(Project Syndicate, Cairo, 18 August 2023) by Hippolyte Fofack, Chief Economist and Director of Research at the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). Given the BRICS’ economic success, more than 40 countries have shown an interest in joining the group and 22 have formally applied for...
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2023/08/31
Country: Brazil, China, India, Russia, South Africa
Issue: BRIC countries, European Union, G7, OECD, World Trade Organization
2023/08/31
Issue: BRIC countries, European Union
(Financial Times, London, 31 July 2023) The European Commission’s recently released EU–LAC Global Gateway Investment Agenda identifies 130 types of projects scattered across the region in which it plans to inject €45bn by 2027. The roadmap targets the green transition, digitalisation, education...
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2023/08/31
Country: Russia
Issue: BRIC countries
(Punch Nigeria, Lagos, 29 July 2023) President Vladimir Putin of Russia says his country will offer preferential loans to enable African companies to buy industrial goods from the European country and enjoy after-sales services. He said his government was devising a leasing mechanism tailored...
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2023/07/30
Country: China
ECAs: Sinosure
Issue: BRIC countries, Debt, Oil, Gas and Mining, Transparency
(ZAWYA, Dubai, 11 July 2023) Cedar Rose, a Cyprus and Dubai based corporate data, credit, risk and compliance firm, has reaffirmed its longstanding partnership covering over 25 years of relationship with Sinosure, a prominent Chinese state-owned enterprise responsible for export credit...
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2023/06/29
Country: Japan
ECAs: Nippon Export and Investment Insurance
Issue: BRIC countries
(Zawya, Dubai, 19 June 2023) Japan’s export credit agency, Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI), has acquired a stake in the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI), a Pan-African guarantee institution, following a capital infusion of $14.8 million. The equity investment supports the...
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2023/04/30
Country: China
ECAs: EXIM Bank China, Sinosure
Issue: BRIC countries
(China Daily, Beijing, 11 April 2023) Some of China's large State-owned commercial banks and foreign lenders have continuously consolidated the Belt and Road Initiative and expanded into new areas of business to align with China's new development pattern and advance the country's high-level...
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2023/04/30
ECAs: SACE S.p.A.
Issue: BRIC countries
(Trade Finance Global, London, 17 April 2023) Today, Deutsche Bank and SACE announced the close of a €57 million, 10-year lending facility in support of local food production in the Republic of Angola. This facility was guaranteed by SACE, the Italian Export Credit Agency (ECA), and...
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2023/04/29
Country: China, Russia
Issue: BRIC countries
(Weekly Blitz, Dhaka, 29 April 2023) Russia’s weak economic presence in Africa has become a significant question of concern for some experts as they wonder why the nation is not aggressive with this like its ally, China. Smaller countries, such as Turkey, are visibly broadening their economic...
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2023/01/30
Country: India
Issue: BRIC countries, Debt
(Asia News Initiative, New Delhi, 14 January 2023) India's EXIM bank and State bank of India extended export credit facilities worth USD 1,500 million to Sri Lanka for the import of essential commodities. India has extended aid worth USD 3.9 billion to help Sri Lanka sustain itself in face of...
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2023/01/30
Country: China
ECAs: Sinosure
Issue: BRIC countries
(Xinhua, Beijing, 14 January 2023) SINOSURE stepped up efforts to boost the country's foreign trade in 2022, data from the company showed on Saturday. The insurer handled underwriting totaling 899.58 billion U.S. dollars for insured businesses throughout the year, serving over 170,000 clients,...
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2023/01/30
Country: Italy, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
ECAs: SACE S.p.A.
Issue: BRIC countries, Climate Change
(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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2022/12/31
Country: South Africa
Issue: BRIC countries
(Mail & Guardian, Johannesburg, 1 December 2022) African countries’ borders are becoming more porous, allowing for greater movement of goods and services via the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, but by its nature this comes with a lot of risk. This is where export...
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2022/11/30
Issue: BRIC countries
(Kigali Today Press, Kigali, 9 November 2022) At the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Berne Union in Rwanda, the African continent looked to recover from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Removing barriers that affect cross-border trade and ensuring access to...
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2022/06/29
Issue: BRIC countries
(Vanguard, Lagos, 15 June 2022) The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has mobilised a whopping $35 bilion for the development of the continent in the last 4-5 years, with significant support from Nigeria and Egypt. The Central Bank of Egypt has also partnered with Afreximbank to train...
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2022/05/31
Country: Greece, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Issue: BRIC countries
(Gulf Today, Dubai, 15 May 2022) Massimo Falcioni, CEO of Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the official export support agency of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), welcomed Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s election as the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and his role in steering the UAE economy towards...
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