Comparative Analysis of U.S. and OECD Arrangement Export Credit Agencies

Date Issued

Friday, September 29, 2023

Submitting OIG

Export-Import Bank of the United States OIG

Other Participating OIGs

Export-Import Bank of the United States OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Export-Import Bank

Report Number

OIG-EV-23-04

Report Type

Inspection / Evaluation

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

Funds for Better Use

Open Recommendations

This report has 4 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use
1	No	$0	$0
Direct staff to conduct an analysis to determine suggested policy changes to further reduce the impact of a potential future loss of a Board quorum on EXIM’s medium- and long-term lending.
2	No	$0	$0
Direct staff to conduct an analysis to determine what changes should be made to further mitigate the risks to EXIM’s medium- and long-term export credit financing that were generated by the lack of Board quorum.
3	No	$0	$0
Direct staff to conduct a study exploring the potential for varying EXIM’s domestic content requirement by industry or sector for all exporters—not just those that qualify under the narrow exceptions of the CTEP program—and adopt policy changes to reflect any modifications or revisions to domestic content requirements based on the results of the study.
14	No	$0	$0
Support a study led by the Office of Human Capital, strategic planning, and other internal stakeholders, to identify specific factors impacting EXIM’s ability to attract and retain staff and implement recommendations to address workforce recruitment, retention, and succession planning needs in this area.