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Sultanate of Oman signs Cape Town Convention in time for Ex-Im discount

01 April 2005

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The Sultanate of Oman ratified the Cape Town Treaty four days before a delivery to Oman Air, allowing its flag carrier to benefit from a US Ex-Im Bank discount.
Standard Chartered closed the $40 million Ex-Im Bank-backed loan, which finances a 737-800. The aircraft was delivered on March 25.

Ex-Im cut its exposure fee by a third, saving Oman Air several hundred thousand...


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“At the current pricing it will become attractive again to issue Ex-Im-guaranteed bonds. This will help stabilize and drive pricing down from where it is now.”

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