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OECD Consensus Agreement

Officially known as the "Arrangement on Guidelines for Officially Supported Export Credits", this is a “Gentlemen’s Agreement” among most of the OECD members. The Arrangement sets out the most generous terms and conditions that may be allowed for export credits with a repayment term of two years or more. These include minimum premium levels, rules around deposit and repayment, and maximum credit periods.  The purpose of this Arrangement is to limit and eventually eliminate distortions caused by the provision of export credit.