China warns exporters over growing payment risks

Published by rudy Date posted on January 7, 2009

BEIJING: China has warned exporters they may end up not getting their money as the international financial crisis has eroded foreign banks’ and importers’ ability to pay.

“Some foreign commercial banks are suffering from insufficient liquidity and cases of malicious debt evasion and breach of contracts by importers in certain nations or regions are on the rise,” the commerce ministry said in a statement.

The statement urged government agencies, insurance firms and industry associations to closely monitor credit ratings of foreign banks and the business operations of overseas importers.

It also encouraged exporters to buy export credit insurance to protect themselves.

The official Xinhua news agency said Monday that China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation, the nation’s only provider of export credit insurance, paid $210 million in indemnities in the first 11 months of 2008.

That is up 174.5 percent from the same period in 2007, it said.

In December, the insurer reduced credit ratings for a record 48 countries including the United States.– AFP

January – ZERO WASTE MONTH

“Stop wasting our money.
Stop corruption!”

Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.

Accept National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar.  Reject Military!

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#Report Corruption #SearchPosts #TakePicturesVideos

Time to support & empower survivors. Time to spark a global conversation. Time for #GenerationEquality to #orangetheworld!

January

 

24 Jan – International Day of Education

26 Jan – International Day of Clean Energy

 

Monthly Observances:

 

National Microinsurance Month 

Zero Waste Month

 

Weekly Observances:

Week 1: National Time Consciousness Week

Week 3: National Mental Health Week 

Last Week: Children’s Week


Daily Observances:

January 6: Community Development Day 

Third Sunday: Children’s Day 
Day of Sanctity and Protection of Human Life

 

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