(Reuters, Moscow, 8 December 2021) Russia's Amur Gas Chemical Complex (Amur GCC) has secured $9.1 billion in loans maturing in 2035, Sibur, which co-owns the plant with China's Sinopec, said in a statement on Wednesday. International banks will provide $2.6 billion for the Amur GCC with...
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2021/12/31
Country: China, Germany, Italy, Russia
ECAs: Euler Hermes Deutschland AG, SACE S.p.A.
Issue: Climate Change, Oil, Gas and Mining
2021/12/31
ECAs: COFACE
Issue: Renewables
(Market Screener, Annecy, 2 December 2021) General Electric announced that the Dogger Bank Wind Farm, between 130km and 190km off the north-east coast of England in the North Sea, reached financial close on debt financing for phase C, the third 1.2 GW phase. Upon completion, Dogger Bank is...
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2021/12/31
Issue: Climate Change, Corruption, European Union, Human Rights, Transparency
(ECA Watch, Amsterdam, 25 November 2021) The European Commission is working on a proposal for a directive on corporate social governance, which will include a regulation of the human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD) obligations of corporations. We urge the proposed new regulation...
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2021/12/31
Issue: Climate Change, Corruption, European Union, Human Rights, Transparency
The European Commission is working on a proposal for a directive on corporate social governance, which will include a regulation of the human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD) obligations of corporations. We urge the proposed new regulation to become legally binding on the due...
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2021/12/31
Country: China, Italy, Japan, Russia
ECAs: EXIM Bank China, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, SACE S.p.A.
Issue: Climate Change, European Union, OECD, Oil, Gas and Mining
(Reuters, Moscow, 30 November 2021) Russian gas producer Novatek (NVTK.MM) said on Tuesday its Arctic LNG 2 plant has signed loan agreements with foreign and Russian banks worth 9.5 billion euros ($10.8 billion), securing necessary external financing for the project. Earlier this year, Novatek...
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2021/12/31
Country: USA
ECAs: Export-Import Bank of the United States
Issue: Climate Change, End Coal Financing, Oil, Gas and Mining
Member: Friends of the Earth USA
(Reuters, Washington, 10 December 2021) The Biden administration has ordered U.S. government agencies to immediately stop financing new carbon-intensive fossil fuel projects overseas and prioritize global collaborations to deploy clean energy technology, according to U.S. diplomatic cables seen...
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2021/12/31
Country: United Kingdom
ECAs: UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: Climate Change, Oil, Gas and Mining
(Reuters, London, 7 December 2021) – A legal challenge by Friends of the Earth against the British government will be heard on Tuesday in the High Court seeking to block a $1.15 billion financing for a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project in Mozambique, the environmental activist group said on...
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2021/12/31
Issue: European Union, OECD, Transparency
(ECA Watch, Ottawa, 31 December 2021) The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) which monitors non-EU European Free Trade Association States (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) has adopted two sets of revised guidelines in the field of state aid: one on the promotion of risk finance investments and...
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2021/12/31
Country: China, USA
ECAs: Export-Import Bank of the United States
Issue: Human Rights
(Epoch Times, Washington, 22 December 2021) Lithuania's regional and economic stability is facing challenges from the Chinese regime for allowing self-ruled Taiwan, which Beijing claims as a runaway province, to open a de facto embassy in its capital Vilnius. In response, China recalled its...
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2021/12/31
Country: Denmark, Sweden, Turkey
ECAs: Denmark EKF
(Global Trade Review, London, 8 December 2021) Danish export credit agency EKF has signed its largest ever export loan for the construction of a high-speed railway project in Turkey. The agency is lending €576mn to the Turkish finance ministry for the project. The loan is classified as green...
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2021/12/31
Country: United Kingdom
ECAs: UK Export Finance (UKEF)
(Global Trade Review, London, 13 December 2021) [Barclays sponsored GTR article] Having been profoundly shaken by the combined impact of the pandemic and Brexit, UK exporters continue to face significant trade challenges. As companies rethink and recalibrate their export strategies and supply...
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2021/12/31
Country: China
ECAs: EXIM Bank China, Sinosure
Issue: Debt
(Global Trade Review, London, 15 December 2021) China’s commitments to financing in Africa are shifting away from giant infrastructure developments and towards developing stronger trade flows and commercial investments, analysts say. At the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (Focac) in late...
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2021/11/30
Country: China
(Lloyd's List, London, 23 November 2021) The shipping industry is going to rely more on Chinese financing as those vessels that fall short of environmental standards become less attractive for traditional lenders, executives say. Shipowners say China is important for finance when it comes to...
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2021/11/30
Issue: Climate Change, Renewables
(Lexology, London, 18 November 2021) Discussion of hydrogen fuel has become increasingly prevalent over the past few years. The increased push to reach net zero targets,...
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2021/11/30
Country: China, USA
ECAs: Export-Import Bank of the United States
Issue: Human Rights
(Reuters, Vilnius, 19 November 2021) Lithuania will sign a $600 million export credit agreement with the U.S. Export-Import Bank next week, Economy Minister Ausrine Armonaite told Reuters, days after China warned it would "take all necessary measures" after Lithuania allowed Taiwan to open a de...
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