List of Low-Income Countries Subject to IMF/World Bank Concessionality Requirements

18-Jan-2012

This is the current list of countries that are currently subject to concessionality requirements from the IMF and/or IDA.

For those IDA-only countries without concessionality requirements to the IMF and to IDA,the provision of official export credits should take into account the results of the most recent IMF/World Bank country-specific debt sustainability analyses (DSAs) conducted within the joint Debt Sustainability Framework.

Category A and Category B Projects for the Year 2009

21-Dec-2010

This document comprises information in respect of Category A and Category B projects notified by Members of the Working Party on Export Credits and Credit Guarantees (ECG) for the year 2009, pursuant to the 2007 OECD Recommendation on Common Approaches on Environment and Officially Supported Export Credits.

Financial Crisis

20-Mar-2009

In response to the challenges resulting from the global financial crisis, the Members of the OECD Working Party on Export Credits and Credit Guarantees and the Participants to the Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits together with some non-OECD governments have pledged to continue support to their exporters and have adjusted  their export credit programmes.

Aircraft Sector Understanding : Cape Town Convention (CTC) Contracting Parties Qualifying for a CTC Discount

09-Dec-2008

Appendix III to the Aircraft Sector Understanding (ASU) provides for a discount from the minimum premium rate in the case a state fulfills the conditions set out in Article 22 of that Appendix.

Agreement on Untied Official Development Assistance [ODA] Credits Transparency

24-Nov-2008

OECD Countries agreed on the week of the 19 November 2008, to extend for a further two years until end 2010 their agreement to open bidding for projects financed by untied aid credits. 

OECD countries agree sustainable lending principles for official export credits

28-Jan-2008

OECD Member Countries have agreed to adopt a set of principles and guidelines designed to ensure that loans supported by their Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) are in line with sustainable development objectives.

2007 Sector Understanding on Export Credits for Ships

11-Oct-2007

This Sector Understanding on Export Credits for Ships which came into force on 8 October 2007; it replaces the previous version of that Understanding, in force since 2002.

Brazil joins OECD countries in landmark pact on civil aircraft export credits

30-Jul-2007

The world’s major civil aircraft exporting countries, including OECD countries and Brazil, announced a landmark agreement limiting government support for export deals in an effort to end acrimonious trade disputes and encourage manufacturers and airlines to focus on price and quality rather than on financial packages of government support.

Slovenia needs to boost awareness to fight foreign bribery, says OECD

03-Jul-2007

Slovenia should strengthen its efforts to raise public and private sector awareness about the fight against foreign bribery, according to a new report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery. The low level of awareness about this issue could be a signal that the priority and commitment given to fighting corruption are declining in Slovenia.