FINANCING PROSPECTS

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• FINANCING PROSPECTS
• IN THE MIDDLE EAST
• Clement K. Miller, CFA
• VP, International Trade Finance
• 410-244-4521
• Cmiller4_at_mandtbank.com

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• First A Plug for MT Bank
• MT Bank is 1 Ex-Im Lender in
• Numbers of Transactions.
• MT International Trade Finance is
• Located in Baltimore.
• Former Ex-Im Bankers on Staff.

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• OIL, GAS, PETROCHEMICALS
• (Projects 20 MM)
• Algeria, Qatar
• Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan
• Egypt, Oman
• Iraq, Libya (Future)

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• TRADE, INDUSTRY, AGRICULTURE
• (Generally, Purchases
• TURKEY
• Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Dubai
• Pakistan Uzbekistan (Government Only)
• Afghanistan (Future)

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• IRAQ (Future)
• RESTORED TRADE FINANCE REQUIRES
• Stable Democratic Government
• Implementation of Agreed Debt Forgiveness
• Sustained High Oil Export Volume
• Targeting Aid on Basic Infrastructure
• Likely Only Government Buyers at First
• .

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• AFGHANISTAN (Future)
• RESTORED TRADE FINANCE REQUIRES
• Stable Democratic Government
• Improved Political Stability in the Provinces
• Aid-Financed Infrastructure Development
• Return of Flight Capital
• Likely Only Government Buyers at First.

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• LIBYA (Future)
• RESTORED TRADE FINANCE REQUIRES
• Continued Real Libyan Cooperation on WMD.
• Presidential Certification to Open Ex-Im.
• U.S. Oil Company Contract Success.
• Likely Only Government Buyers at First

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• GOVERNMENT-OWNED BUYERS
• Is Ministry of Finance Willing to Serve as
• Borrower or Guarantor on the Loan?
• Alternatively, is Borrower one of the Countrys
  Major Sources of Foreign Exchange?

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• PRIVATELY-OWNED BUYERS
• What is Loans Purpose?
• Who are the U.S. Participants?
• Who is the Borrower, and Who Owns It?
• How Long has It Been in Business?
• Does It Have 3 Years Audited Statements?
• Will It Disclose Information to DB?
• Can It Provide Local Bank References?
• Will Local Bank Guarantee the Loan?