Ex-Im Bank Business Development Staff Mr. Brian Sant Angelo Director- Russia, CIS, and Turkey 811 Vermont Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20571 Ph: (202) 565-3484 Fax: (202) 565-3961 U.S. Government Contacts in the Regions Ex-Im Bank Opportunities in Central Asia and the Caucasus Ex-Im Bank Financing: Programs in the Central Asia and Caucasus Regions Ex-Im Bank Success Stories in Central Asia and the Caucasus Regions Recently Approved Transactions in Central Asia and the Caucasus Regions

Ex-Im Bank and the Central Asia and Caucasus Regions

Портал регионов Средней Азии и Кавказа

Since the year 2000 Ex-Im Bank has authorized financing to support more than $1.6 billion in exports of U.S. goods and services to the countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus in support of the transportation, oil & gas and agricultural sectors. This total also includes financing for more than $125 million of services exports to various sectors of these economies.

Country specific information about Ex-Im Bank financing is published on Ex-Im Bank's web page in the Country Limitation Schedule (CLS).

The expansion of Ex-Im Bank's business in the region has been most pronounced in Kazakhstan. Authorizations for Kazakhstan in fiscal 2000 totaled $1.39 million. During fiscal year 2004 this figure reached $102 million. The year-to-date figure for FY2005 is $132 million, with more than $40 million in pending final commitments.

For more information about how Ex-Im Bank financing for purchases of US goods and services by buyers in the countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus, please contact our International Business Development staff.