(Standard Media, Nairobi, 7 March 2019) The Government of Kenya paid Sh10 billion to insure the loans taken for construction of the controversial Arror and Kimwarer dams, but industry experts argue the cost should not have exceeded Sh1 billion. Italian insurer SACE was paid Sh11.1 billion [94.2...
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2019/02/28
ECAs: Compañía Española de Seguros de Crédito a la Exportación, Export Import Bank of Korea, SACE S.p.A., UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: Oil, Gas and Mining
(Reuters, Manama, 26 February 2019) Bahrain is talking to U.S. oil companies with shale oil expertise about developing a huge oil and gas field discovered last year, and hopes to have an interested company by the end of the year. Oil Minister Al Khalifa also said state-run Bahrain Petroleum...
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2019/01/30
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
(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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2019/01/30
ECAs: COFACE, Euler Hermes Deutschland AG, SACE S.p.A.
Issue: Oil, Gas and Mining
(AzerNews, Baku, 11 January 2019) A consortium for the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) construction has successfully completed the financial closure of the project in 2018,...
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2018/12/30
Country: Mexico
ECAs: Atradius, Export Development Canada, SACE S.p.A.
Issue: Oil, Gas and Mining
(US News, New York, 18 December 2018) Mexican energy producer Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) will look to banks and export credit agencies (ECAs) to finance part of its deficit next year, as the company enters 2019 under a new government and uncertain conditions in the international capital...
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2018/09/30
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
(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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2018/07/28
Country: France, Germany, Italy
ECAs: Euler Hermes Deutschland AG, SACE S.p.A.
Issue: Climate Change, Oil, Gas and Mining
(Azernews, New York, 28 July 2018) A presentation titled “Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) Gas Pipeline: A new energy Great Silk Road to provide access to reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all” was organized at the headquarters of the United Nations Development Program (...
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2018/03/31
Country: Italy
ECAs: SACE S.p.A.
(Arabian Business, Dubai, 3 March 2018) Italy's SACE says evaluating nearly $5bn of UAE projects Export credit agency sees its exposure in the Middle East almost triple to $14.7bn since opening offices in Dubai. It said growth is expected to continue in the region as it is currently evaluating...
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2017/12/31
ECAs: Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Nippon Export and Investment Insurance, SACE S.p.A., UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: Oil, Gas and Mining
(Bonds & Loans, London, 5 December 2017) Kuwait National Petroleum Company’s (KNPC) US$6.245bn ECA-backed loan was a triumph for the company’s Clean Fuel Project and the region’s credit markets, setting a new record for the largest ECA-backed corporate loan to date. The Project involves...
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2017/12/31
ECAs: SACE S.p.A., Sinosure
Issue: Climate Change, Oil, Gas and Mining
(LNG Worldshipping News, London, 4 December 2017)) Floating LNG (FLNG) is opening new offshore gas basins for LNG development in Africa. The ownership structure of Africa’s new LNG production and the willingness of international oil companies to deploy new technologies will drive the...
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2017/10/31
Country: China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Sweden
ECAs: COFACE, Euler Hermes Deutschland AG, EXIM Bank China, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, SACE S.p.A.
Issue: Oil, Gas and Mining, Transparency
(ECA Watch, Ottawa, 30 October 2017) French ECA BPI has announced a €350 million guarantee contract with TechnipFMC for the development of the controversial $27 billion Yamal LNG project in Russia's far north. German Japanese,...
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2017/10/29
Country: Italy
ECAs: SACE S.p.A.
Issue: Activists demand end of massive OECD support for fossil fuels, Climate Change, Oil, Gas and Mining
(Global Trade Review, London, 11 October 2017) Italian engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor Sicilsaldo has secured an €80mn contract for a gas pipeline project in Mexico, with the backing of Italian export credit agency Sace. “Sace has backed 80% of the €80mn”, a...
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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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2017/07/30
Country: Italy
ECAs: SACE S.p.A.
(Italy/Europe 24, Rome, 26 July 2017) Italian export credit agency SACE is continuing to boost Italian companies abroad. Along with SIMEST – the other export and internationalization arm of state holding CDP – the SACE agency led by Alessandro Decio closed the first six months of this year with...
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2017/06/30
ECAs: Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Nippon Export and Investment Insurance, SACE S.p.A., UK Export Finance (UKEF)
(Bonds & Loans, London, 13 June 2017) Kuwait National Petroleum Company’s (KNPC) US$6.245bn ECA-backed loan includes plans to modernise the Mina Al Ahmadi oil refinery located in Al Ahmadi Governorate, south of the country, to make it meet stringent environmental requirements.