(Arabian Business, Abu Dhabi, 27 January 2023) The agreement envisages establishing a framework for mutual reinsurance to enhance the presence of Saudi exports in Italian markets. Saudi Export-Import Bank CEO Saad bin Abdul Aziz Alkhalb hailed the agreement as a step forward in the bank’s...
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2023/01/30
Country: Italy, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
ECAs: SACE S.p.A.
Issue: BRIC countries, Climate Change
2023/01/30
Country: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, USA
ECAs: Bpifrance, Euler Hermes Deutschland AG, Export Development Canada, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Nippon Export and Investment Insurance, SACE S.p.A., UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: Arms Trade, G7
(UKEF, London, 22 January 2023) Acknowledging the G7 Leaders’ Statement on Support for Ukraine, as heads of the official export credit agency (ECA) schemes of the G7 nations – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America – we wish to express our...
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2022/12/28
Country: Italy
ECAs: SACE S.p.A.
Issue: Climate Change, Common Approaches, End Coal Financing, Human Rights, Oil, Gas and Mining, Transparency
(Fitch, Milan, 29 November 2022) Fitch Ratings has affirmed that SACE's shares were transferred back to the national government from Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA (BBB/Stable) in March 2022, changing SACE's mission from an unregulated export credit insurer to a government agency underwriting...
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2022/11/30
Country: Italy
ECAs: SACE S.p.A.
Issue: Climate Change, Oil, Gas and Mining
Member: Oil Change International, Re:Common
(Oil Change International, Washington, 30 November 2022) Despite pledging to stop international financing for fossil fuel projects by the end of 2022, new analysis shows that the Italian Government is continuing to actively consider financing for major international fossil fuel projects. Taken...
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2022/11/30
Country: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, USA
ECAs: Bpifrance, Euler Hermes Deutschland AG, Export Development Canada, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, SACE S.p.A., UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: Common Approaches, OECD
(UK Government, Toronto, 3 November 2022) The leaders of the official export credit agencies from the G7 nations – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom and the United States of America – were hosted by Export Development Canada in Toronto, Canada to discuss a number of pressing...
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2022/11/29
Country: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom, USA
ECAs: Atradius, Bpifrance, Euler Hermes Deutschland AG, Export Development Canada, Export-Import Bank of the United States, SACE S.p.A., UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: Climate Change, Common Approaches, End Coal Financing, European Union, OECD, Oil, Gas and Mining, Transparency
Member: Friends of the Earth USA, Oil Change International
(Financial Management Magazine, Durham, 4 November 2022) As noted in our October What's New, ten European countries had agreed to spell out this year how they will limit export finance support for overseas fossil fuel projects. But they shelved...
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2022/10/29
Country: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
ECAs: SACE S.p.A.
Issue: Common Approaches, European Union, Oil, Gas and Mining, Transparency
(Reuters, Brussels, 2 November 2022) Italy is attempting to weaken a pledge 10 European governments intend to make to stop export credit support for fossil fuel projects. The pressure from Italy comes as delegates from nearly 200 countries prepare for a United Nations climate change summit next...
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2022/08/29
Country: France, Germany, Italy
ECAs: Bpifrance, Euler Hermes Deutschland AG, SACE S.p.A.
Issue: Climate Change, European Union, Human Rights, OECD, Oil, Gas and Mining, Transparency
(Bloomberg, London, 23 August 2022) Through their little-known trade finance agencies, Germany, Italy and France have been among the biggest backers of Russian oil, gas and petrochemical development in the last several years, helping to enrich and insulate the country as it prepared to invade...
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2022/07/30
Country: Brazil, Italy
ECAs: SACE S.p.A.
(BNAmericas, Santiago, 12 July 2022) Brazilian steelmaker CSN has secured a credit facility worth US$375mn with Italian export credit agency SACE as part of the expansion plan for mining arm CSN Mineração. The funds will be used to buy equipment from Italian firms. The credit facility involves...
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2022/06/30
ECAs: Japan Bank for International Cooperation, SACE S.p.A., UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: Climate Change
(ECA Watch, Ottawa, 30 June 2022) Sanctions on Russian fossil fuel exports have generated conflict over ECA support for African fossil fuel development. Existing ECA African projects include, for example, UKEF's reluctance to end discussion of...
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2022/05/30
Country: Italy
ECAs: SACE S.p.A.
Issue: Climate Change, Oil, Gas and Mining
Member: Bank Track, Re:Common
(Banktrack, Nijmegen, 20 May 2022) The coalition to #StopEACOP celebrates this week’s news that five banks including Deutsche Bank, Citi, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley have confirmed they will not join the project loan to finance the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP)....
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2022/04/29
ECAs: Euler Hermes Deutschland AG, SACE S.p.A.
Issue: Climate Change, End Coal Financing, Human Rights, Oil, Gas and Mining
(New York Times, Kampala, 8 April 2022) Vanessa Nakate, Ugandan climate justice activist, notes that this week, the panel of climate experts convened by the UN delivered a clear message: To stand a chance of curbing dangerous climate change, we can’t afford to build more fossil fuel...
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2022/03/30
Country: Italy, Russia
ECAs: SACE S.p.A.
Issue: Human Rights
(Reuters, Rome, 1 March 2022) Russia's invasion of Ukraine has prompted Italy to put on hold its share of financing for the $21 billion Arctic LNG 2 project led by privately-owned Russian gas producer Novatek (NVTK.MM), two sources close to the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. Italian state...
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2022/03/30
ECAs: Atradius, Bpifrance, Euler Hermes Deutschland AG, Export Development Canada, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, SACE S.p.A., UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: Debt
(Global Trade Review, London, 9 March 2022) Export credit agencies and trade credit insurers have hurriedly axed coverage for Russia and Belarus as the deepening conflict and...
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2022/02/28
Country: Italy
ECAs: SACE S.p.A.
Issue: Debt, Transparency
(Reuters, Rome, 25 January 2022) Italy approved a long-awaited decree needed for the Treasury to buy credit insurance agency SACE from state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) in a deal expected to be worth around 4.25 billion euros ($4.81 billion). The Treasury wants to directly control...
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