(Kyiv Post, Moscow, 21 April 2017) The German and Swedish export credit agencies have decided to take part in the Yamal LNG project, Novatek CEO Leonid Mikhelson said during the annual general meeting of shareholders. The cost of the project is $27 billion. Yamal LNG has signed credit...
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2017/04/27
Country: China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia
ECAs: COFACE, Euler Hermes Deutschland AG, EXIM Bank China, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, SACE S.p.A.
Issue: Oil, Gas and Mining
2017/03/31
Country: China
ECAs: EXIM Bank China
Issue: Large Dams
(Financial Tribune, Tehran, 14 March 2017) Multibillion-dollar deals have been signed with East Asian companies to develop dam infrastructure in Iran, including a $1.7 billion agreement with South Korea for developing the Bakhtiari hydroelectric dam and a $341 million Sinosure...
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2017/01/31
Country: China
ECAs: EXIM Bank China
Issue: Oil, Gas and Mining
(Financial Tribune, Tehran, 11 January 2017) China has opened a line of credit, worth $1.3 billion, to finance the development of Abadan Oil Refinery, Iran's oldest refinery in the southern Khuzestan Province, the chief executive of National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company said....
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2016/12/30
Country: China
ECAs: EXIM Bank China
Member: Friends of the Earth USA
(Friends of the Earth USA, Washington, December 2016) The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a major Chinese strategy which marks a national push for China to increase economic links to Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Russia, and the Baltic region (Central and Eastern Europe) through various...
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2016/12/30
ECAs: COFACE, EXIM Bank China, SACE S.p.A.
Issue: Climate Change, Human Rights, Oil, Gas and Mining
(TFX News, London, 12 December 2016) ECAs are to offer guarantees for two LNG projects in Mozambique, as commercial lenders watch closely to see how talks progress between the government and the IMF before committing to the project. Export credit agencies (ECAs),...
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2016/07/31
Country: China
ECAs: EXIM Bank China
Issue: Large Dams
(Global Construction Review, London, 8 July 2016) Chinese companies are playing huge role in bringing electricity to sub-Saharan Africa and can take credit for 30% of new capacity in the region, according to a study published this week by the International Energy Agency (IEA). While more than...
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2016/04/30
Country: China
ECAs: EXIM Bank China
(Reuters, Beijing, 20 April 2016) China will take steps to boost exports, including encouraging banks to boost lending, expanding export credit insurance and raise tax rebates for some firms, the cabinet said on Wednesday, in the latest step to underpin growth. The government will also...
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2016/03/31
Country: China, United Kingdom
ECAs: EXIM Bank China, UK Export Finance (UKEF)
(Global Trade Review, London, 23 March 2016) UK Export Finance (UKEF) and the China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure) have signed a mutually beneficial framework agreement aimed at increasing UK and Chinese exports... The agreement will see the two export credit agencies (...
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2016/01/28
Country: China, Italy
ECAs: EXIM Bank China, SACE S.p.A.
Issue: Renewables
(Global Trade Review, London, 25 January 2016) Italian utility group Enel has secured a US$1bn line of credit from the Bank of China, backed by Sinosure, the Chinese state export credit insurer. The five-year facility is aimed at financing projects involving Chinese companies around the world...
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2015/12/31
Country: China
ECAs: EXIM Bank China
(The Citizen, Johanesburg, 3 December 2015) Transnet and China Export Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure) on Wednesday agreed to a $2,5 billion funding guarantee in a ceremony attended by South African President Jacob Zuma and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, who is on a State visit to...
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2015/09/30
Country: Canada, China, Japan, United Kingdom, USA
ECAs: EXIM Bank China, Export Development Canada, Export-Import Bank of the United States, UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: BRIC countries
(Global Capital, London, September 2015) The stated aim of the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), officially launched in June 2015, is to respond to a need for massive spending across Asia. But its creation has caused political controversy, with supporters arguing it...
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2015/09/30
Country: China
ECAs: EXIM Bank China
Issue: Debt
(All Africa News, Harare, 2 September 2015) The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is discussing with banks an insurance package for exports, as it moves to tackle a high political risk premium that has affected international trade. Zimbabwe's import bill has been rising while exports have been...
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2015/05/30
Country: China
ECAs: EXIM Bank China
(Belarussian News, Minsk, 11 May 2015) Belarus and China's Eximbank have signed loan agreements to the tune of over $1 billion, Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov said as he met with President of the Export-Import Bank of China Hu Xiaolian on 11 May. According to Andrei Kobyakov, China's Eximbank...
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2015/04/30
Country: China
ECAs: EXIM Bank China
(ECNS.CN, Beijing, 4 April 2015) China is to pilot the removal of preconditioned government approval for offshore corporate bonds, part of a national arrangement to lower the financing cost of enterprises expanding overseas. The move, along with the government's efforts to speed up the growth...
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2015/02/28
Country: China
ECAs: EXIM Bank China
Issue: Arms Trade
(Want China Times, Beijing, 15 February 2015) One of China's top military electronics companies has secured a credit worth 35 billion yuan (US$5.6 billion) for international sales activities, reports UK-based Jane's Defence Weekly. The China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) will...
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