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ENRC considers trade finance techniques

26 April 2010

Mining company ENRC is considering trade finance as one option in its investment in expanding and upgrading its production facilities in Kazakhstan.

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Kazakhstan’s Eurasian Natural Resources Company (ENRC) plans to invest some $5.3 billion in expanding and upgrading its production facilities in Kazakhstan and is considering trade finance as one funding option.

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Will Russia’s recent ban on grain exports result in a significant rise in private risk insurance claims from grain traders unable to fulfil their contracts?

Yes – there will be more claims. The government’s actions allow traders, with PRI cover, to make claims through contract frustration.
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No - traders had a week’s notice before the ban allowing them to secure alternative supplies to fulfil contracts stated as optional origin.
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Maybe - but claims are likely to be limited to traders dealing in soft wheat whose contracts demand they source wheat only from Russia.
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