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2005/09/04
Sept.2, 2005 (Washington/PRNewswire) The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) today announced relief provisions for exporters and financial institutions located in those portions of Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama that have been declared federal disaster areas by the Federal... more
2005/09/02
Issue: Large Dams
The OECD is facilitating negotiations to include hydropower under subsidies for renewable energy projects approved in April 2005. The documents linked below present NGO concerns with this development.
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2005/09/01
August 25, 2005 (Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace) A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled yesterday against the Bush Administration and allowed a groundbreaking global warming lawsuit to proceed. The landmark decision is the first time that a... more
Briefings & reports from ECA watch members
2005/08/19
ECAs: UK Export Finance (UKEF)
Issue: Corruption
Member: FERN
(August 19, 2005) The UK's export credit agency, the ECGD, recently made the headlines after watering down its anti-bribery rules. Sadly, the lack of tough rules to stamp out corruption and bribery is characteristiic of most European ECAs.
Briefings & reports from ECA watch members
2005/08/18
Issue: Large Dams, OECD
Member: Corner House, FERN
(August 29, 2005) Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) have a long history of granting support for large dams in the South - often at great costs for the poorest sectors of society. The world’s most powerful ECAs have negotiated a special agreement within the OECD which will give dam...
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2005/08/07
July 11, 2005 (Source: US Ex-Im Bank) — The US Ex-Im Bank is now offering export financing on repayment terms of up to 15 years for US exports of goods and services to be used in certain renewable energy and water projects. Effective as of July 1, the longer repayment terms are available in accord... more
2005/08/06
August 12 , 2005 (Source: Proyecto Gato) — Six Belgian NGOs have issued a statement calling on Ducroire to improve its policies with respect to the OECD Recommendation on... more
ECAs: Ducroire/ Nationale Delcrederedienst
Issue: Common Approaches, Corruption, Debt, Human Rights, Renewables, Transparency
2005/08/05
March 16, 2005 (Source: UK Secretary of State for Trade and Industry) — As a part of its efforts to encourage true "break even" terms of export credits, as required by Article 23 of the OECD mediated...
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2005/08/04
August 2005 (ECA Watch, Paris) — Participants in the OECD mediated Arrangement on Export Credits [PDF] refused to approve an increase of local cost... more
2005/08/03
August 10, 2005 (The Post, Zambia) — Equinox Minerals, a Canadian-Australian listed company, is proceeding with a USD $305M investment in a Zambian copper mine with support from South African and Australian ECAs, as well as from a group of international financial institutions and private banks.
2005/08/02
August 9, 2005 (BBC) — Environmental organisations have warned that major banks may be contravening their environmental and social policies by helping to finance controversial projects indirectly.
2005/08/01
July 27, 2005 (Eurasia Daily Monitor) — A staggering USD $10B cost overrun— double initial estimates— plus a delay in the first LNG shipment from the end of 2007 to summer 2008 have significantly reduced the value of Shell's assets on Sakhalin. US, UK and Japanese ECAs are funding major shares of... more
2005/07/06
June 2005 (Source: Friends of the Earth, UK) — Friends of the Earth UK has again mounted a letter-writing campaign to stop the Ilisu Dam in Turkey. After a successful campaign by NGOs, Balfour Beatty pulled out of the controversial project. However, the German company Siemens has now shown an... more