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JBIC supports Indonesian power

09 March 2010

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation has agreed to finance two separate power projects in Indonesia.

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The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has agreed to finance $943 million for two separate power projects in Indonesia.

JBIC has signed a $729 million loan to PT Paiton Energy for an 815-megawatt (MW) expansion of its 1,230 MW coal-fired station in East Java. JBIC will also lend $214.2 million to PT Cirebon Electric Power in West Java to fund the Cirebon thermal power...


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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.
8%
No - the majority of Russia’s wheat production, some 70%-80%, is used for domestic consumption so the contracts represent only a small portion of the total wheat market, limiting the amount of potential claims.
23%
No - traders had a week’s notice before the ban allowing them to secure alternative supplies to fulfil contracts stated as optional origin.
23%
Maybe - but claims are likely to be limited to traders dealing in soft wheat whose contracts demand they source wheat only from Russia.
46%

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From a Brazilian perspective a lot of work still needs to be done in getting foreign lenders more comfortable to finance the second-tier players again.

Ian Henderson, Texel Capital - Brazil: Agri-sector bounces back - Trade Finance July/August 2010