the product is not manufactured in the United States.
Of course this limitation of coverage availability is funda-
mental to the underlying purpose for which Ex-Im Bank and
OPIC were created: to encourage and support the exportation
of U.S. products and services. These facilities are not always
profitable, but they provide an indirect means of subsidizing
U.S. business interests overseas. At this time, the U.S.
Government will subsidize only activity that directly benefits
U.S. interests, products, or services.
Most other western nations also have established facili-
ties similar to the Ex-Im Bank and OPIC to insure export
sales to other countries. U.S. companies with divisions
domiciled in these nations can often access these local gov-
ernment programs. ...