(The Diplomat, Arlington, 5 December) The U.S. Treasury Department’s decision to slap sanctions on Gazprombank poses a potential major headache for Uzbekistan’s burgeoning mining industry, which until now has relied on the Russian lender to finance a $4.8 billion mine expansion set to nearly...
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2024/12/31
Country: Russia, USA
ECAs: UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: Arms Trade, Debt, European Union, Transparency
2024/12/31
Country: Italy
ECAs: SACE S.p.A.
Issue: Climate Change
(The Nation Online, Lagos, 5 December 2024) In continuation of existing partnerships between the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Italian government under the “Mattei Plan”, a $6b investment deal has been signed to sustain the development of initiatives with Africa’s public and private...
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2024/12/31
Country: France, USA
ECAs: Export-Import Bank of the United States
Issue: Climate Change, Oil, Gas and Mining
(Africa Confidential, Cambridge, 20 December 2024) France’s TotalEnergies is making a final push to win United States funding for its liquefied natural gas project in northern Mozambique before Donald J Trump is inaugurated US President on 20 January. Total wants to restart the project held up...
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2024/12/31
Country: Canada, France, USA
ECAs: Bpifrance
Issue: Nuclear
(EnerData, Grenoble, 17 December 2024) The Lubiatowo-Kopalino nuclear power plant project has collected, based on the letters of intent received so far, declarations of financial commitment for a total equivalent of over PLN95bn (€22bn). The project developer Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) ...
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2024/12/31
Country: France, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Issue: BRIC countries
(Trade World News, Dubai, 12 December 2024) Algeria is positioning itself as a major force in trade insurance across Africa and the Arab-Muslim world, reflecting its commitment to fostering fair and dynamic international trade. Algeria’s ambitions align with its broader strategy to diversify...
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2024/11/30
Country: Canada, Finland, Germany, Sweden
ECAs: Euler Hermes Deutschland AG, Export Development Canada, Finnvera
Issue: Oil, Gas and Mining
(Mining.COM, Toronto, 21 November 2024) Troilus Gold (TSX: TLG) continues to receive the financial backing of global export credit agencies (ECAs), this time from Export Development Canada (EDC), to support the development of its copper-gold project in Quebec. On Thursday, the company announced...
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2024/11/30
Country: United Kingdom
ECAs: UK Export Finance (UKEF)
(New Civil Engineer, London, 19 November 2024) UKEF has launched a new product aimed at aiding British companies in securing international contracts. The Early Project Services Guarantee (EPSG) is the latest initiative to support firms offering engineering, design and technical services on a...
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2024/11/30
Country: Australia, Canada, Norway, United Kingdom, USA
Issue: Climate Change, End Coal Financing, Oil, Gas and Mining, Renewables
Member: Friends of the Earth USA
(Friends of the Earth, Washington, 21 November 2024) Today at the conclusion of the OECD Export Credit Group negotiations, participating nations failed to reach an agreement on fossil fuel finance, despite scientists’ repeated calls for urgent climate action. While no formal conclusion has been...
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2024/11/30
Country: Italy, Saudi Arabia
ECAs: SACE S.p.A.
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(BNN Bloomberg, Toronto, 13 November 2024) Italy’s state insurance and financial group will grant Saudi Arabia $3 billion in loan guarantees to help the kingdom develop a sprawling futuristic megacity. Insurer and export credit agency Sace agreed on 80% guarantees for loans from international...
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2024/11/30
Country: China, Russia
ECAs: Sinosure
Issue: Arms Trade, Human Rights
(Kyive Independent, Kyiv, 6 November 2024) Chinese state-owned company Sinosure that insures export supplies against the risk of non-payment has begun to refuse to cooperate with Russian entrepreneurs, Russian newspaper Vedomosti reported on Nov. 5, citing four unnamed sources from importing...
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2024/11/30
Country: China, France, Italy, Korea, United Kingdom
ECAs: SACE S.p.A.
Issue: Human Rights, Oil, Gas and Mining
(Barrons/AFP, Paris, 15 November 2024) French energy giant TotalEnergies, recipient of Italian (& French?) ECA funding, was aware of accusations of abuses committed by soldiers charged with protecting its gas site in Mozambique as early as 2021. "Complaints of extortion, disappearances and...
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2024/11/30
Country: United Kingdom
ECAs: UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: Arms Trade
(Financial Times, London, 7 November 2024) Britain has agreed a £4bn air defence deal with Poland, the largest-ever export contract between the two countries, in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The UK will equip Polish forces with a ground-based air defence system capable of...
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2024/10/31
Country: United Kingdom
ECAs: UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: Oil, Gas and Mining, Renewables
(Innovation News, London, 31 October 2024) UK Export Finance (UKEF), the government’s export credit agency, will offer financial support for overseas projects to source critical minerals. Securing contracts that increase the UK’s ability to source critical minerals will help the UK build...
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2024/10/31
Country: China, France, USA
Issue: Climate Change, Human Rights, Oil, Gas and Mining, Transparency
(Mongabay, Menlo Park, 17 October 2024) A group of 28 NGOs have written to 34 banks, insurance companies and the Chinese government, urging them to deny financing and other support for oil and gas projects in Uganda. The letters, written by U.S.-based Climate Rights International (CRI) and 27...
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2024/10/31
Country: Austria, Germany, India, Switzerland
ECAs: Euler Hermes Deutschland AG, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG, Swiss Export Risk Insurance
(Economic Times, Delhi, 24 October 2024) The Export Credit Agencies (ECA) of Germany (Euler Hermes), Austria (OeKB) and Switzerland (Swiss Export Risk Insurance SERV), together with the Swiss Business Hub India and Switzerland Global Enterprise, on Thursday reached out to Indian companies,...
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