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Competitiveness Report for 2002

Report to the U.S. Congress On Export Credit Competition and
The Export-Import Bank of the United States

For the Period
January 1, 2002 Through December 31, 2002

1. Chairman's Letter
2. The 2003 Advisory Committee's Statement
3. Table of Contents
4. Executive Summary
5. Chapter I: Introduction

1. Section A: Factors Influencing Export Finance
2. Section B: ECAs' Mission and Place in Government

1. Section A: Cover Policy and Risk-Taking
2. Section B: Interest Rates
3. Section C: Risk Premia
4. Section D: Ex-Im Bank's Core Competitiveness

1. Section A: Large Aircraft
2. Section B: Project Finance
3. Section C: Co-Financing "One-Stop-Shop"
4. Section D: Foreign Currency Guarantees
5. Section E: Ex-Im Bank's Major Program Competitiveness

1. Section A: Trade-related Tied and Untied Aid
2. Section B: Market Windows
3. Section C: U.S. Philosophy and Ex-Im Bank Competitiveness

1. Section A: Introduction
2. Section B: Economic Impact
3. Section C: Foreign Content
4. Section D: Local Costs
5. Section E: U.S. Shipping Requirements
6. Section F: Ex-Im Bank's Public Policy Competitiveness

Appendices

• A: Calculation of Ex-Im Bank Grade
• B: Purpose of Ex-Im Bank Transactions
• C: Exporter and Banker Survey Results
• D: G-7 Export Credit Institutions
• E: State of Play in the OECD
• F: Ex-Im Bank Foreign Content Support
• G: Tied Aid Report
• H: Human Rights and Other Foreign Policy Considerations
• I: Equal Access for U.S. Insurance
• J: Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC)
• K: Efforts to Promote Renewable Energy Exports