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             ATTENTION: CALENDAR EDITORS
             September 10, 2003
             Contact: Marianna Ohe or Andrew Yarrow, 202.565.3200

WASHINGTON, DC ---The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) will host a seminar in October 2003 for companies and individuals who wish to learn more about doing business through Ex-Im Bank in Southeastern Europe. Ex-Im Bank President and Chairman Philip Merrill will participate in the seminar, which will focus on the following sectors: transportation, telecommunications, municipal infrastructure, small and medium-sized enterprises, oil, gas, energy, tourism, environment, and finance. The event will be held October 15-17, 2003, at the Grand Hotel Toplice in Bled, Slovenia.

The seminar will provide U.S. exporters, investors, foreign buyers, local government officials, commercial banks and companies with information on U.S. government export finance and investment programs. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear speakers discuss U.S. government trade finance, structured finance, and investment support programs. Attendees can also arrange one-on-one meetings with U.S. government experts on various finance programs.

EVENT:          Ex-Im Bank Southeast and Central Europe Regional Finance 
                       Seminar

DATE:            October 15-17, 2003

LOCATION:   Grand Hotel Toplice 
                        Bled, Slovenia

COST:            $30 (Southeast and Central European companies) 
                        $100 (U.S. companies)

REGISTER:    Visit  www.trademeetings.com and click on register under Ex-Im Bank Southeast Regional  
                     Conference

SPONSOR:   Ex-Im Bank

SECTORS:   Transportation, Telecommunications, Municipal Infrastructure, 
                      Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Oil, Gas, Energy, Tourism, 
                      Environment, and Finance

MARKETS:    Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, 
                       Hungary, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, 
                       Slovak Republic, and Slovenia.

AGENCIES: Ex-Im Bank, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Trade
                      and Development Agency, U.S. Commercial Service

For more information, call Ex-Im Bank at (202) 565-3556 or visit the Ex-Im Bank Web site at www.exim.gov.