Snubbed by EXIM, Cruise Lines Get ECA Relief From Europe
EXIM withdraws support for medical equipment exports against World Bank advice
Could ECAs help Africa mitigate Covid-19 pushed recession?
Insurers bulked up on airline risk as export credit agencies pulled out
Time for a European public export credit insurance programme?

March 2020

EU G20 and OECD Member Countries Announce Trillion$ in subsidies, including ECA $$
EU approves emergency state-aid ECA measures
UK proposes UKEF loan fund to spur defence & post-Brexit exports
Global Banks Funneled $2.7 Trillion into Fossil Fuels Since Paris Climate Agreement
ECAs Backing Coal as Some of the World's Biggest Banks Get Out
UK Export Finance accused of failing to consider climate risks
EU unveils industrial strategy to help meet climate goals
India Seeks to Win Investment Amid Ongoing China-US Trade War, Coronavirus Outbreak
Canada challenged to ensure EDC COVID-19 aid won't bail out 'high-polluting industries'
Canada: Stop EDC investing in environmental and human rights harm
Airbus, Boeing Make Production Decisions Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Uganda rallies regional states to rethink expensive ECA debt
Why a Brazilian builder wants UKEF money for work in Africa

February 2020

ICIEC Insured $10.86bn Worth of Businesses In OIC Countries In 2019
Tanzania Railway gets US$1.46b ECA backed financing
Euler Hermes supports attractive investment opportunities in Egypt
EDC considering support for controversial pipeline project
German gov't provides US$23 billion in export credit guarantees in 2019
EKN: On exporting Sweden’s fossil free energy future
G20 ECAs fund $30 bn a year in fossil fuels $30 bn under the radar
World Bank: Some development banks and ECAs contributing to debt problems
Quarantined Cruise Liners Pose Hidden Risk to Finnish ECA and Economy
Italy earmarks 350 mn euros for SACE fund to help coronavirus-hit firms
EDC review of Bombardier bribery compliance policies nears completion
Airbus bribery scandal triggers new probes worldwide
Bpifrance launchs multi-billion euro fund to support French firms

January 2020

Luanda leaks show Dutch Export credit insurer Atradius involved in serious Angola human rights violations
UKEF to cease coal project support but current oil and gas projects will emit equivalent of 17 coal plants or 69m tonnes
Airbus faces record $4 billion fine after UKEF bribery probe
Davos: Financing fossil fuels risks a repeat of the 2008 crash
EDC writes off $200 million - won't say what for or why!
2019 Review of Developments In Islamic Finance
Nigerian LNG expansion to include ECA financing
Saudi ECA offers support for TAPI pipeline
India asks DGFT to check fake export credit refund claims
Both ENDS: Export credit insurer Atradius played a crucial role in Angola

December 2019

Controversy over Chinese subsidies for Huawei
US Ex-Im Bank gets seven-year extension
European Parliament asks Member states to end ECA support for fossil fuel projects
Sweden proposes climate and export strategy which includes ban on ECA support for fossil fuel exploration and extraction
Insurers drop coal in droves to “avoid climate breakdown”
Korean ECA to Extend $375 Mil. to Daewoo E&C’s LNG Plant Project in Nigeria
Gaslog LNG carrier announces $1.05 billion ECA backed debt
Saudi Arabia looks for ECA finance to reduce deficits
UAE, Egypt to strengthen trade relations via ECA MoU
Central Bank of Egypt launches ECA
JBIC joins $1.3 billion financing for Bangladesh urea industries
Chubb takes stake in ATI to boost African trade

November 2019

France targets fracking & flaring with ECA guarantee overhaul
UAE running secret prison in French ECA supported LNG facility in Yemen
The ECA fossil elephant in the Dutch room
20% of Dominican Republic territory at risk from fossil fuel auction
AfDB approves $400m loan for Mozambique LNG facility
EU Council to host business and human rights conference
Dutch Ship Firm Kept Fees Secret
Newt Gingrich: EXIM the key to beating China's economic-military machine
Nigeria's Ajaokuta Steel completion to receive Russian ECA support
World Bank warns of Kenyan [ECA] debt distress
EU takes Greece off short-term export credit ‘blacklist’
UK export credit agency to provide US$303m in support of Formosa II
EX-IM signs new co-financing pact with Japanese rival NEXI
UK judge rules EDC can proceed with sale of Gupta jet

October 2019

Climate activists spray UKEF with fake blood
Newt Gingrich: EXIM as a political tool against China
Putin is resetting Russia’s Africa agenda to counter the US and China
SINOSURE reports steady business growth
Irish businesses 'will need €1.5bn' to prevent job losses if there is a no-deal Brexit
Australia drops in defence export rankings
Korea should stop funding coal power in Indonesia
What is the remit of the ICC Global Export Finance Committee
EXIM provides loan for natural gas project in Mozambique
EXIM signs MoU with Iraq
Why finance and insurance is a key barrier to SMEs that want to export

September 2019

EXIM finances massive LNG project that will cause climate chaos
UK Tory donor gets UKEF backing despite major fraud investigation
Paltry Climate Finance Provided and Mobilised by ECAs in 2013-17
$1.5 trillion global trade finance gap affecting SDG targets
2017 Report to the U.S. Congress on Global Export Credit Competition
Export-Import Bank eyes expanded role with LNG sector
Will ECAs and Asian banks join the movement to decarbonise shipping
OeKB readies debut SRI bond
Iridium lands seven-year, $738.5 million Defense Department contract
Austrade and Export Finance Australia help defence companies go global
Afreximbank okays $500m for Nigerian manufacturers
Abu Dhabi's ADFD launches ECA
Iran's ECA Covers $1b Exports in 5 Months
India, Russia identify new prospects for ECA led cooperation

August 2019

Export Development Canada: Out from the shadows
Civil society groups call for an accountability mechanism for the Equator Principles
US Exim: A decade-long renewal or axe it entirely?
US Export-Import Bank Hopes to Finance US$5 B Mozambique LNG project
South Africa: European governments ‘must pay back the arms deal money’
Tiny Timor-Leste Needs Gas and China's All Too Eager to Help
Russian Export Center to support Belarus' export to third countries
Bauxite exports from Guinea to UAE begin with ECA support
KfW IPEX-Bank arranges €2.6bn financing for Dream Cruises newbuilds
China Everbright invites TDB to co-manage $1bn energy fund
Etihad Credit Insurance inks MoU with South Africa’s export credit agency
Iran's Private Firms Want Stronger Export Credit Agency
African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) signs MoUs with Japanese banks and NEXI

July 2019

£7.8bn of UK foreign aid and export credit spent on fossil fuel projects
Chinese ECA underwrites US$46 bln Chinese firms' businesses in Africa
UAE ECA and Italy partner with Chinese financial institutions to boost trade
'Hidden debts’ reveal risks of China’s lending spree
Behind Russia’s growing influence in Africa
Federal review of EDC finds inadequate disclosure practices
EDC lifts "closed" status on Saudi Arabia-related business
EDC claims review clears them of SNC-Lavelin transaction wrongdoing
As Brexit Looms, UK Doubles ECA Credit To Nigeria
U.S. Senate targets Ex-Im support for Saudi nuclear technology
The Poseidon Princples: Will They Affect ECAs?
Foreign beer lovers get tanked with EXIM assistance

June 2019

MPs make unprecedented call for end to UKEF overseas fossil fuel support
Despite climate pledges, G20 coal subsidies rise
See no evil: How EDC is bankrolling companies accused of bid-rigging, graft and human-rights violation
Chinese Banks and ECAs Court African Governments
Europe’s German-speaking ECAs ink collaboration pact
Japanese, US & Australian ECAs begin own 'Belt and Road' in South Pacific
Waters backs down in Ex-Im fight after internal struggle
U.S. lags in export financing arms race fueled by China: EXIM report
Kenyan court blocks Chinese ECA backed power plant on environment grounds
Norwegan ECA blacklists shipbuilders over human rights abuses
Banks with a combined $100bn shipping portfolio stimulate green change
Public and targeted consultations on EU short-term ECA rules

May 2019

Senate Confirmation of Export-Import Bank Directors Means Billions More Dollars in Federal Fossil Fuel Financing
Pity the Export-Import Bank, caught between warring Republican factions
Liberals caught again in SNC Lavalin EDC Scandal
Canada strikes alliance with U.S. counterweight to China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Aid and UKEF funding must be coherent & recognise climate change emergency, say MPs
China’s export insurance giant is taking a risk on coal
Legal challenge mounted against Kosovo coal project
China, Japan and South Korea, while vowing to go green at home, promote coal abroad
European ECAs may loose out to Russian and/or Chinese sales of fighter jets to Malaysia
EXIM Should Explore Using Available Data to Identify Applicants with Delinquent Federal Debt
New EDC human-rights policy lacks power, say workers and watchdogs

April 2019

European Commission consultation on short-term export credit rules
SNC-Lavalin insider's bribery allegations spark EDC probe
German parliament approves ECA supported sale of 6 heavy frigates to Egypt
EFIC Reform Puts Pacific ‘Step-Up' at Risk
India's Jet Airways delays payments to global lenders guaranteed by ExIm
Riyadh aims to counter Tehran’s influence with Iraq ECA credits
Iran's ECA Reassures Foreign Trade Partners
China gives Naftogaz $1 billion ECA guarantee

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