(Global Trade Review, London, 20 April 2022) Friends of the Earth says it will continue its fight against UKEF's decision to provide US$1.15bn of support to a natural gas project in Mozambique, after a split judgement from two UK High Court judges. In a judgement handed down last month, Justice...
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2022/04/30
Country: United Kingdom
ECAs: UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: Climate Change, Human Rights, Oil, Gas and Mining, Transparency
2022/03/31
Country: Japan, Russia
ECAs: Nippon Export and Investment Insurance
Issue: Human Rights
(S&P Global, Tokyo, 1 March 2022) Pressure is mounting for Japanese companies to review their energy business connections with Russia in the wake of Shell's withdrawal from the Sakhalin 2 project, which accounts for close to 9% of Japan's LNG imports, industry sources said. Shell's Feb. 28...
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2022/03/30
Country: Italy, Russia
ECAs: SACE S.p.A.
Issue: Human Rights
(Reuters, Rome, 1 March 2022) Russia's invasion of Ukraine has prompted Italy to put on hold its share of financing for the $21 billion Arctic LNG 2 project led by privately-owned Russian gas producer Novatek (NVTK.MM), two sources close to the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. Italian state...
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2022/03/30
Country: India, Russia
Issue: BRIC countries, Human Rights
(Bloomberg Quint, New Delhi, 1 March 2022) Even before the harshest of sanctions hit, trouble had started to build for those in India doing business with Russia. On Friday evening, two days after Russia began attacking sites in Ukraine, Rakesh Shah, director at Nipha Exports in Kolkata,...
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2022/03/30
Country: Korea, Russia, USA
Issue: Human Rights
(Asia Financial, London & Hong Kong, 4 March 2022) South Korea said on Friday that it had won an exemption from expanded US export restrictions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, Seoul’s trade ministry said on Friday. The exemption means Korean companies won’t have to secure...
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2022/03/30
Country: Canada, Russia
ECAs: Export Development Canada
Issue: Human Rights, Transparency
(CBC, Winnipeg, 9 March 2022) In December 2020 Export Development Canada — a federal Crown credit corporation — signed a guarantee to back half of a $14-million loan to Winnipeg's 97% Russian owned Buhler Industries to support the company's ongoing operations. The manufacturer of farming...
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2022/03/30
Country: United Kingdom
ECAs: UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: Climate Change, Oil, Gas and Mining
(Drill or Drop, London, 15 March 2022) Two judges have disagreed in what could be a landmark case over whether the UK government acted lawfully in approving $1.15bn financing for a liquified natural gas (LNG) project in Mozambique. The case at the High Court, brought by Friends of the Earth,...
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2022/02/28
Country: Russia
Issue: Human Rights
(TFX News, London, 25 February 2022) In a 20 minute TFX video, Rebecca Harding, CEO of Coriolis Technologies discusses the practical impact of sanctions on commodity trade and oil and gas prices, the shift surrounding Nord Stream 2, second the involvement of international payments mechanisms,...
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2022/02/28
Country: France
ECAs: COFACE
(New African Magazine, London, 11 February 2022) Bpifrance Assurance Export, a department of the investment bank Bpifrance, administers French state export guarantees management, transfered from...
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2022/02/28
Country: Germany, Russia
ECAs: Euler Hermes Deutschland AG
Issue: Human Rights
(Wall Street Journal, Berlin, 25 February 2022) Berlin has stopped the approval of export credit and investment guarantees for Russia, the Economy Ministry said. With the so-called Hermes cover credit export guarantees, the German government protects companies against the insolvency of foreign...
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2022/02/28
Country: Italy
ECAs: SACE S.p.A.
Issue: Debt, Transparency
(Reuters, Rome, 25 January 2022) Italy approved a long-awaited decree needed for the Treasury to buy credit insurance agency SACE from state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) in a deal expected to be worth around 4.25 billion euros ($4.81 billion). The Treasury wants to directly control...
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2022/01/31
Country: Russia
Issue: BRIC countries
(Asharq Al-Awsat, London, 27 January 2022) The Arab Investment and Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (Dhaman) said it is ready to boost trade and investment cooperation between Arab states and Russia through its diverse insurance, information and research services. This came in a worksheet...
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2022/01/31
Country: Italy, United Kingdom
ECAs: SACE S.p.A., UK Export Finance (UKEF)
(Jersey Evening Post, St Helier, 12 January 2022) The UK and Italy have started discussions on a new export and investment partnership aimed at boosting trade between the two countries, the International Trade Secretary announced. Italy is the world’s eighth-largest economy and trade between...
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2022/01/31
Country: Germany
ECAs: Euler Hermes Deutschland AG
Issue: Debt
(Bharat Express News, Punjab, 11 January 2022) MV Werften, the German cruise ship builder controlled by Malaysian billionaire Lim Kok Thay’s Genting Hong Kong, has filed for bankruptcy after failing to strike a deal with the German government to support additional funding for a mega cruise ship...
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2022/01/31
Country: United Kingdom
ECAs: UK Export Finance (UKEF)
(RunningAfrica, location unknown, 21 January 2022) The UK Government reportedly hosted the second Africa Investment Conference on January 20th, 2022 to boost the nation’s economic cooperation with African countries and also enhance its role as the continent’s chosen investment partner for...
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