(ReNews, Winchester UK, 17 October 2023) Northland Power and its partners have met all conditions and completed the NT$117bn (€3bn) financing for the 1 GW Hai Long offshore wind project off Taiwan. The financing will be provided by 16 international and local banks, including China Trust, Taipei...
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2023/10/30
ECAs: Export Development Canada, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Nippon Export and Investment Insurance, UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: Renewables
2023/10/30
Issue: Climate Change, Renewables, Transparency
(Global Trade Review, London, 24 October 2023) [In an article sponsored by CITI, GTR has published an overview of export finance by Richard Hodder, head of export agency finance at CITI.] "In today’s world of escalating environmental concerns and shifting global economic priorities, export...
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2023/10/30
Country: Germany
ECAs: Euler Hermes Deutschland AG
Issue: Climate Change, Renewables
(Global Trade Review, London, 25 October 2023) Germany has become the latest country to offer more attractive export credit guarantee pricing and conditions for climate-friendly transactions. In a policy scheduled to take effect from November 1, applicants for export credit support from the...
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2023/10/30
Country: India, Italy
ECAs: SACE S.p.A.
Issue: Renewables
(Livemint, Mumbai, 17 October 2023) Italy’s Export Credit Agency, SACE, brought together a hundred leaders in Mumbai to explore trade and industrial synergies. SACE is currently evaluating $1.6 billion of new projects to facilitate the green transition in India. These projects are expected to...
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2023/09/30
Issue: Climate Change, European Union, Renewables, Transparency
(LinkedIn, Sunnyvale CA, Unknown date) An international coalition working to harness public export finance as a key driver in the fight against climate change. [ECA Watch note: Unfortunately E3F uses the LinkedIN professional network which relies on professional contacts, does not display...
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2023/09/30
Country: South Africa, United Kingdom
Issue: Climate Change, Renewables, Transparency
(Techinafrica, South Africa, 8? September 2023) [A somewhat confused article apparently about an investment in un-named Latin American ride sharing services by an African investment fund backed by un-named ECAs.] "To enhance mobility and environmental sustainability in Latin America,...
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2023/09/30
Issue: Renewables
(Global Trade Review, London, 13 September 2023) The Hungarian Export-Import Bank (Hungary Exim) will boost sustainable lending after securing a €300mn loan extended by investment bank ING and covered by the investment insurance arm of the World Bank. The World Bank’s Multilateral Investment...
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2023/09/29
Country: United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Issue: Renewables
(Argus Media, Nairobi, 5 September 2023) The UAE will provide $4.5bn in finance to accelerate the development of clean energy projects in Africa, UN climate summit Cop 28 president-designate Sultan al-Jaber said today at the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi. Abu Dhabi's state-owned renewables...
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2023/08/31
ECAs: Euler Hermes Deutschland AG
Issue: Renewables
(Bizcommunity, Cape Town, 31 July 2023) Standard Chartered plans to provide the Angolan Ministry of Finance €1.29bn in financing to construct solar photovoltaic electricity distribution infrastructure. The financing is backed by German export credit agency Euler Hermes. Of the €1.29bn total, €1...
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2023/08/31
Country: Australia
ECAs: Export Finance & Insurance Corporation Australia
Issue: Climate Change, Oil, Gas and Mining, Renewables, Transparency
Member: Jubilee Australia
(Jubilee Australia, NSW, 18 July 2023) Jubilee Australia, a human rights and environmental organisation, has filed legal proceedings this morning (18th July) in the Federal Court of Australia against federal government agencies that subsidise new fossil fuel projects but don’t disclose the full...
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2023/08/31
ECAs: Euler Hermes Deutschland AG
Issue: Climate Change, Oil, Gas and Mining, Renewables, Transparency
(Energy Portal EU, London, 12 August 2023) The transition to clean energy is sparking intense debates as the climate crisis worsens. While cities, universities, and pension funds across the U.S. have divested from fossil fuels, the divestment movement has faced obstacles. In California, a bill...
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2023/08/31
Issue: Climate Change, Common Approaches, OECD, Oil, Gas and Mining, Renewables, Transparency
(Sullivan&Cromwell LLP, New York, 10 August 2023) On July 14, the OECD published the revised text of the Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits (the “Arrangement”). This forms part of the landmark modernisation of the Arrangement, as previewed in...
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2023/07/30
Country: United Kingdom
ECAs: UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: Climate Change, Human Rights, Renewables
(G3 Football, Hillside NJ, 14 July 2023) Wolverhampton Wanderers have recently made headlines for securing a £99 million loan from the UK government. While some may view this as a sign of financial trouble, experts argue that it is a shrewd move by the club. In this article, we will explore the...
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2023/07/30
Country: Canada, Japan, Korea
ECAs: Export Development Canada, Export Import Bank of Korea, Japan Bank for International Cooperation
Issue: Renewables, Transparency
(Pulse News, Soeul, 24 July 2023) The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Korea Eximbank) is gearing up to upgrade its traditional model of financial support for promoting exports of Korean companies to a new level with the introduction of Export Credit Agency (ECA) Version 2.0. The management...
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2023/05/30
Issue: Climate Change, End Coal Financing, OECD, Oil, Gas and Mining, Renewables, Transparency
(Reinsurance News, Brighton, 15 May 2023) Berne Union, the global association for the export credit and investment insurance industry, has reported that its market showed “strong growth” across business lines in 2022 and a fall in claims paid overall. Highlights from the year’s data show that...
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