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2019/06/30

Europe’s German-speaking ECAs ink collaboration pact

(Global Trade Review, London, 19 June 2019) Hermes, OeKB and Serv – the export credit agencies (ECAs) of Germany, Austria and Switzerland respectively – have agreed to join forces to improve opportunities for their exporters in the face of increased competition from Asia. While the statement...

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Country: Austria, China, Germany, Switzerland ECAs: Euler Hermes Deutschland AG, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG, Swiss Export Risk Insurance Issue: Common Approaches, European Union, OECD

2015/09/30

Ilisu dam protest

(Hasankeyf Action Day, Hasankeyf, 20 September 2015) On September 20th, activists, social movements and NGO's joined an international action day for the conservation of Hasankeyf and the Tigris River. Protesting against the Ilisu Dam Project, a large demonstration took place in the 10.000 year...

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Country: Turkey
Dodgy Deal: Ilisu Dam
ECAs: Euler Hermes Deutschland AG, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG, Swiss Export Risk Insurance Issue: Human Rights, Large Dams, Transparency

2014/12/31

Swiss and Chinese ECAs asked to fund bloated Bangladesh power plant costs

(The Finacial Express, Dhaka, 29 November 2014) Nearly 40 per cent of the Tk 25.19 billion (US$323.4 M) sought for a proposed power sector project are set to be spent for less-important matters, including purchase of vehicles and foreign training, officials said Wednesday. Such huge spending of...

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Country: China, Switzerland ECAs: Swiss Export Risk Insurance

2012/04/24

Berne Declaration successfully monitors SERV projects since 1990

The Berne Declaration first started to monitor the Export Credit Risk Agency’s (then called ERG) lending practices in the early 1990. Then, the agency had no environmental and social standards and Berne Declaration heavily critiqued the insuring of Swiss exports to...

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ECAs: Swiss Export Risk Insurance

2007/09/01

Turkey flouts ECA conditions highlighting weakness of OECD Common Approaches

(ECA Watch, Paris, 27 September 2007) NGOs have released their analysis of the 150 conditions attached to the export credit guarantees granted by EulerHermes, SERV and OeKB for the Ilisu project. The report finds that: -... more
Country: Turkey
Dodgy Deal: Ilisu Dam
ECAs: Euler Hermes Deutschland AG, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG, Swiss Export Risk Insurance Issue: Large Dams