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2006/06/06
(Interfax China, Shanghai, 12 May 2006) As the Three Gorges Dam nears completion, critics fear catastrophe. While the American Ex-Im Bank and the World Bank refused to provide support,... more
2006/06/05
(Jakarta Post, 7 June 2006) Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono on Tuesday signed an export credit agreement worth US$75 million with his Polish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorski that guarantees the immediate delivery of 10 Skytruck aircraft to Indonesia.
2006/06/04
(Dutch Campaign Against the Arms Trade, Amsterdam, 27 June 2006) Approximately a quarter of the long-term credits and guarantees provided by European ECAs goes to military exports. Military export credits... more
2006/06/03
(China Daily, Shanghai, 16 June 2006) The leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organization (SCO) yesterday reiterated their commitment to lasting peace and common prosperity. China has been smoothly implementing its plans to provide US$900 million in loans in the form of preferential buyer's... more
2006/06/02
(Moldova.org, 10 June 2006) Finance ministers from the Group of Eight (G8) nations on Saturday warned fast-growing economies against tempting poor countries into new debt traps and told them to coordinate with other lenders. China, South Korea, India and Brazil are the big emerging lenders through... more
2006/06/01
(ECA Watch Europe, Brussels, 24 June 2006) On 20 June DGs Trade, Development and Environment jointly hosted a one day conference on Finance and Sustainable Development: Challenges and Opportunities for Export Credit Agencies’. The purpose of the conference was to discuss how export credit agencies... more
2006/05/11
(Halifax Initiative, Ottawa, 29 May 2006) This preliminary working draft is a revision of an earlier legal discussion paper from ESCR-Net and ECA-Watch. It provides an overview of Export credit agencies, and how ECA-funded activities impact human rights. It explores the international law of state... more
2006/05/10
(Halifax Initiative, Ottawa, 24 May 2006) This analysis of the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) Sustainability Policy, Performance Standards and Disclosure Policy provides a brief overview of each policy and standard, where it goes beyond the previous safeguard policies, where it falls... more
2006/05/09
(Bridges Weekly Trade News, Geneva, 17 May 2006) As the first fortnight of an intensive six-week cycle of agriculture negotiations drew to a close, WTO Members remained divided on how to develop disciplines on a range of policies including export credits. One reference paper on export credits... more
2006/05/08
(Observer, London, 21 May 2006) Sakhalin Energy, in which oil giant Shell has a controlling stake is facing allegations that it is misleading potential funders. The company is claiming to comply with environmental standards despite evidence to the contrary. At stake is the trust that potential... more
2006/05/07
(Guardian Weekly, London, 4 June 2006) As the US$4 billion BTC - Baku Tbilisi Ceyhan - pipeline comes on stream, critics say it passes too close to volatile breakaway regions in both Georgia and Azerbaijan, making it vulnerable to sabotage that could cause a catastrophic spill. Financial support... more
2006/05/06
Complaints about giant paper mills and plantations, many funded by ECAs, are being heard with increasing frequency as the US$430 billion-a-year pulp industry expands.
Issue: Pulp and Paper
2006/05/05
ECA Watch has published a handy index of our monthly What's New bulletin covering the issues from August 2005 through April 2006.
2006/05/04
(Ilusu Dam Campaign, Oxford, 6 April 2006) Plans for large dams in southeast Turkey including the discredited Ilisu dam project may yet go ahead in spite of adverse impacts on cultural and environmental rights, according to a new report. NGO campaigns to oppose ECA support are gearing up to oppose... more
2006/05/03
(Daily News & Analysis, Mumbai, 18 May 2006) OECD ECAs continue to compete by reducing the compliance of large projects with environmental standards, thereby reducing overall project costs.