(QUWA, San Francisco, 6 April 2017) Brazil will offer a credit-line to overseas customers of its defence products. The announcement was made by the President of the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES), Maria Sílvia Bastos Marques, at LAAD 2017, which is taking place...
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2017/04/26
Country: Brazil
Issue: Arms Trade
(Jane's Defence Weekly, London, 4 April 2017) The Brazilian Ministry of Defence announced on 4 April that the country will offer international credit lines to support the sale of Brazilian defence products in global markets. The financing will be provided by the state Banco Nacional de...
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2016/11/29
Issue: Aircraft, Arms Trade, Nuclear
(Financial Times, 27 October 2016, Tehran) A senior Iranian official has accused European governments of not being fully committed to implementation of a nuclear deal with Iran, blaming them for...
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2015/07/29
Issue: Arms Trade
(Armenpress, Yerevan, 1 July 2015) The Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly of Armenia has examined a Russian export credit agreement signed on June 26, 2015. The agreement was introduced into the National Assembly of Armenia by Ara Nazaryan, the deputy minister of defense, who...
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2015/06/30
Country: United Kingdom
ECAs: UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: Arms Trade
(The Independent, London, 18 June 2015) Britain has guaranteed more than £130m in loans for repressive governments to spend on arms in the last year, new figures show. Indonesia already owes Britain £246m from historic loans, however this year the UK government has guaranteed a further £132m of...
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2015/06/30
Country: Australia, France, USA
ECAs: COFACE, Export-Import Bank of the United States
Issue: Arms Trade
(Military Technologies, Singapore, 1 June 2015) Satellite operators on June 1 expressed concern that the U.S. Export-Import Bank and France’s Coface, the world’s two most-active export agencies (ECAs) in funding satellite projects, might reduce their support for the industry in light of the...
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2015/02/28
Country: China
ECAs: EXIM Bank China
Issue: Arms Trade
(Want China Times, Beijing, 15 February 2015) One of China's top military electronics companies has secured a credit worth 35 billion yuan (US$5.6 billion) for international sales activities, reports UK-based Jane's Defence Weekly. The China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) will...
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2015/02/28
Country: France
ECAs: COFACE
Issue: Aircraft, Arms Trade
(Aviation Week, Paris, 17 February 2015) Nearly three decades after its first flight the Dassault-built Rafale has garnered its first export sale. The Egyptian air force is buying 24 of the multi-role fighters, including 16 two-seater and eight single-seat jets. A FREMM frigate,...
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2014/09/24
Issue: Arms Trade, BRIC countries
(Reuters, New Delhi, 16 September 2014) India and Vietnam have deepened military cooperation over the past decade. India extended a $100 million export credit to Vietnam for defence deals and tightened energy ties on Monday. India and Vietnam have deepened military cooperation over the past...
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2014/08/30
Country: USA
ECAs: Export-Import Bank of the United States
Issue: Arms Trade
(US General Accounting Office, Washington, 28 August 2014) The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) has policies for monitoring the end use of defense articles and services it finances, including documentation requirements that are reflected in its financing agreements with...
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2007/07/01
(ENAAT, Amsterdam, 10 July 2007) The European Network Against the Arms Trade has released its report "European Export Credit Agencies and the financing of arms trade". A compendium of data and case studies, the report explores the roles of 12 ECAs from 11 European countries in supporting military... more
Issue: Arms Trade, Human Rights
2005/07/05
June 23, 2005 (Source: Le Gouvernement Wallon, Belgium) — The Belgian Government of the Walloon Region has revoked the export license of arms company New Lachaussée to build an ammunition factory in Tanzania; the Belgian ECA Ducroire will not be... more
ECAs: Ducroire/ Nationale Delcrederedienst
Issue: Arms Trade