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2019/01/30

Mozambique looks for LNG ECA financing despite market scepticism

(Macauhub, Macau, 11 January 2019) The government of Mozambique has been involved in the last few weeks in intense negotiations with seven countries to secure funding for one of its largest natural gas projects and overcome scepticism about whether it will honour its debt commitments. The...

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ECAs: Atradius, EXIM Bank China, Export Import Bank of Korea, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, SACE S.p.A. Issue: Oil, Gas and Mining

2018/09/30

The South African ECA that can invest billions in public money on shadowy projects

(Daily Maverick, Johannesburg, 3 September 2018) The Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa (ECIC) uses public funds for international projects it chooses to invest in. Right now, the agency is considering lending a part of $14-billion needed by US energy company Anadarko for a...

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Country: Canada, China, Italy, Japan, South Africa, USA ECAs: EXIM Bank China, Export Development Canada, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, SACE S.p.A. Issue: Oil, Gas and Mining, Transparency

2017/07/30

Global export credit falls amid US Exim wipeout

(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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ECAs: Euler Hermes Deutschland AG, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Nippon Export and Investment Insurance Issue: OECD

2015/10/30

U.S. and Japan to announce deal curbing ECA coal financing

(ClimateWire, Washington, 27 October 2015) The Obama administration has crafted a deal with Japan to restrict financing for overseas coal projects, several sources told ClimateWire. The agreement is aimed at influencing other members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development...

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Country: Japan, USA ECAs: Export-Import Bank of the United States, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Nippon Export and Investment Insurance Issue: Climate Change, Oil, Gas and Mining

2014/05/31

U.S. Ex-Im Should Pull Funding From Exxon’s Deadly PNG Pipeline Project

(Huffington Post, 2 May 2014) The Nation, Huffington Post,...

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Country: Australia, China, Italy, Japan, USA ECAs: EXIM Bank China, Export Finance and Insurance Corporation, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, SACE S.p.A. Member:

2014/04/30

Azeri State Oil Company SOCAR to Sign $3.5 Billion Turkish Refinery Deal

(Bloomberg, Istanbul, 22 April 2014) Azerbaijan’s state oil company, Socar, is in the final stages of negotiations for a $3.5 billion loan to help build a refinery in Turkey, said Kenan Yavuz, chief executive for the company’s Turkish unit... Most of the $3.5 billion package, arranged by the...

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Country: Canada, Italy, Japan, Spain, Turkey, USA ECAs: Compañía Española de Seguros de Crédito a la Exportación, Export Development Canada, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, SACE S.p.A. Issue: Oil, Gas and Mining

2014/04/29

Japan Urged To Stop Financing Coal at Obama-Abe Summit

(Oil Change International, Washington, 22 April 2014) Japanese ECA, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) is the world’s...

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Country: Japan ECAs: Export-Import Bank of the United States, Japan Bank for International Cooperation Issue: Oil, Gas and Mining

2014/03/29

Rinehart wins Roy Hill funding with ECA support

(Business Spectator, Melbourne, 21 March 2014) Gina Rinehart has secured backing from a group of global banks and export credit agencies for a new $US10 billion ($A11.0bn) iron-ore mine that can feed Asian steel demand, just as miners like BHP Billiton scale back investments amid a broad...

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Country: Australia ECAs: Export-Import Bank of the United States, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Nippon Export and Investment Insurance Issue: Oil, Gas and Mining

2013/04/29

NGOs warn banks not to further finance PNG LNG project

(Banktrack, Nijegen, 18 April 2013) A coalition of seven NGOs (BankTrack, Jubilee Australia, Pacific Environment, Act Now! PNG, Mineral Policy Institute, International Accountability Project and Friends of the Earth France) today sent a letter to seventeen banks that are already involved in the...

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Country: Australia, China, Italy, Japan, USA ECAs: EXIM Bank China, Export Finance and Insurance Corporation, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Nippon Export and Investment Insurance, SACE S.p.A. Issue: Oil, Gas and Mining Member: Les Amis de la Terre,