China’s EXIC steps in with US$29m credit insurance for Uzbekistan project


China’s Export-Credit Insurance Corporation (EXIC) will provide US$29m in credit insurance, which will cover the financing of a soda plant in Uzbekistan. CITIC Pacific, one of China’s biggest investment companies, will construct the plant.

Uzpromstroibank will offer around US$3m in credit insurance, guaranteed by the Uzbek government.

The building operation, beginning in August, will cost US$100m.

CITIC is now completing equipment installation. The soda plant will have production capacity of 100,000 tonnes of soda ash per year.

Source: Interfax



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