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2010/06/12
Dodgy Deal: Ilisu Dam
ECAs: Euler Hermes Deutschland AG, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG
Issue: Large Dams
Member: Counter Current, Finance & Trade Watch
2010/06/11
(Dow Jones, London, 2 June 2010) The head of Airbus parent European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. NV said Wednesday that he didn't expect many banks that stopped funding aircraft purchases to return to the market, though China will take up some of the slack... He expected export credit... more
Issue: Aircraft
2010/06/10
(Hansard, London, 16 & 28 June 2010) Zac Goldsmith, environmental journalist and Conservative MP for Richmond Park, asked the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills... more
2010/06/09
(Financial Times, 23 June 2010) Export credit agencies - quasi-governmental entities that support domestic companies by guaranteeing or lending to overseas projects - have partially filled the breach vacated by banks and the "shadow banking system"... ECAs either finance or guarantee about 50% of... more
2010/06/08
(San Antonio Express News, Texas, 26 June 2010) The federal export-credit agency that was bilked out of millions of dollars by Andrew Parker of San Antonio — one of the largest thefts it has suffered to date — suddenly has a handful of similar fraud cases in El Paso.. On Friday, Mexican businessman... more
2010/06/07
(Transparency International, Berlin, 29 June 2010) As key drivers in the economic recovery process, export credit agencies (ECAs) must strengthen their enforcement of anti-bribery measures and build on progress made in the last 10 years, according to a new report from Transparency International.
Issue: Corruption
2010/06/06
(ODG and Eurodad, Madrid, 22 June 2010) The Spanish Parliament this month approved a law to set up a new Fund for providing export finance support to Spanish companies investing in developing countries. According to the campaign “Who owes... more
2010/06/05
(Halifax Initiative, Ottawa, 10 May 2010) The Pascua Lama project company, Canada's Barrick Gold, has taken a number of actions that have caused significant environmental, social and human rights impacts, and that undermine Chilean institutions and laws. These actions threaten the last remaining... more
2010/06/04
(Jubilee Debt Campaign, London, June 2010) The Department for Dodgy Deals: Welcome to the Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD), a little known British Government department which uses taxpayers’ money to back exports to the developing world. All too often, it underwrites dodgy deals which... more
2010/06/03
(Eurodad, Brussels, 21 June 2010) The UN independent expert on debt and human rights has sent a report to the UN Human Rights Council on his Missions to Norway and Ecuador. The report supports debtor countries’ right and obligation to prioritise human rights over debt servicing and calls on... more
2010/06/02
(FERN, Brussels, June 2010) Member States' Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) are undermining EU climate objectives by providing billions of euros worth of support for highly carbon-intensive projects and "techno-fixes" masquerading as environmental solutions. This new report highlights the most... more
2010/06/01
(FERN, Brussels, 15 April 2010) This research conducted for FERN analyses the involvement of all 1 ECAs of EU member countries in the financing of carbon-intensive industries during the period 2004-2009. Seventeen European ECA’s provided export credit guarantees with a total volume of € 468.4... more
2010/05/08
(SACE, Rome, 24 May 2010) SACE, Italy's official ECA, has been elected to the Board of the African Trade Insurance Agency, the African insurance agency for political and export/trade credit risks. SACE’s membership of ATI was in principle... more
2010/05/07
(Brasilstocks.com, Brasilia, 5 May 2010) Hoping to rein in a widening current account deficit, Brazil’s government Wednesday announced the creation of a national export-import bank and unveiled a long-awaited list of incentives aimed at boosting the country’s exports. The bank will be created on... more
2010/05/06
(Reuters, Geneva, 18 May 2010) The World Trade Organization hosted a meeting on May 16 to review the recovery of the $10 trillion market in trade finance since the crisis. Sources at the meeting said because trade finance is a low-returns business, it cannot compete with investment banking or forex... more