Export Credits Guarantee Department and Sustainable Development

Download or read book Export Credits Guarantee Department and Sustainable Development written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Environmental Audit Committee and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are 76 export credit agencies (ECAs) in 61 countries, usually Government-sponsored agencies that use taxpayers' money to promote domestic companies in export markets by offering a degree of protection from political and commercial risks. The ECA for the United Kingdom, the Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD), is among the largest and most influential ECAs in the world. The Committee's report examines the extent to which ECGD has successfully incorporated a commitment to sustainable development and multilateral action into its policies and operations and to identify the scope for further integration of sustainable development principles.