Senate debates Questions on Notice
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (Question No. 344)
Scott Ludlam WA, Australian Greens
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Trade, upon notice, on 13 December 2010:
With reference to the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC) and Burma: Has EFIC provided any services, assistance, funding or insurance to Australian companies investing or doing business in Burma; if so, can a detailed explanation be provided of those services.
Stephen Conroy Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate
The Minister for Trade has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:
In the past decade, the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation has not provided finance or insurance to support Australian company investments or contracts in Burma.