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2009/01/01
(Environmental Finance, London, 8 January 2009) The German, Swiss and Austrian export credit agencies (ECAs) have suspended guarantees for the controversial Ilisu dam project in Turkey... issuing a joint statement saying that the project has failed to meet the World Bank’s minimum standards... The... more
2008/12/06
(Tehran Times, Tehran, 21 December 2008) Trade restrictions against Iran have disappointed the Israelis, angered the German business community and made the Iranians even more defiant... Berlin has been trying for some time to shed the reputation of being a boycotter of sanctions. One step taken by... more
2008/12/05
(Oxford Analytica, Toronto, 22 December 2008) The sharp decline in availability of syndicated loans and bond finances means that companies will increasingly turn to state financial institutions, such as Vneshekonombank [Russia's ECA] (and possibly international export credit agencies) to finance... more
2008/12/04
(JIBC, Tokyo, 19 December 2008) JIBC has released its list of new projects for the period from November 13 to December 19.
2008/12/03
(Journal of Commerce, Newark, 24 December 2008) Just when supply-chain managers were hoping that the trillions of dollars being injected into the global banking system would loosen the strings choking trade finance, another danger has risen. International trade executives are becoming more... more
2008/12/02
2008/12/01
(Reuters Beijing, 21 December 08) - China said on Sunday it had consistently respected the rules of the World Trade Organization and would work with the WTO on a suit lodged against it by the United States aimed at halting export subsidy programs. The subsidies include cash grant rewards for... more
2008/11/07
(International Rivers Network, Berkeley, 15 July 2008) Chinese dam companies and financial institutions are outpacing their competitors in overseas dam contracts. This guide provides useful information for groups concerned about dam projects in which Chinese companies and financiers are involved,... more
2008/11/06
(JIBC, Tokyo, 12 November 2008) JIBC has released its list of new projects for the period from September 20 to November 12.
2008/11/05
(Istanbul, 2 December 2009) Doga Dernegi (BirdLife Partner in Turkey) has recently obtained visual proof that bulldozers and shovels have begun the destruction of ten thousand years of world heritage to make way for the Ilisu Dam, effectively ignoring the over 153 terms of reference required by the... more
2008/11/04
(Heinrich Boell Foundation, Berlin, 27 November 2008) The Heinrich Boell Foundation and urgewald have announced the launch of their web dossier "Log, stock and barrel" on financial institutions in the resource sector. The... more
2008/11/03
(Martin Broek, Amsterdam, 16 November 2008) A few scarcely noticed lines in a Dutch regional newspaper announced that Dutch ship builder the Schelde is going to help Indonesia build a new series of naval corvettes in a potentially huge military order. The Netherlands was the fifth ranking global... more
2008/11/02
A. Export credits and the financial crisis - Statement by the OECD Working Party on Export Credits and Credit Guarantees
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2008/11/01
2008/10/07
(Journal of Commerce, Vancouver, 13 October 2008) Canadian participation in the construction of up to US$1 billion worth of infrastructure projects in Angola is being facilitated by the signing of a new agreement by Export Development Canada (EDC).