11.   The Ex-Im Bank is an independent U.S. government agency that promotes exports by subsidizing loans and providing credit guarantees so that developing countries can purchase U.S. goods.

12.   The German economics ministry said Thursday that it was prepared to provide credit guarantees to soccer teams to keep them afloat.

13.   The report describes how the CCC program works, concluding that Iraq did not receive cash but credit guarantees from banks for American farm products.

14.   The order also ends US credits and credit guarantees to India, and bars US banks from loaning money to India for anything other than food.

15.   The USDA typically makes credit guarantees available in phases to prevent one or two commodities from monopolizing the program.

16.   --all US government loans credits, credit guarantees and other financial assistance for the Indian government has been halted.

17.   Apart from the trust fund, the European partners are also working on a export credit guarantee for Asian countries.

18.   Cimoszewicz said the government could discuss credit guarantees.

19.   Germany has enormous exposure in Russia, largely in the form of direct credit and credit guarantees.