1493.4—Criteria for country allocations.

The criteria considered by CCC in reviewing proposals for country allocations under the GSM-102 or GSM-103 programs, will include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) Potential benefits that the extension of export credit guarantees would provide for the development, expansion or maintenance of the market for particular U.S. agricultural commodities in the importing country;
(b) Financial and economic ability of the importing country to adequately service CCC guaranteed debt;
(c) Financial status of participating banks in the importing country as it would affect their ability to adequately service CCC guaranteed debt;
(d) Political stability of the importing country as it would affect its ability to adequately service CCC guaranteed debt; and
(e) Current status of debt either owed by the importing country to CCC or to lenders protected by CCC's guarantees.