(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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2021/11/30
Country: Japan
ECAs: Japan Bank for International Cooperation
Issue: Oil, Gas and Mining
(Arab News, Jeddah, 18 November 2021) The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) signed a $3 billion loan agreement with Japan's export credit agency and four other lenders, Reuters reported citing JBIC. The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) is providing $2.1 billion and Sumitomo...
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2021/11/30
Country: USA
ECAs: Export-Import Bank of the United States
(JD Supra, Sausalito, 15 November 2021) Africa is a priority for Biden administration agencies the International Development Finance Corporation and EXIM. As of the end of 2020, DFC had invested approximately US$8 billion (approximately 25 percent of its total portfolio) across more than 300...
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2021/11/30
Country: United Kingdom
ECAs: UK Export Finance (UKEF)
(Bloomberg, London, 14 November 2021) The U.K. will announce a new export target this week of 1 trillion pounds ($1.3 trillion) per year by 2030 as part of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s move to overhaul its export strategy to show the benefits of leaving the European Union. A new “made in U.K...
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2021/11/30
Country: Russia
Issue: Nuclear
(Eurasia Review, Albany, 13 November 2021) Bangladesh initiated its nuclear program in 2013 by signing a treaty with Russia that opened up a new avenue in their bilateral cooperation. At that time, the two countries signed a state export credit agreement to implement a nuclear project in...
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2021/11/30
Issue: Climate Change
(Reuters, London, 10 November 2021) The standard setter for global trade finance flows has proposed a new set of rules to define sustainability in the trade finance arena, worth some $5 trillion a year, an executive told Reuters. While governments and business sectors move quickly to set...
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2021/11/30
Country: Russia
(Eurasia Review, Albany, 10 November 2021) Russia’s weak economic presence in Africa has become a thing of concern for some experts in the country and they wonder why the nation is not aggressive with this like its ally, China. Smaller countries such as Turkey is visibly broadening its economic...
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2021/11/30
Issue: Common Approaches, OECD
(Global Trade Review, London, 10 November 2021) The OECD has relaxed down payment rules for transactions involving export credit agencies (ECAs) in emerging markets, in the wake of what it calls a “market failure” in the private sector. Under the new rules, the OECD Arrangement on Officially...
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2021/11/30
Country: Norway, Sweden
Issue: Aircraft
(AME Info, Dubai, 7 November 2021) A Swedish aviation company, OceanSky Cruises, announced that it will start cruises to the North Pole aboard luxury airships starting from 2024. The aviation industry made up 2.5% of the total CO2 emissions in 2018 alone, or double the amounts since the mid-...
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2021/11/30
Country: United Kingdom
ECAs: UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: Aircraft
(CH-Aviation, Stansstad, 2 November 2021) British Airways has reached an agreement with UK Export Finance (UKEF) and a syndicate of banks for a five-year Export Development Guarantee committed Credit Facility (UKEF Facility) of GBP1.0 billion pounds (USD1.37 billion). According to parent firm...
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2021/11/30
Issue: Climate Change, End Coal Financing, European Union, Oil, Gas and Mining, Renewables
(Guardian, London, 13 November 2021) A new alliance of financial institutions is committed to funding the changes necessary to avert climate catastrophe. Alliance Chair Mark Carney notes that six years ago, in Paris, countries reached an historic agreement to limit the global temperature rise...
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2021/11/30
Country: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
Issue: Climate Change, End Coal Financing, European Union, Oil, Gas and Mining
(Global Trade Review, London, 24 November 2021) Seven European countries have pledged to promote reforms and encourage green incentives in the export credit sector, but dashed campaigners’ hopes that they would axe public finance for fossil fuels more quickly than the end of 2022 deadline set...
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2021/11/29
Issue: Climate Change, Renewables
(Morningstar, Chicago, 9 November 2021) Capital critical to funding the greening of utilities and other industries makes the financial industry a key player in curbing global warming. At a global climate summit last week, big banks, institutional investors, insurance companies, and regulators...
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