(The Nation Online, Lagos, 5 December 2024) In continuation of existing partnerships between the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Italian government under the “Mattei Plan”, a $6b investment deal has been signed to sustain the development of initiatives with Africa’s public and private...
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2024/11/30
Country: Italy, Saudi Arabia
ECAs: SACE S.p.A.
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(BNN Bloomberg, Toronto, 13 November 2024) Italy’s state insurance and financial group will grant Saudi Arabia $3 billion in loan guarantees to help the kingdom develop a sprawling futuristic megacity. Insurer and export credit agency Sace agreed on 80% guarantees for loans from international...
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2024/11/30
Country: USA
ECAs: Atradius, Bpifrance, COFACE, Denmark EKF, Euler Hermes Deutschland AG, Export Development Canada, Export-Import Bank of the United States, SACE S.p.A., Swiss Export Risk Insurance, UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: Climate Change, Oil, Gas and Mining
Member: Oil Change International
(Philadelphia Tribune, 22 November 2024) The EU, U.S. and other countries are hammering out a plan to throttle tens of billions of dollars of financial support for foreign oil and gas projects, weeks before President-elect Donald Trump moves into the White House. Negotiators are working toward...
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2024/11/30
Country: China, France, Italy, Korea, United Kingdom
ECAs: SACE S.p.A.
Issue: Human Rights, Oil, Gas and Mining
(Barrons/AFP, Paris, 15 November 2024) French energy giant TotalEnergies, recipient of Italian (& French?) ECA funding, was aware of accusations of abuses committed by soldiers charged with protecting its gas site in Mozambique as early as 2021. "Complaints of extortion, disappearances and...
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2024/06/30
Country: Italy
ECAs: SACE S.p.A.
Issue: BRIC countries
(Zawya, Nairobi, 23 June 2024) The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank Group (TDB Group), SMBC Group (SMBC), Citi, and SACE are pleased to announce a EUR 100 million SACE Push Facility. This syndicated facility aims to support TDB's mission of fostering regional growth and...
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2024/06/01
Country: Italy
ECAs: SACE S.p.A.
(ICE, Vietnam, 9 May 2024) Italian ECA SACE has unveiled a US$1.3 billion aid package aimed at supporting Italian businesses in Vietnam. Vietnam, one of the fastest-growing economies in Southeast Asia, has become a focal point for Italian companies seeking investment opportunities, said a SACE...
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2024/04/29
Country: India, Italy, Japan
ECAs: SACE S.p.A.
(GK Today, India, 27 April 2024) REC Ltd, a Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) and leading Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) under the Ministry of Power, Government of India, has successfully availed a green loan of Japanese Yen (JPY) 60.536 billion (approximately Rs 3,200...
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2024/04/29
ECAs: Bpifrance, Euler Hermes Deutschland AG, Export Development Canada, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Nippon Export and Investment Insurance, SACE S.p.A., UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: Climate Change, G7, OECD
(SACE, Rome, 19 April 2024) The leaders of official export credit agencies from the G7 nations – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the USA – met on April 16th, in Tokyo, hosted by Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI), to discuss recent business trends and...
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2024/04/29
ECAs: Atradius, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Nippon Export and Investment Insurance, SACE S.p.A., UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: Climate Change, Human Rights, Oil, Gas and Mining, Transparency
Member: Bank Track, Friends of the Earth USA
(Global Trade Review, London, 17 April 2024) Financial backers are continuing to assess whether they should reaffirm their support for a multi-billion-dollar LNG project in Mozambique as operator Total looks to restart work. The project was suspended in 2021 after insurgents known as the...
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2024/03/30
Country: Italy, Switzerland, USA
ECAs: SACE S.p.A.
Issue: Corruption, Oil, Gas and Mining, Transparency
(Yahoo Finance, New York, 1 March 2024) Gunvor Group Ltd., one of the world’s top oil traders, will pay more than $660 million to resolve US and Swiss charges that the company paid bribes to Ecuadorian government officials for contracts. The information released by the US is a reminder of the...
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2024/02/27
Country: Italy, Japan
ECAs: Nippon Export and Investment Insurance, SACE S.p.A.
(Interfax & UKRANEWS, Kiev, 19 February 2024) The Italian export credit agency SACE will allocate 1.5 billion euros to support trade and financial operations, in particular, in the field of...
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2024/02/27
Country: Italy, Saudi Arabia
ECAs: SACE S.p.A.
Issue: Climate Change, Oil, Gas and Mining
(Reuters, Dubai, 12 February 2024) Italy’s export credit agency SACE plans to back $1.6 billion in loans to Saudi Arabia over the next 12 to 18 months, the agency’s chief told Reuters, potentially boosting the country's search for outside investment at a time of weak oil prices. Saudi Arabia...
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2024/02/27
Country: France, Germany, Italy
ECAs: Bpifrance, Euler Hermes Deutschland AG, SACE S.p.A.
Issue: Renewables
(Global Trade Review, London, 14 February 2024) Three export credit agencies have thrown their support behind a €4.4bn debt raising for a company building lithium battery gigafactories across Europe, the latest in a string of deals intended to beef up the continent’s renewable energy supply...
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2024/01/31
Country: Italy
ECAs: SACE S.p.A.
Issue: Climate Change, Oil, Gas and Mining
(Amazon Watch, Oakland, 25 January 2024) In 2023, the Peruvian state-owned oil company, Petroperú, faced one of its worst financial crises, due to its accumulation of up to $6.5 billion in debt for its Talara Refinery Project, which will likely serve as a major driver of oil exploration and...
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2024/01/30
Country: Austria, Italy, United Kingdom
ECAs: SACE S.p.A., UK Export Finance (UKEF)
(Railway Gazette, Sutton, 22 January 2024) The UK government’s export credit agency UKEF has agreed to underwrite a €1·03bn loan arranged by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group for three Turkish companies to construct Turkey’s 140 km long Yerköy – Kayseri route modernisation scheme. UKEF has...
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