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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
The Poseidon Princples: Will They Affect ECAs?
U.S. Senate targets Ex-Im support for Saudi nuclear technology
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
Eskom’s black hole of debt keeps on getting bigger
How Gujarat fishermen won US top court ruling against global funding
UAE ECA ECI voted as observer member of Berne Union
Australian cattle exported to Sri Lanka under EFIC project dying and malnourished

March 2019

The smart money is jumping the sinking coal ship
New OECD Bribery and Export Credits Recommendation
NAM Urges Senate to Get Ex-Im Bank Back Up and Running
Levelling the playing field: UK exporters want more
WTO says U.S. failed to halt state tax subsidy for Boeing
Canadian officials tried to warn EDC of ‘significant reputational risk’ in South African deal with Gupta brothers
Kenya 'inflated' SACE loans insurance cost by Sh10 billion
Foreign energy giant wants Australia's EFIC to foot bill for fossil fuel projects
EU exemption on export credits: is everyone a winner?
East Africa: China to Host Second Belt and Road Forum
EX-IM Hosts 2019 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.

February 2019

SNC-Lavalin case brings public scrutiny to hundreds of millions in EDC loans
Ban Ki-moon says UKEF must stop investing in fossil fuels in developing countries
Are ECAs liable for funding of slavery tainted enterprises?
With new limits on coal but none on oil and gas, EDC’s climate policy misses the mark
German banks & ECAs manoeuvre in Washington to temper US Russia sanction risk
EDC insured Suncor’s Middle East misadventures
Australia’s ECA eyes overseas investment with potential new mandate
Jaguar Land Rover seeking ECA funding after huge write-down
Japanese and French ECAs to finance Turkey's second nuclear plant
Kuwait Conference pledges billions for Iraqi reconstruction
Bahrain talking to U.S. oil companies about tight oil deal
Finnvera Group’s Board Report and Financial Statements for 2018

January 2019

Parliamentary inquiry into UKEF Procedures and Submissions Available online
Japan edges in on Belt and Road with $643m for Angolan port
Trans-Adriatic Pipeline completes successful €3.9 billion project financing
Afreximbank Lends $170 Million to Orascom for Pan-African Expansion
PNG leads wave of jumbo ECA project loans
Saudi Aramco Hiring Funding Advisers for a $5 Billion Project
Mozambique looks for LNG ECA financing despite market scepticism
Remember the Export-Import Bank
Extension of interest subsidy scheme to boost Indian export credits
NEXI insures UKEF credit for Boeing export to Colombia's Avianca
US Export-Import Bank reopens programs for Ukraine
Indonesia looks to ECA funding for aerial refuelling tanker-transports
Nord Stream 2 negotiating ECA loans worth 6 bln euros

December 2018

Industry group lobbies Ottawa for EDC insurance against First Nation rights consultations
Ottawa offers $1.6B EDC backstop for energy sector as political tensions with Alberta fester
MPs to examine environmental impact of UKEF
China and US DFIs/ECAs to battle for influence in African infrastructure lending
Right problem – wrong solution: The Chinese ECA threat to the multilateral official finance system
China's unbridled export of coal power imperils climate goals
TDB rolls out SME programme for women-led businesses in six African countries
Australia's secret arms deals with nations fighting Yemen's bloody war
Philippines edges towards procurement of Turkish combat helicoper
Mexico’s Pemex Targets Bank, ECA-Backed Financing in 2019
Boeing Sees More Growth in Aircraft Financing Demand
Brazil Freezes ECA Credit After Defaults From Cuba & Venezuela
BBVA signs first green-certified credit with cover from Spanish ECA
Saudi ECA supports Pakistan economy
Peru closes largest-ever ECA financing for state energy company

November 2018

Bringing Accountability and Transparency to Export Development Canada’s Practice
Report highlights EDC’s multibillion dollar support for oil and gas industries
ECA Support for Coal in the Face of OECD Financing Restrictions
Trading away EU principles in the name of national export interests
The World Needs to Quit Coal. Why Is It So Hard?
UK Government considering UKEF deal with Saudi Aramco
EXIM Bank's fate tied to the outcome of Senate midterms
Middle East Politics and Export Credits
Uganda expects ECA pipeline financing deal by June 2019
Australia splashes ECA cash in the Pacific as China fears loom
Developing countries biggest installers of renewables

October 2018

UK Government climate targets branded ‘laughable’ as UK Export Finance supports new oil refineries abroad
NGOs release list of world’s top coal plant developers
Boeing says Exim Bank vital for the US amid competition from China
Denmark provides world’s largest export credit agency wind financing
Longest Gas Pipeline in Nigeria Gets Green Light With Sinosure cover
Vinfast, set to be Vietnam's first domestic carmaker, gains $950M ECA credit line
Global Export Credit Agencies Support Iran Trade Coverage
Tonga starts repaying US$4.7m a year to Chinese ECA for reconstruction
Botched Chinese ECA project in Africa is a warning to belt and road investors
Africa-India trade to double by 2021 with ECA help

September 2018

Ottawa orders Export Development Canada to examine lending practices
The South African ECA that can invest billions in public money on shadowy projects
Environmental groups to campaign against 'strategic' corporate lawsuits
China says it is helping africa develop - not pile up ECA debt
Chinese oil firm agrees to secure funds for Nigeria's $2.8 B AKK pipeline project
Siemens closes in on massive Iraq deal with promise of German ECA support
UKEF office in UAE, a country accused of war crimes, promotes arms sales
China’s Exim Bank to boost lending to support exporters hit hard by trade war
International trade at a time of increased US and EU sanctions - What should ECAs do now?
Asian environmental groups strongly crliticize Korea Export-Import Bank support for overseas coal

August 2018

Friends of the Earth warns against Trump's Ex-Im Bank nominee
European Ombudsman calls for greater transparency of export credit agencies
Ilisu Dam: Dutch NCP concludes first-ever OECD Guidelines case on cultural rights
ECAs in international politics - US and Germany vs Turkey
US, Australia and Japan to Invest in Asia to counter China
South Africa to co-chair Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit
Indian Export Opportunities from US-China Trade Differences Need Export Credit Support
Trump’s sanctions halt trade credit insurers’ return to Iran
Danish ECA freezes new guarantees to Turkey over lira crisis
Adani's coal mining project in Australia may hinge on court
ECAs flock to finance huge Peruvian mine project
France's CIFAL ready to help Uzbekistan develop nuclear energy
Russian ECA financed weapons in Armenia risk escalation of hostilities
UKEF backs country’s largest export deal with Israel
Trinidadian former minister awaits Australian response re naval vessel purchase funded by EFIC

July 2018

Dutch ECA ADSB issues complaint guidelines
European Ombudsman concludes the European Commission failed to carry out a human rights impact re ECAs
Report of the UNHCR Working Group on human rights, business enterprises and ECAs
Federal US Judge says Dakota Access developer can't sue BankTrack
Anti-Adani NSW protest outside EFIC office
Ex-Im Bank nominee fairs well in Senate hearing
Turkmenistan woos ECAs for transadriatic pipeline
World powers back Iran oil exports despite US sanctions threats
Qatar Is Said to Seek $4 Billion in ECA support for Typhoon Fighter Jets
Public/ECA Finance for African Energy Focuses on Fossil Fuels
Russian ECA Financed Bangladesh Reactor is Safe Against Natural Disasters
Exxon expands Mozambique LNG project to cut costs ahead of bank talks
ECAs to revive defunct Uganda Airline

June 2018

ECA Watch applaudes European Ombudsman demand for greater EU ECA transparency on human rights and environmental impacts
Turkey Halts Filling Tigris Dam After Iraq Complains of Water Shortages
EDC requests public input during policy review
U.S. embassy warns Americans to leave northeastern Mozambique due to imminent attacks
Trump taps nominee to lead Export-Import Bank
Anadarko seeks to raise $14-$15 billion for Mozambique LNG project
Europe says U.S. Threat of Sanctions Imperils Bid to Save Iran Deal
Germany Sets Up Iran Advice Office for Companies
UK signs £1.5BILLION trade deal as Brexit Britain expands on world stage
UKEF provides £2.5bn in support for UK exports
Intra-Africa trade boosted by launch of $1 bln promotion programme
Gazprom signs $1.2bn Bolivia deal
Uzbekistan and Rosatom to build joint nuclear power plant
Vietnam's Long Phu coal plant delayed due to US embargo on Russian Contractor
Anti-Adani NSW protest outside Australian ECA office
Saudis Trying to Influence Iraq’s Political Landscape With Export Credit

May 2018

Auditor general finds ‘deficiencies’ at Export Development Canada
Papua New Guinea prime minister ridicules report on EFIC gas project
Europeans push last bid to salvage Iran deal, but work on plan B(s)
Democrats Want A Permanent Fix For Hobbled Ex-Im Bank
US Military Export Sales Support Grows by 950% from 2007 to 2017
South Korea braces for trade with North
Lowy Asia Power Index: EFIC pulls Australia down in regional power game
World Bank Group’s MIGA to share risk with Japan’s NEXI through reinsurance

April 2018

Above Ground's Recommendations on Anti-Corruption Policies in EDC
Jubilee Australia: EFIC-funded PNG LNG Has Hurt PNG's Economy
Brexit Britain's UKEF looks to Commonwealth 2.0
UKEF support for arms sales under fire
Australian defence industry export plan release imminent
Russia to start shipping ECA funded arms to Armenia
Export Credit Agencies and a changing climate
JBIC & Kexim among lenders of $2.45 billion for Vietnam coal power plant
China-Africa summit preparations in high gear
Indian company defrauds banks despite Indian ECA caution list
EU may offer credit for Iranian trade if Trump pulls out of nuclear deal
Financial Times: President Erdoğan responds to pressure
German Bank, Norwegan ECA Join Responsible Ship Recycling Initiative
Airbus gets first European export credit since probes started
Russian ECA may finance construction of nuclear plant in Uzbekistan

March 2018

Bombardier-Gupta affair provokes timely public debate on accountability of EDC
Report finds major banks ramped up fossil fuel financing to $115 billion in 2017
Judge Demands Explanation in Pipeline Lawsuit
UKEF seeks new markets at Brexit looms
Hermes as a factor in German Turkish relations?
Turkish Bridge Attracts $2.8 Billion From Banks & KEXIM
Saudi Arabia’s use of ECA finance in Iraq is making Iran nervous
Australia moves up defence exporter list
Canadian business optimistic about potential in China: EDC
New ICC report confirms trade & export finance are not risky business
Banking on Energy: The Determinants of Export Credit Agency Energy Financing from China and Japan
Italy's SACE plans to back nearly $5bn in UAE projects
Vietnam's Long Phu coal plant delayed due to US embargo on Russian Contractor

February 2018

ECAs go to Market
G20 Countries' Public Coal Financing Reaches 5 Year High
Vietnam Pulls Request for U.S. Ex-Im Help to Build a Coal-Fired Power Plant
Standard Chartered & ECAs ‘breaching climate policy’ with Vietnam coal plant investment
Asia could attract $250B in coal power investment
Attorney calls for sanctions against Energy Transfer Partners in Dakota Access pipeline suit
Airbus executives get swept away by a corruption investigation
BAE proposes UKEF financing to Malaysia for Typhoon jet deal
No job estimates on arms export plan
Western banks rush to gain deals on China's Belt and Road Initiative
U.S. Treasury official slams China's 'non-market behavior'
US leads the way on protectionism in 2017 with tarifs and export credit
Bipartisan group of House lawmakers urge action on Export-Import Bank nominees
U.S. urges help for Iraq, extends $3 billion Ex-Im credit line
South Africa joins Afreximbank as a shareholder
South Africa’s Guptas hid Bombardier jet, EDC says in court repossession efforts
Armenian NGO challenges controversial ECA supported gold mine
Brazil grants US$2 billion ECA credit line to Angola
Anadarko agrees Mozambique LNG sale, banks/ECAs discuss finance terms

January 2018

Aussie defence fund a reminder of ECAs’ murky history with the arms industry
Australian ECA underwriting arms exports is 'baffling', expert says
Turkish, French, Italian firms awarded missile system development project
Aramco Seeks Cheap ECA backed loans prior to IPO
G20 billions feed Viet Nam's coal-fired future
US Ex-Im may back a controversial Vietnamese coal plant
Exporters urging Ottawa and EDC to undo uneven application of Russian sanctions
Mexican chapter in the Odebrecht saga underscores need to bolster transparency at EDC
Does the OECD really support environmentally conscious economic policies?
Airbus, Boeing Hopeful on Return of State-Backed Plane Financing
China eyes stronger ties with Mekong countries with ECA support
Britain cancels plan to forgive North Korean ECA debt
Britain doubles ECA backing for India

December 2017

Inside EDC one of Canada's most secretive agencies
Banks criticised for funding coal deals despite Paris agreement
Pipeline developer sues social movements
The UK arms trade with repressive regimes has no moral or economic sense
Turkey to Acquire Four Russian S-400 Missile Divisions with ECA support
Lenders jostle for mega PNG LNG financing deal
Africa – a new frontier for Floating LNG projects
Senate Panel Rejects Trump's Nominee to Lead Export-Import Bank
Former Ex-Im Bank Director under investigation for undisclosed foreign agent contract
Indonesia - Dirty man of Asia deepens addiction to coal
UKEF lines up new delegated supply chain finance (SCF) guarantees
An African corridor to prosperity [and coal fired global warming!]
Sinopec Signs $1b Iranian Abadan Refinery Expansion Deal
Kuwait Seals US$6.245bn ECA-Backed Corporate Transaction

November 2017

Brussels Seminar December 4: Transparency and due diligence at Europe’s ECAs
OECD, It’s Time for Export Credit Agencies to Stop Funding Fossil Fuels
Too Coal-Hearted: Japan and Korea’s Support for Dirty Energy
Japanese Groups Strongly Object to JBIC Premature Loan Disbursement, Ingoring Upcoming Community Lawsuit
Japanese banks & JIBC back coal links between Japan & Africa
May Vies With Trump for Aramco Listing with ECA support
Airbus braces for a difficult landing after corruption allegations
Great Barrier Reef Pitted Against Coal Jobs in Australia Vote
ECAs are stepping up their SME support initiatives.

October 2017

G20 countries need to stop using export credit agencies to finance fossil fuel projects
French ECA BPI joins other ECAs in support of controversial Yamal LNG arctic project
Geneva negotiations continue for an international business & human rights treaty, including ECAs
Opinion: If the UK wants to increase the provision of aid to the private sector, we must play it straight
UK government increases support for SME trade
NEXI and UKEF complete One-Stop-Shop reinsurance agreement
Canada's GoviEx Uranium gets ECA financing interest in Niger's Madaouela project
Armenia to receive $100-million military export credit loan from Russia
Sace backs Mexican gas pipeline project
No, China is not about to become the world’s largest aid donor
Blockchain: Implications for Trade Transparency

September 2017

Australia’s export credit agency ordered to extend loans to coal ventures
NGOs urge Bank of Tokyo - Mitsubishi to reject Vietnamese coal plant finance
Boeing took a foreign firm to task over subsidies. Critics say Boeing gets ECA and other help, too.
Airbus in talks to settle ECA fraud claims for £1 billion
Standard Bank Seeks to ECA funding for $3 billion Ugandan Oil Pipeline
Merkel Mulls Revision of Hermes Support for Ankara as Two Germans Detained in Turkey
Trump's Ex-Im Nominee Scott Garrett Elegantly Squares The Circular Republican Firing Squad
Iran Receives First Round of Post-Sanctions Finance From European Banks and ECAs

August 2017

EU Commission underscores the role of ECAs in achieving Paris goals
UK undermining climate targets with export credit for fossil fuel projects abroad
Dakota Access Pipeline Owner Sues Enviros for Terrorism
Germany is reviewing export credit guarantees for German companies doing business with Turkey
UK Export Finance Publishes Their Annual Reports and Accounts
Iran Has a Long Way to Go to Restore Pre-Sanctions Ties
GAO: Status of Ex-Im End-Use Monitoring of Dual-Use Exports
Trump gives Ex-Im pick a chance to rescue nomination
EDC backed Bombardier sale to Zuma allies accused of corruption
Massive Nigerian investments coming with ECA and local financing

July 2017

G20 public finance for fossil fuels 'is four times more than renewables'
Russia's $70 Billion ‘Secret’ Export Credit Spending Lets Money Do the Talking
Is EDC complicit in support of foreseeable human rights violations?
White House under pressure to drop Export-Import Bank nominee
Global export credit falls amid US Exim wipeout
Turkey’s growing repression leads to review of German ECA guarantees
Eximbank of Korea to finance gas field development project in Mozambique
UK government signs deal with major banks and contractors to raise exports post-Brexit
SACE’s support for exports grows, reaches €7.8 billion in H1
Norway launches new ECA backing in push for diversity

June 2017

Report: Why and how the Dutch government must exclude credit support for fossil fuel
EDC’s response to alleged abuse in Colombian oilfields highlights deficits in due diligence
New database reveals world’s biggest coal plant developers
Kuwait Seals US$6.25bn Loan in Largest ECA-Backed Corporate Transaction Ever
Yamal LNG raises more financing with coverage by Swedish and German ECAs
Italy's Eni signs LNG deal in Mozambique with ECA support
EXIM Banks of India and Korea sign MOU for export credit of USD 9 billion
Boeing strikes deal with Italian export credit agency in lieu of Ex-Im Bank
Trump sends Export-Import Bank nominees to Senate
Iran ECA Finance Talks Making Headway
Madagascar is Afreximbank’s Newest Participating State

May 2017

Indonesian Community Reps File Cirebon Coal Plant Objections with JIBC
World Coal: IEA CCC Report - Global financing for coal power goes East
Turkey in 'final phase' of secretive Saudi arms export deal
N.J. critic of Export-Import Bank appointed to overhaul federal credit agency
Airbus tightens fraud controls
Iran in talks with UK export credit agency over jetliner export funding
China's Export Credit Agency Covering Iran Investment
Like spring weather, Delta’s positions on EXIM change quickly and dramatically
State Bank of India could fund Gautam Adani’s coal mine in Australia
Kenya’s stake in pan African ECA diluted
US Trade Finance for Cuba ‘Much Further Down the Road’ says Ex-Im Bank Officer

April 2017

In policy reversal Trump names new Ex-Im president
Don't fund South African coal mine, activists plead with Australian export credit agency
JBIC Must Immediately Review and Repeal its Loan Agreement for Illegal Indonesian Coal Project
German, Swedish, Chinese, Russian, Japanese, Italian and French ECAs support Yamal LNG project
Brazil will offer export credit-line for defence products
Ex-Im Bank of India confirms $1.6bn loan for Rampal coal plant to bankroll Sundarbans destruction
EDC Signals Millions in New Loans for India with the Opening of Singapore Branch
Canada's EDC and UK UKEF eye Philippine growth and infrastructure
Alba secures $700m in export credit financing
Iran, Portugal ECAs Sign Cooperation Deal

March 2017

280 CSOs from 47 Countries Call on Japanese Government to Reject Support for Indonesian Coal Plants
France Joins UK in Airbus Fraud Investigation
EC publishes Annual Activity Report on Export Credits
Ex-Im Bank Critics Are Undermining Trump's Trade Strategy
S. Korean & Chinese ECAs to support hydroelectric dams in Iran
Norway export credit institute sees Iran trade opportunity
Export credit funds to finance Adani's Australian coal mine project
Law firm helps secure Norwegian ECA US$100m facility for massive Australian offshore oil project
Uganda: UK Doubles Export Funding to Uganda
UK commits US$1.2 billion for funding development projects in Peru
Islamic Development Bank sets out roadmap to promote Arab-African trade
Export credit to boost Middle East lending
Botswana hosts global credit insurance conference
South Sudan officially joins Afrexibank
Saab & BAE Systems table export credit for Malaysia fighter bid
World Bank Project Aims to Help Mongolia Access Export Credits

February 2017

Japanese ECA finances Indonesian coal plant despite widespread opposition
Canadian ECA supports Canadian software exports to stifle dissent in Bahrain
Swedish credit lines for Iran
Boeing *loves* the Export-Import Bank, but Boeing doesn't *need* the Export-Import Bank
Trump’s Mixed Signals on Export-Import Bank Leave Door Open for Conservatives
US Ex-Im has provided $315m to supplier of mines accused of slave labor
Afreximbank commits $90bn to boost African trade
Fitch affirms SACE rating at 'A-' with outlook negative

January 2017

OECD debates allowing some private sector ECA support to be called development assistance
Australia's export credit agency could fund offshoring of jobs
No Amendment to Efic Act without Meaningful Reform
France launches new ECA: Bpifrance replaces Coface
China's Sinosure Opens $1.3b Credit Line for Iranian Refinery
Sace and Intesa back Russian Yamal LNG
SACE & SIMEST (CDP Group) with BNP Paribas for $519 M North Sea Link Project
Without Ex-Im support, GE still plans to cut 350 jobs in Waukesha
UKEF signs first loan deal in Africa for Ghana GE energy project
Chad concludes membership procedure of Afreximbank

December 2016

Papua New Guinea troops to protect huge Exxon-Mobil Ex-Im supported gas project
ECAs fuel Mozambique LNG project amid IMF caution
China's Belt and Road Initiative and Ex-Im Chin
Indonesian Batang Villagers file objection against JBIC coal-fired power project
Hungarian & Canadian ECAs to co-finance Indonesia's GE gas power project
Potential Export-Import Bank deals pose grave environmental threat, experts say
Ex-Im Bank Critics, Supporters Look to Donald Trump for Help
Boeing CEO urges Trump to keep Ex-Im Bank or risk losing foreign sales
Trends in OECD Arrangement official export credits (2005-2014)
Dubai Working with HSBC on $7-B Bank & ECA Financing for Expo 2020
Ukraine's Rada approves creation of export-credit agency
Ex-Im’s satellite-lending lapse didn’t stop Israel’s Spacecom from buying American
JIBC/NEXI to support new loan scheme for Russia
Opportunity knocks for Scottish exporters as sterling tumbles
Germany’s Hermes in Iran

November 2016

Dutch NCP rules that Dutch ECA is subject to OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
An open letter to the Equator Principles Association on the Dakota Access pipeline
How Obama's climate change legacy is weakened by US ECA investment in dirty fuel
G20 countries still financing overseas coal
Indonesian Villagers File Objection against JBIC
Stopping coal financing for Indonesian coal plants is crucial in the fight against climate change
Jubilee Protests Against Efic Plans to Finance South African Coal Mine
COP blog: Big dams must not be allowed to sink the Green Climate Fund
Here’s What We Really Should Be Debating When It Comes To Trade
Iran accuses European ECAs of not fully supporting nuclear deal
UKEF £79m post-Brexit export boost
Mexican ECA Bancomext looks to dollar, euro bond markets
Trump's Election Casts Doubt on Ex-Im: "Boeing's Bank"
A closer look at the trends and issues shaping the market
Ukranian Economy Ministry estimates cost for setting up ECA at 200 mln Euros
Indian President inaugurates diamond jubilee celebrations of Export Credit Guarantee Corporation
Export credit enlisted to keep Gulf mega projects funded
AMAN UNION hosts its 7th Annual Meeting in Beirut
Segezha Group signs Euro 383.6 M loan facility with Russian & international banks & European ECAs
US federal jury finds Darien man guilty in $25 million export finance fraud case

October 2016

UK fraud agency boss expects to move quickly in Airbus inquiry
Villagers suffer at the hands of Mozambique LNG gas development under consideration by US Ex-Im
Export credit financing for coal-fired power projects - A thing of the past?
NGOs oppose OECD moves to count export credits as ODA
Insurance firms expect Iran opening in 2017
Saudi Arabia blasts Korean Ex-Im bank for “playing” with UN climate fund
Animal welfare deserves better from ECAs
Boeing Reports Q3 Deliveries: Commercial Down, Defense Up
CAGW Names Rep. Charlie Dent October Porker of the Month
Zimbabwe Government to repay Sinosure arrears
Kuwait’s KNPC aims to finalise $5 billion-plus ECA backed loan by first quarter
Irish budget to target measures to help exporters
Heads of BRICS ECAs meet in New Delhi

September 2016

WTO: Airbus ruling 'brings threat of EU-US trade war'
Canada to step up UK trade with new export hub after Brexit vote
Business Groups Ramp Up Push for Export-Import Bank to Make Larger Loans
Angola takes out EDC loan in Canada to pay for locomotives from General Electric
CSO Comments on Efic Policies and Procedures for environmental and social review of transactions
Summary report on Dutch Export Credit Facility Masterclass
Euler Hermes launches China trade insurance joint venture
Austria's OeKB and Australia's EFIC increase Iran export financing
U.S., French export-credit agencies’ role in OneWeb remains questionable

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