Evaluatierapport (PDF, 6.47 MB) - Buitenlandse Zaken - Belgium

FINEXPO EVALUATION
Netherlands:
ORIO
MILIEV. The budget was reduced in 2002 following the exclusion
of LDCs from the programme 94 . Since 2002 the budget
allocation was more or less fixed at €104 million per annum,
being approximately 135% of the real expenditures that
fluctuated between € 60 and 90 M between 2002 and 2006.
Expenditures became much higher when it became known that
the programme would close and new commitments tripled. The
budgets for 2007 (€ 119 M), 2008 (€ 218 M) and 2009 (€ 194
M) reveal these new commitments.
ORIO has started in 2009 and only some pilots have started. For
the period 2009-2011 € 120 million will be made available for
commitments, while after 2010 it is expected that this may
imply real expenditure in the magnitude of € 90 million per year,
approximately equal to the ORET programme between 2002 and
2006.
Table 21.6: The process of identification, application procedure and approval
France: RPE
Identification, application and approval - process
The activity or project is identified by French companies. They
submit the proposal to the Directorate General for Treasury and
Economic Policy General Directorate (DGTPE) of the Ministry for
the Economy, Industry and Employment.
In order to obtain the financial support, an intergovernmental
protocol with the authorities of the beneficiary country has to
signed, for a particular project. A framework convention with the
borrowing country can act as an umbrella for various individual
loans.
The projects are appraised on a case by case basis.
Germany: KfW /
ERP Export Fund
Once approved and the protocol in place, the Natexis Banques
Populaires acts on behalf of the French State in the
administration of the financial transactions.
Either private companies can apply, or banks of the contracting
party can apply for credit. These applications are submitted to
KfW IPEX-Bank as early as possible (prior to conclusion of an
export contract), with no specific form required. However, the
application should indicate:
The particulars of the envisaged export transaction;
Copy of the provisional Euler Hermes insurance
coverage note;
The exporter's current annual statements of account
or annual reports;
Information about the foreign borrower (buyer/bank)
and guarantor, if any, incl. its annual statements of
see
94 OECD Member States decided on the 1 st of January 2002 that tied aid was no longer allowed for LDCs. Since the
ORET/MILIEV programme was closed to LDCs 2002, it received less application from Dutch companies. In consequence, few
projects were approved and the available budget was no longer exhausted. The total disbursement diminished from € 95 million
in 2000 to € 74 million in 2003. Contrary to what was expected, the new LDC Infrastructure Fund, established to compensate
for the change in policy, did not compensate for the difference since this programme had different features (mainly investment
and not export) and was open to a limited number of countries only.
Final report – Appendix 8 – page 155