(SLD Info, Paris, 16 February 2023) France took a financial hit of €409 million ($440 million) as a result of its 2015 cancellation of the sale of two helicopter carriers to Russia, the national audit office said in its report on French arms exports. “In total, taking into account the result...
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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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2022/12/31
Issue: Arms Trade, European Union, Human Rights, OECD
(Brussels Times, Brussels, 17 December 2022) The Council of the European Union (Council of Ministers) adopted on Friday a package of new measures intended to step up pressure on Russia in response to its ‘continuing war of aggression against Ukraine and the gravity of the current escalation...
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2022/12/31
Country: France, Ukraine
ECAs: Bpifrance
Issue: Arms Trade, European Union, Human Rights
(Odessa Journal, Odessa, 13 December 2022) French business is interested in investing in Ukraine and is ready to participate in its early reconstruction announced First Vice Prime Minister – Minister of Economy of Ukraine, Yuliya Svyridenko, during a live broadcast from Paris on the air of the...
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2022/10/29
Country: Germany
ECAs: Euler Hermes Deutschland AG
Issue: Arms Trade
(Military Africa, Nigeria, 13 October 2022) Germany has sent a consignment of IRIS-T surface-to-air defence system initially meant for Egypt to Ukraine to protect critical assets following the Russian invasion of the country. Egypt paid for the IRIS-T air defence system in 2019 after Germany’s...
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2022/10/29
Country: Brazil, USA
Issue: Aircraft, Arms Trade
Brazilian state development bank BNDES and planemaker Embraer SA (EMBR3.SA) have entered a deal for the lender to fund exports of six E-175 jets to U.S.-based carrier SkyWest Inc (SKYW.O), the bank's managing director told Reuters. Bruno Aranha said in an interview that the loan was modeled as...
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2022/09/28
Country: Canada, Ukraine, USA
ECAs: Export-Import Bank of the United States
Issue: Arms Trade
(Reuters, Washington, 30 August 2022) The head of the EXIM and a senior Ukrainian development minister have pledged to keep working on U.S. financing opportunities to support Ukraine's energy security and infrastructure, the export credit agency said. The meeting between EXIM Chair Reta Jo...
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2022/09/28
Country: Iran, Russia
Issue: Arms Trade, Debt
(Tehran Times, Tehran, 10 September 2022) The Export Guarantee Fund of Iran (EGFI) has signed an agreement with the Russian Agency for Export Credit and Investment Insurance (EXIAR) with the aim of facilitating exports and providing the necessary guarantees for the development of trade between...
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2022/09/28
Issue: Arms Trade, Debt
(Global Trade Review, London, 31 August 2022) Rising geopolitical risk is driving up demand for export credit insurance, says a new Berne Union study, which warns that the market is bracing for a wave of Ukraine-related claims. According to the association’s latest ‘Business Confidence Index’...
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2022/08/30
Country: Iran, Russia
Issue: Arms Trade, Human Rights
(Tehran Times, Tehran, 26 August 2022) The Head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) has urged Russia to take the necessary measures for signing an agreement between Export Guarantee Fund of Iran and the Russian Agency for Export Credit and Investment Insurance (EXIAR) in the coming...
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2022/08/30
Issue: Arms Trade
(CableFree TV, London, 25 August 2022) Under a special program for loans to exporters, banks have provided 14 loans for an amount of 33.2 million UAH.(US$895,000) supported by the Export Credit Agency of Ukraine. Another 12 agreements worth US$1.47 M are awaiting signature. The ECA’s partner...
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2022/08/30
Country: Sweden, United Kingdom, USA
ECAs: Export-Import Bank of the United States, UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: Arms Trade, European Union, Human Rights
(Sky News, London, 3 August 2022) The UKEF credit facilities comprise up to £2.3bn for the financing of military contracts identified by the Ukrainian government, with the remaining £700m earmarked for reconstruction projects. Insiders speculated that companies such as BAE Systems and Babcock...
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2021/10/30
Country: United Kingdom
ECAs: UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: Arms Trade
(Goa Spotlight, London, 21 October 2021) The UK is negotiating with Ukraine on the sale of the first ever consignment of weapons, in particular missiles, the Times newspaper writes with reference to a Ukrainian source. As part of the discussed agreements, London may supply Kiev with ground-to-...
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2021/07/28
Country: United Kingdom
ECAs: UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: Arms Trade
(Janes Defense, London, 23 June 2021) The UK's export credit agency, UK Export Financing (UKEF), revealed in its annual report on 22 June that it had underwritten a record GBP12.3 billion (USD17.1 billion) for UK industry during the 2020/21 financial year. Key transactions in the annual report...
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2021/06/29
Country: Turkey
Issue: Arms Trade
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 5- The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) is set to acquire 118 Armoured Personnel Vehicles (APCs) from Turkey, in a move meant to bolster its resilience power in the war against terrorism. Kenya is expected to spend Kenyan Sh7.7 billion to purchase the 118 APCs through the Turkish...
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