1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov August 29, 2016Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) and the Federal BudgetBackground What is Ex-Im Bank, and what is the congressional interest? As the official U.S. export credit agency, Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank finances and insures U.S. exports of goods and services on
2、 a demand-driven basis. Ex-Im Bank operates as an independent agency under a renewable general statutory charter, the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended (12 U.S.C. 635 et seq.). On December 4, 2015, Ex-Im Banks charter was renewed through September 30, 2019, by the Fixing Americas Surface Tr
3、ansportation Act of 2015 (FAST Act; P.L. 114-94, Division E). What is the current size of the Ex-Im Banks portfolio? In FY2015, Ex-Im Bank authorized $0.1 billion in new direct loans (export financing and the Tied Aid War Chest) and $12.3 billion in new loan guarantees (medium- and long-term guarant
4、ees, short- and medium-term insurance, and the working capital fund). Total authorizations are projected to be $15.1 billion for FY2016 and $20.4 billion for FY2017 (solely through new loan guarantees in each year). At the end of FY2015, the size of Ex-Im Banks outstanding and undisbursed portfolio
