Export-Import Bank

American  

[ek-spawrt-im-pawrt, ek-spohrt-im-pohrt] / ˈɛk spɔrtˈɪm pɔrt, ˈɛk spoʊrtˈɪm poʊrt /

noun

1. a U.S. federal bank, established in 1934, that is authorized, in the interest of promoting foreign trade, to make loans to foreign governments and commercial enterprises, with the provision that such funds be used only to purchase U.S. goods.

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Example Sentences

Since 2005, the China Development Bank and the Export-Import Bank of China have loaned more than $120bn to countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Export-Import Bank and nearly $1.67 billion in private capital.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

The project will be driven by a $10 billion loan from the Export-Import Bank of the United States and $1.7 billion in private capital, a White House official said.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

The Export-Import Bank has issued seven letters of interest totaling more than $2.2 billion in financing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

In proposals for future economic aid, I am stressing a greater use of repayable loans, through the Development Loan Fund, through funds generated by sale of surplus farm products, and through the Export-Import Bank.

From State of the Union Address by Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David)