(Insider, Glascow, 16 November 2023) UK Export Finance (UKEF) has issued a loan guarantee so that Seaway7 can access a £370m funding package under its Export Development Guarantee so that the offshore wind company can invest in its UK operations. The guarantee covers 80% of the total loan,...
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2023/11/29
Country: Canada, United Kingdom
ECAs: Export Development Canada, UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: Climate Change, European Union, Oil, Gas and Mining
Member: Oil Change International
(Price of Oil, Washington, 8 November 2023) This week in Paris, some of the world’s wealthiest countries met at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development (OECD) headquarters to discuss how Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) – the world’s largest public financiers for fossil fuels...
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2023/11/29
Country: Russia, Ukraine
Issue: Debt
(Global Trade Review, London, 7 September 2023) The export credit insurance market saw claims jump by more than 700% in Russia last year, as the industry grappled with the fallout of the Ukraine crisis and western sanctions, Berne Union research shows. Short-term export credit claims involving...
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2023/11/29
Country: Russia, Ukraine
Issue: Debt
(Berne Union, London, 7 September 2023) A Berne Union report investigates how political risk insurance can be approached amid the ongoing effects of the pandemic, geopolitics and the evolving Russia/Ukraine crisis. The search for new, diversified suppliers of strategic materials to support the...
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2023/11/29
Country: Argentina, Netherlands
Issue: Climate Change, Oil, Gas and Mining, Renewables, Transparency
Member: Both ENDS
(Global Trade Review, London, 15 November 2023) Oil supermajor ExxonMobil has unveiled plans to become a “leading producer” of lithium ahead of an expected leap in demand for battery metals – but for pure commodity traders, big moves remain a more distant prospect. Export credit agencies (ECAs...
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2023/10/30
Country: Germany
ECAs: Euler Hermes Deutschland AG
Issue: Climate Change, Renewables
(Global Trade Review, London, 25 October 2023) Germany has become the latest country to offer more attractive export credit guarantee pricing and conditions for climate-friendly transactions. In a policy scheduled to take effect from November 1, applicants for export credit support from the...
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2023/10/30
Country: India, Italy
ECAs: SACE S.p.A.
Issue: Renewables
(Livemint, Mumbai, 17 October 2023) Italy’s Export Credit Agency, SACE, brought together a hundred leaders in Mumbai to explore trade and industrial synergies. SACE is currently evaluating $1.6 billion of new projects to facilitate the green transition in India. These projects are expected to...
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2023/10/30
Country: Ukraine, United Kingdom
ECAs: UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: Nuclear
(Anyuak Media, Warsaw, 12 October 2023) UK Energy Secretary Grant Shapps has made a visit to Ukraine to announce fresh financial support aimed at reducing the country’s reliance on Russia for its nuclear fuel supply. The UK will provide a £192m loan guarantee to Ukraine’s national nuclear...
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2023/10/30
Country: Germany, Italy
ECAs: Euler Hermes Deutschland AG, SACE S.p.A.
(Zawya, Dubai, 11 October 2023) The Egyptian government is currently negotiating with several international financing institutions to secure a $2.1 billion concessional loan for the implementation of the second high-speed rail line, two government officials told Asharq Business. The potential...
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2023/10/29
Country: United Kingdom
ECAs: UK Export Finance (UKEF)
(Mirage News, London, 17 October 2023) Delegations from seven African nations joined leading UK companies and investors to advance partnerships that promote economic growth and jobs. Organised by UK Export Finance (UKEF) - the UK's export credit agency - and DMA Invest, the Forum brings...
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2023/10/29
Country: Canada, France, Netherlands, Sweden
ECAs: Atradius, Bpifrance, Export Development Canada
Issue: Arms Trade, European Union, OECD
(Ukraine Recovery, London, 22 June 2023) The Ukraine Recovery Conference 2023 was co-chaired by the UK and Ukraine in London on 21-22 June 2023. The conference was a continuation of the cycle of annual events, with URC 2022 conducted jointly with Switzerland in Lugano. The conference focussed...
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2023/10/29
Country: India, Netherlands
ECAs: Finnvera
Issue: BRIC countries
(Business World, Delhi, 3 October 2023) Reliance Jio, Indian telecom giant, has successfully raised nearly USD 2 billion (approximately Rs 16,640 crore), marking India's largest offshore loan in FY24, as reported by a media house. HSBC played a leading role in arranging this initiative, which...
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2023/09/30
Country: South Africa, United Kingdom
Issue: Climate Change, Renewables, Transparency
(Techinafrica, South Africa, 8? September 2023) [A somewhat confused article apparently about an investment in un-named Latin American ride sharing services by an African investment fund backed by un-named ECAs.] "To enhance mobility and environmental sustainability in Latin America,...
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2023/09/29
Country: Japan, United Kingdom
ECAs: Japan Bank for International Cooperation, UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Zawya, Dubai, 7 September 2023) The UK and Japanese export credit agencies (ECAs) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support their future collaboration on sustainable projects worldwide, especially in Africa. The terms of the agreement will guide the UK Export Finance (UKEF) and...
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2023/08/31
Country: Brazil, China, India, Russia, South Africa
Issue: BRIC countries, European Union, G7, OECD, World Trade Organization
(Project Syndicate, Cairo, 18 August 2023) by Hippolyte Fofack, Chief Economist and Director of Research at the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). Given the BRICS’ economic success, more than 40 countries have shown an interest in joining the group and 22 have formally applied for...
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