(Water Briefing, London, 10 August 2024) Canada’s state-backed export credit agency is reportedly nursing steep losses after lending debt-ridden Thames Water as much as a billion Canadian dollars. The British utility, which has said it could run out of cash by next June, received five loans...
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2024/07/31
Country: Spain
ECAs: Compañía Española de Seguros de Crédito a la Exportación
Issue: Renewables
(Reuters, Madrid, 15 July 2024) Spanish ECA Cesce has moved to support Siemens Energy's (ENR1n.DE) wind turbine division, Siemens Gamesa, as part of a 1.2 billion euro ($1.31 billion) guarantee facility. The Spanish state's backstop will be up to 600 million euros, or 50% of the package to...
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2024/07/30
Country: Australia, France
Issue: Climate Change, Common Approaches, OECD, Oil, Gas and Mining
(DeSmog, Seattle, 26 June 2024) Campaigners are increasingly taking out lawsuits against the funders of fossil fuels and other climate-harming activities,...
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2024/07/30
Country: Ukraine, United Kingdom
ECAs: UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: Arms Trade
(Global Trade Review, London, 24 July 2024) The UK and Ukraine have signed an expanded defence pact and an export credit deal for the Ukrainian nuclear energy operator. A Defence Export Support Treaty, signed last week during a visit to London by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, will...
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2024/06/30
Country: United Kingdom
ECAs: UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Daily Business Group, London, 5 June 2024) Smaller firms and banks are being urged to make more use of the General Export Facility (GEF), a relatively unknown but valuable government scheme. It is designed to boost Britain’s SME exports by providing an 80% guarantee to banks for loans to...
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2024/06/30
Country: United Kingdom
ECAs: UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: Climate Change, Common Approaches, European Union, OECD, Renewables, Transparency
(UKEF, London, 25 June 2024) UK Export Finance (UKEF) adopted the Equator Principles (EPs) on 31 March 2016, joining what now comprises 128 other banks and Export Credit Agencies (EP Financial Institutions or EPFIs) in applying this global guidance for environmental, social, and human rights (...
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2024/06/30
Country: Italy
ECAs: SACE S.p.A.
Issue: BRIC countries
(Zawya, Nairobi, 23 June 2024) The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank Group (TDB Group), SMBC Group (SMBC), Citi, and SACE are pleased to announce a EUR 100 million SACE Push Facility. This syndicated facility aims to support TDB's mission of fostering regional growth and...
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2024/06/30
Country: Russia, Ukraine
Issue: European Union
(EU-Neighbours-East, Brussels, 24 June 2024) The Council of the European Union today adopted a 14th package of economic and individual restrictive measures against Russia, “dealing a further blow to Putin’s regime and those who perpetuate his illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of...
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2024/06/01
Country: Italy
ECAs: SACE S.p.A.
(ICE, Vietnam, 9 May 2024) Italian ECA SACE has unveiled a US$1.3 billion aid package aimed at supporting Italian businesses in Vietnam. Vietnam, one of the fastest-growing economies in Southeast Asia, has become a focal point for Italian companies seeking investment opportunities, said a SACE...
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2024/06/01
Country: United Kingdom
ECAs: UK Export Finance (UKEF)
(Global Trade Review, London, 1 May 2024) UK Export Finance (UKEF) has vowed to support 1,000 SMEs per year before the end of the decade, a big jump on current levels. The export credit agency (ECA) unveiled the target in its 2024-29 business plan this week. The plan also includes pledges to...
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2024/05/31
Country: Brazil, United Kingdom
ECAs: UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: Oil, Gas and Mining
(UKEF, London, 1 May 2024) UK Export Finance (UKEF) has closed its first ever transaction supporting overseas oil and gas decommissioning, securing finance for a major contract which benefits over 70 Scottish firms. The export credit agency has issued a $7.5 million guarantee which allows...
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2024/04/29
Country: India, Italy, Japan
ECAs: SACE S.p.A.
(GK Today, India, 27 April 2024) REC Ltd, a Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) and leading Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) under the Ministry of Power, Government of India, has successfully availed a green loan of Japanese Yen (JPY) 60.536 billion (approximately Rs 3,200...
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2024/03/30
Country: United Kingdom, USA
ECAs: UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: Renewables
(UK Government, London, 19 March 2024) UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK’s export credit agency, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the U.S. Department of Energy Loan Programs Office (LPO). The agreement signals UKEF and the LPO’s interest in considering potential new joint...
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2024/03/30
Country: United Kingdom
ECAs: UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: Oil, Gas and Mining
(ChemAnalyst News, New York, 7 March 2024) In a significant development, the UK government has committed to providing a financial guarantee of EUR 700 million to Ineos, led by billionaire Jim Ratcliffe, for the construction of Project One. This ambitious project is poised to become Europe's...
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2024/03/30
Country: Italy, Switzerland, USA
ECAs: SACE S.p.A.
Issue: Corruption, Oil, Gas and Mining, Transparency
(Yahoo Finance, New York, 1 March 2024) Gunvor Group Ltd., one of the world’s top oil traders, will pay more than $660 million to resolve US and Swiss charges that the company paid bribes to Ecuadorian government officials for contracts. The information released by the US is a reminder of the...
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