November 1998

Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank Ex-Im Bank's new exposure fee system went into effect on October 1, 1998. This fee system is consistent with the agreement on export credit premium rates negotiated among the OECD countries. The new exposure fee includes five variables: country risk level, percent of cover, products offered, length of drawdown period, and length of repayment period. The bank's web site (http://www.exim.gov) provides an Exposure Fee Calculator to assist customers in determining proposed exposure fees under the new system. The bank also provides free diskettes containing the calculator, as well as a seminar on the new system. For more information, call Ex-Im Bank at 1-800-565-3946.

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) DOE is hosting the first-ever U.S.- Ukraine Conference on Nuclear Trade and Cooperation. Sponsored in cooperation with several U.S. agencies, the conference will be held on November 9 and 10, 1998, in Washington, D.C. The goal is promote opportunities for nuclear commerce between Ukraine and the United States. Ukrainian industry representatives will present products and technologies to U.S. businesses interested in establishing commercial relationsips with Ukrainian firms. A follow-on conference is planned for spring 1999 in Ukraine. For more information and to register for the conference, visit http://insp.pnl.gov:2080/?reports/ukuscon/background on the Internet, or contact Jennifer Carpenter by telephone at (509) 372-4139 or by e-mail at jennifer.carpenter@pnl.gov.

This report is provided courtesy of the Business Information Service for the Newly Independent States (BISNIS)