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Yemen LNG – ECA-backed project

23 March 2009

ECAs conquer new frontiers

Read more: [Yemen] [LNG] [Kexim] [Coface] [Nexi] [JBIC] [gas] [pipeline] [LNG plant]

This deal for Yemen represents the first long term hybrid project financing in the country involving multiple ECAs. What singles this deal out is the impressive length of the tenor of the transaction and the willingness of the MLAs involved to undertake a substantial uncovered loan despite Yemen's shaky credit rating. In addition to the logistically challenge final loan package, which signed in a record short time, especially given the size of the transaction. The full loan amounted to $2.8 billion deal and involved seven banks and development financial institutions. Yemen LNG required financing to build a two-train liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant near Balhaf in Yemen's Gulf of Aden Coast....


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Credit insurers have withstood the crisis admirably settling a high number of claims during 2009. If you are actively involved in trade transactions what percentage of your deal book now enjoys some political or credit risk cover from private insurers?

75% to 100%
33%
50% to 75%
30%
25% to 50%
9%
25% or less
10%
I don’t use private credit insurers
18%

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