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2008/02/01
(The Corner House, Dorset, 18 February 2008) On 14-15 February 2008, two UK High Court judges heard arguments in a judicial review requested by Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) and The Corner House, who argue that the decision to drop the BAE corruption investigation into UK export credit... more
2008/01/10
(DebtWatch, Barcelona, January 2008) A new Debtwatch book outlines public mechanisms for the support of Spanish companies. "¿Debe el Estado ayudar a las transnacionales españolas? Impactos ambientales y sociales del apoyo pùblico a la... more
2008/01/09
With complex roots going back 20 years or more, the current unrest in Chad is linked in part to oil revenues from an OECD export credit agency supported pipeline project that has created economic, environmental and social conflicts which could have been avoided if proper standards had been... more
2008/01/08
(Thomson Financial, MILAN, 8 Jan. 2008) The Italian economy ministry said it has appointed Lehman Brothers as its advisor to assess strategic options to boost the value of SACE, the state-owned export credit insurance company. SACE could open up its capital to investors either through a stock... more
2008/01/07
(eGov Monitor, London 14 January 2008) UK Minister of State for Energy Malcolm Wicks today announced the appointment of a new interim chairman of the Export Guarantees Advisory Council (EGAC). Professor Jonathan Kydd, a development economist and Dean of the University of London's External System,... more
2008/01/06
(AllAfrica News, 23 Jan. 2008) During his recent visit to China, World Bank President Robert Zoellick restated the Bank's interest in teaming up with the Export-Import Bank of China (China Exim), the country's official export credit agency on financing development projects in Africa. The... more
2008/01/05
(Jakarta Post, Jakarta, 31 January 2008) As thousands of its workers were staging a rally opposing a restructuring plan, state electricity firm PT PLN signed Wednesday a loan agreement worth US$615 million with China Exim Bank to finance the construction of two power plants in Java. The loans will... more
2008/01/04
(Moscow Times, London, 4 February 2008) Britain has yet to reach a decision on a $1 billion loan for the Sakhalin-2 oil and natural gas development after four years of deliberating, an official said Friday. Britain's Export Credit Guarantee Department has not decided whether the project meets its... more
2008/01/03
(Reuters, New York, 5 February 2008) - Peru's Camisea II liquefied natural gas exporting project will receive a $300 million loan from the international finance corporation of the World Bank officials said on Tuesday. OECD export credit agencies in the UK, USA, Italy and Korea are also considering... more
2008/01/02
(RAN, San Francisco, 4 February 2008) Three U.S. banks have released a set of principles that could affect lending to coal-fired power plants. The Rainforest Action Network notes that the so-called "Carbon Principles" could be an important step toward recognizing the climate risks associated with... more