READOUT: Export-Import Bank of the United States Chair Reta Jo Lewis Welcomes Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2022
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EXIM Chair Reta Jo Lewis shaking hands with Greenland Prime Minister Múte EgedeWASHINGTON – President and Chair of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) Reta Jo Lewis last week welcomed Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede and other senior government officials to EXIM for a bilateral discussion around shared goals and priorities, especially including clean energy projects and critical minerals. The group identified several key opportunities for future collaboration that would diversify and develop export markets in both countries.

Prime Minister Egede welcomed the opportunity to work more closely with EXIM as the agency reemerges into its new chapter and the Greenland economy continues to grow.

Chair Lewis emphasized EXIM’s China and Transformational Exports Program and reinforced her commitment to working with global partners to strengthen America’s security and competitiveness in sectors like critical minerals.

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The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) is the nation’s official export credit agency with the mission of supporting American jobs by facilitating U.S. exports. To advance American competitiveness and assist U.S. businesses as they compete for global sales, EXIM offers financing including export credit insurance, working capital guarantees, loan guarantees, and direct loans. As an independent federal agency, EXIM contributes to U.S. economic growth by supporting tens of thousands of jobs in exporting businesses and their supply chains across the United States. Since 1992, EXIM has generated more than $9 billion for the U.S. Treasury for repayment of U.S. debt. Learn more at www.exim.gov.