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2009/05/01
(Environmental Defense, Washington, 22 April 2009) An Environmental Defense Fund report has found that the World Bank, other international public financial institutions and export credit agencies have supported coal-fired power plants over 15 years which hamstring the fight against global warming.... more
2009/04/10
(Environmental Defense, Washington, 22 April 2009) An Environmental Defense Fund report [PDF] has found that the World Bank, other international public financial institutions and export credit agencies have... more
2009/04/09
(PressTV, Tehran, 6 April 2009) The Export Guarantee Fund of Iran has applied for membership of the Berne Union, a coalition of the world's main export credit agencies and insurers...EGFI managing director, Seyyed Kamal Seyyed-Ali, believes the Berne Union would vote for membership of the Iranian... more
2009/04/08
(Embassy Magazine, Ottawa, 15 April 2009) Leading civil society advocates are fuming that a review of Export Development Canada's business activities did little to advance the agency's obligations to human rights and transparency, and they are calling on the government to act. As EDC reaps an... more
2009/04/07
(GOSanAngelo, Lubbock, 14 April 2009) Brazil is claiming damages of $1.3 billion for the U.S. Export Credit Guarantee program... The WTO rejected the U.S. government's appeal in 2005, which prompted speculation that all American cotton subsidies would end, devastating U.S. farmers who depended on... more
2009/04/06
(Euromoney, London, April 2009) Corcoran plans two debt financings totalling up to €6 billion, half of which will carry export credit agency guarantees. The two pipelines will run in parallel for 1,210 kilometres under the Baltic sea, from Vyborg in Russia, just north of St Petersburg, close to the... more
2009/04/05
(NBC Papua New Guinea, 20 April 20 2009) Exxon Mobil Limited and its partners are reportedly seeking US$9-billion in debt financing for the PNG liquefied natural gas project. The Export-Import Bank of Korea said, it is looking to support Exxon Mobil Limited and its partners...under the condition... more
2009/04/04
(Timesonline, London, 13 April 2009) A plan by the Turkish Government to build a dam that would displace tens of thousands of Kurds, obliterate villages and submerge an ancient archaeological site was always likely to attract the attention of human rights groups.
2009/04/03
(Stop Ilisu Campaign, Ankara, 16 April 2009) A delegation from Doğa Derneği met with the Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism, presenting the Minister Günay with a scientific report demonstrating that the Tigris Valley and Hasankeyf meet the UNESCO World Heritage Sites criteria. In other news,... more