【产通社，9月16日讯】美国进出口银行（Export-Import Bank of the United States）消息，其董事局主席兼总裁Fred P. Hochberg先生本周访问了北京、成都、天津和重庆，会见了一些中国当地官员，肯定了美国公司在中国的新机遇。

Hochberg表示，“中国是一个充满活力的市场，美国向中国消费者出口类业务市场潜力巨大。未来几年间，中国有望显著投资基础设施领域，美国的公司、员工和产品都应该参与到这些计划中来。”

在中国期间，Hochberg拜会了中国领先的商务组织，包括AmCham Southwest China和PCH International的成员等。

美国进出口银行是一家独立的联邦机构，旨在通过向美国纳税人免费提供私人出口融资来帮助增加和保持就业岗位。该银行提供各种信贷服务，包括流动资金担保、出口信贷保险和融资项目，帮助国外买主购买美国商品和服务。美国进出口银行在2011财年共批准了320多亿美元的融资许可——创历史最高纪录。这其中有60多亿美元是直接用来支持小企业的出口销售。美国进出口银行的所有融资许可将帮助到400多亿美元的美国出口销售，并为美国各界创造大约30万个就业机会。查询进一步信息，请访问官方网站http://www.exim.gov。（张英儒，环球电子导报）

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Ex-Im Bank Chairman Concludes China Business Development Trip
September 14, 2012

Chongqing, China – Fred P. Hochberg, the chairman and president of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), led a business-development mission in China this week where he met with local officials and identified new business opportunities for American companies. Hochberg traveled to Beijing, Chengdu, Tianjin, and Chongqing.

“China is a dynamic market, and there are enormous opportunities for American businesses to sell to Chinese customers,” said Hochberg. “Over the next several years, China is expected to make significant infrastructure investments, and U.S. companies, workers, and products should be involved in those projects.” 

While in China, Hochberg met with leading business organizations, including members of AmCham Southwest China and PCH International.  Hochberg also held meetings with Vice Governor Gan Li, Mayor Ge Honglin, Mayor Huang Qifan, and Party Secretary Zhang Dejiang.

Ex-Im Bank’s volume is increasing in China. In FY'12 year-to-date, the Bank has authorized $1.2 billion in financing for Chinese companies that purchased U.S. goods and services, up from $586 million in FY’11. As of July 2012, China ranked fourth in new authorizations for Ex-Im Bank.

About Ex-Im Bank:
Ex-Im Bank is an independent federal agency that helps create and maintain U.S. jobs by filling gaps in private export financing at no cost to American taxpayers. In the past five years, Ex-Im Bank has earned for U.S. taxpayers $1.9 billion above the cost of operations. The Bank provides a variety of financing mechanisms, including working capital guarantees, export-credit insurance and financing to help foreign buyers purchase U.S. goods and services.
Ex-Im Bank approved $32.7 billion in total authorizations in FY 2011 -- an all-time Ex-Im record. This total includes more than $6 billion directly supporting small-business export sales -- also an Ex-Im record. Ex-Im Bank's total authorizations are supporting an estimated $41 billion in U.S. export sales and approximately 290,000 American jobs in communities across the country. For more information, visit www.exim.gov.