diff --git a/google/refine/cli.py b/google/refine/cli.py
index f3c44d2..59a874f 100644
--- a/google/refine/cli.py
+++ b/google/refine/cli.py
@@ -194,12 +194,12 @@ def info(project_id):
                                             '/project?project=' + project_id))
                 for k, v in projects_info.items():
                     if v:
-                        print('{0:>20}: {1}'.format(k, v))
+                        print(u'{0:>20}: {1}'.format(k, v))
         project_model = project.get_models()
         column_model = project_model['columnModel']
         columns = [column['name'] for column in column_model['columns']]
         for (i, v) in enumerate(columns, start=1):
-            print('{0:>20}: {1}'.format('column ' + str(i).zfill(3), v))
+            print(u'{0:>20}: {1}'.format('column ' + str(i).zfill(3), v))
     else:
         print('Error: No project found with id %s.\n'
               'Check existing projects with command --list' % (project_id))
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ def ls():
     projects.sort(key=lambda v: date_to_epoch(v[1]['modified']), reverse=True)
     if projects:
         for project_id, project_info in projects:
-            print('{0:>14}: {1}'.format(project_id, project_info['name']))
+            print(u'{0:>14}: {1}'.format(project_id, project_info['name']))
     else:
         print('Error: No projects found')
 
diff --git a/google/refine/refine.py b/google/refine/refine.py
index b85e533..6905172 100644
--- a/google/refine/refine.py
+++ b/google/refine/refine.py
@@ -429,15 +429,17 @@ class RefineProject:
 
     def export(self, export_format='tsv'):
         """Return a fileobject of a project's data."""
-        url = ('export-rows/' + urllib.quote(self.project_name()) + '.' +
-               export_format)
+        url = ('export-rows/' +
+               urllib.quote(self.project_name().encode('utf8')) +
+               '.' + export_format)
         return self.do_raw(url, data={'format': export_format})
 
     def export_templating(self, engine='', prefix='',
                           template='', rowSeparator='\n', suffix=''):
         """Return a fileobject of a project's data in templating mode."""
-        url = ('export-rows/' + urllib.quote(self.project_name()) + '.' +
-               'txt')
+        url = ('export-rows/' +
+               urllib.quote(self.project_name().encode('utf8')) +
+               '.' + 'txt')
         return self.do_raw(url, data={'format': 'template',
                                       'template': template,
                                       'engine': engine,