Emal gathers six banks for export credit agency loan
UAE-based Emirates Aluminium (Emal) has formed a group of six banks for the financing of a $420m export credit agency (ECA) backed loan for the development of its smelter project at Taweelah.
The banks will provide funding for a $420m loan backed by ECAs France’s Coface and Germany’s Hermes. An additional $300m is being lent by Export-Import Bank of the US (US Exim).
The six banks are:
- HSBC (UK)
- Citigroup (US)
- BNP Paribas (France)
- Credit Agricole (France)
- Natixis (France)
- Deutsche (Germany)
Emal, a joint venture between Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Development Company and Dubai Aluminium (Dubal) is also in the process of choosing a financial adviser for the second phase development of the Taweelah plant.
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