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2009/07/12
(Bloomberg, Port Moresby, 21 July 2009) Oil Search Ltd. said $600 million of spending on preparations for a Papua New Guinea liquefied natural gas (LNG) venture before a final decision on its construction is a vote of confidence for the Exxon Mobil Corp.-led project. Talks with banks on project... more
2009/07/11
(Hydro World, Washington, 15 July 2009) The U.S. Export-Import Bank announced that U.S. exports to renewable energy, water, and nuclear power projects are now eligible for a maximum repayment term of up to 18 years under the bank's export financing. Eligible renewables include hydropower; ocean... more
2009/07/10
(Bloomberg, 3 July 2009) European countries planning a pipeline to reduce reliance on Russian natural gas today sealed an agreement that may help companies led by OMV AG find customers for the 7.9 billion-euro ($11 billion) project... “The EBRD is already involved in discussions with other IFIs and... more
2009/07/09
(Peoples' Daily, Beijng, 3 July 2009) At present export credit insurance coverage on China's general export trade is around 10%. In June there was a significant increase in the number of relatively long-term credit insurance policies signed, which strengthens the support for exports to emerging... more
2009/07/08
(Reuters, Washington, 15 July 2009) While the industrialized world is struggling to cut its emissions, and is gearing up to negotiate a new international climate treaty in Copenhagen this December, it is simultaneously bankrolling the construction of thousands upon thousands of megawatts of new... more
2009/07/07
(ECA Watch, Ottawa, 31 July 2009) Short-term export credits have generally been deemed "marketable", and therefore under “normal circumstances”, official ECAs are prohibited from supporting short-term cover for exports to OECD and some other countries. However, since the outset of the financial... more
2009/07/06
With the global economy in free fall, credit markets seized up, the price of commodities tumbling and governments pumping hundreds of billions of dollars into national financial systems, it's not exactly the best time to go in search of project financing. That didn’t stop Antofagasta from obtaining... more
2009/07/05
(Xinhua, Beijing, 24 July 2009) The People's Bank of China, the central bank, said Friday that it will further advance reform plans for the Export-Import Bank of China (China Eximbank) and China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure) in the second half of this year. The reforms will... more
2009/07/04
(O Público, Lisbon, 21 July 2009) As reported in the May 2009 What's New, the Portuguese government has confirmed its purchase of COSEC (Companhia de Seguros de Crédito) for 55 milion euros. COSEC was owned by the Banco... more
2009/07/03
(Japanese NGOs, Tokyo, 27 July 2009) Japanese NGOs concerned about the social and environmental impacts of proposed exports of nuclear power plants today submitted demands to the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation and... more
2009/07/02
(Financial Times, Ankara, 14 July 2009) Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey has created a firestorm by comparing China’s treatment of its Uighur population – Muslim Chinese of Turkic origin in the northwestern region of Xinjiang – to “genocide”...While both sides are now keen to smooth over their... more
2009/07/01
(ECA Watch, Ottawa, 30 July 2009) A plethora of news reports this month heralded the confirmation on 7 July 2009 by German, Swiss and Austrian ECAs of their unprecedented withdrawal of support for the Ilisu dam project in Turkey. A sample of these reports can be found online from... more
2009/06/12
(Europa, Brussels, 22 June 2009) The European Commission has authorised, under EC Treaty state aid rules, a measure adopted by Finland to limit the adverse impact of the current financial crisis on export firms. The Commission found the measure to be in line with its Temporary Framework for state... more
2009/06/11
(Reuters, Brussels, 26 June 2009) World leaders face pressure to find a new policy for dealing with Iran following its disputed presidential election and crackdown on protesters, but are unlikely to tighten sanctions any time soon. The United States and the EU have scant leverage on Iran, which... more
2009/06/10
(Guardian, London, 5 June 2009) G8 finance ministers met in Italy June 12-13 in the latest of a series of high level summits on efforts to haul the world economy out of recession. The G20 in April also promised at least $250 billion over the next two years to support trade finance but so far there... more