(New York Times, Washington, 19 December 2017) Two Republican senators broke with their party to block President Trump’s nominee to lead the Export-Import Bank, a setback for the White House that reflects deep divisions in the Republican Party over the role that the government should play in...
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2017/12/31
Country: Turkey, USA
ECAs: Export-Import Bank of the United States
Issue: Corruption, Transparency
(Newsweek, Washington, 20 June 2017) Federal investigators probing the lobbying work of ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn are focused in part on the role of Bijan Kian, Flynn’s former business partner, according to a person interviewed by the FBI. In private conversations with...
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2017/11/30
Country: United Kingdom, USA
ECAs: Export-Import Bank of the United States, UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: Oil, Gas and Mining
(Bloomberg, London, 29 November 2017) U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May said London is “extremely well-placed’’ to win a planned stock exchange listing by Saudi Arabia Oil Co., as she competes against U.S. President Donald Trump for the coveted initial share sale by the world’s largest crude...
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2017/09/30
Country: Canada, USA
ECAs: Export Development Canada, Export-Import Bank of the United States
Issue: Aircraft
(Washington Post, Washington, 28 September 2017) The Commerce Department signaled its intent to impose a 219 percent tariff on Canadian-made jetliners, claiming aircraft maker Bombardier has been unfairly propped up by the Canadian government... But critics of the decision say Boeing itself...
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2017/09/30
Country: USA
ECAs: Export-Import Bank of the United States
(Forbes, 17 September 2017) Former Representative Scott Garrett is on record, as reported by Politico, as committed to supporting President Trump’s commitment to having a “‘functional’ export credit agency” while seeing Ex-Im, which provides trade financing to American exporters, "reformed and...
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2017/08/30
Country: Iran, Italy, Sweden, USA
ECAs: Export-Import Bank of the United States, SACE S.p.A.
Issue: Aircraft, BRIC countries, Nuclear
(Financial Tribune, Tehran, 14 August 2017) Trade with Italy is being restored slower than expected following the removal of international sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, reads an opinion piece written by Iranian co-chair of Iran-Italy Chamber of Commerce in the news portal of...
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2017/08/30
Country: USA
ECAs: Export-Import Bank of the United States
(Politico, Washington, 2 August 2017) President Donald Trump is giving former Rep. Scott Garrett a chance to save his nomination to lead the Export-Import Bank just weeks after the president privately questioned the appointment amid intense pushback from business groups. The New Jersey...
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2017/08/30
Country: USA
ECAs: Export-Import Bank of the United States
Issue: Arms Trade
(GAO, Washington, 29 August 2017) Every year, the Government Aaccountability Office (GAO) reports on the Export-Import Bank, which helps finance U.S. companies' exports. The Bank may not finance defense goods and services, but it can finance exports that have both civilian and military uses (...
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2017/07/30
Country: USA
ECAs: Export-Import Bank of the United States
(Politico, Washington, 17 July 2017) President Donald Trump is standing behind former Rep. Scott Garrett, his choice to head the Export-Import Bank, amid escalating pressure from business groups to pull the plug on the nomination. His record has driven businesses that rely on the agency to try...
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2017/07/30
ECAs: Euler Hermes Deutschland AG, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Nippon Export and Investment Insurance
Issue: OECD
(Global Trade Review, London, 12 July 2017) Medium and long-term export credit activity nosedived among OECD countries in 2016, led by a massive decline in activity at US Exim. With notable exceptions (including France, Italy, Sweden and the UK) export credit volumes declined in many major...
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2017/06/30
Country: USA
ECAs: Export-Import Bank of the United States
Issue: Aircraft
(Defense News, Washington, 20 June 2017) U.S. President Donald Trump has formally nominated former members of Congress, Scott Garrett and Spencer Bachus, to two vacant positions on the U.S. Export-Import bank as expected, a win for the defense and aerospace sector. Trump announced the move in...
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2017/06/30
Country: Italy, USA
ECAs: Export-Import Bank of the United States, SACE S.p.A.
Issue: Aircraft
(Seeking Alpha, Ra'Anana Settlement Israel, 31 May 2017) Boeing has sealed a deal for Italy's export credit agency to provide an initial $1.25B/year in guarantees for jetliner sales, partly to fill the void left by the U.S. Export-Import Bank, which has been restricted since July 2015 when some...
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2017/05/30
Country: USA
ECAs: Export-Import Bank of the United States
(National Public Radio Newsworks, Delaware, 16 May 2017) Republicans who want to disband the Export-Import Bank of the United States were heartened during the presidential campaign when candidate Donald Trump indicated he would kill it if he were elected president. Now, President Trump said he...
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2017/05/30
Country: USA
ECAs: Export-Import Bank of the United States
(Sputnik News, Washington, 15 May 2017) Trade finance to Cuba is not expected in the near future because of the quantity of work that needs to be completed, including the country's payments due to export credit agencies, US Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) Business Development Officer Kate Bishop...
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2017/05/30
Country: India, USA
ECAs: Export-Import Bank of the United States
Issue: Aircraft
(eTurbo News, Hawaii, 11 May 2017) A recent high-profile example of Delta’s advocacy agility was its position on export credit financing and reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank (EXIM). Delta opposed it before it supported it. In the beginning, Delta was a leading voice opposing...
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