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

Export-Import Bank this year agreed to provide $4.7 billion in financing for TotalEnergies’ Mozambique project.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

Combined with our Food for Peace, Export-Import Bank, and other resources, this will provide more than $1 billion a year in new support for the Alliance.

From State of the Union Address by Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald)