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A $30 million loan guarantee from the Export-Import Bank of the United States is backing the U.S. export portion of the project (Artwork: Almana Group, WLL)." class="bordercolor" width="340" height="238"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="/web/20080221061226im_/http://www.exim.gov/images/spacer.gif" height="8" width="8"></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p class="caption">THIS VILLA is part of the 120-villa expatriate housing community in Doha, Qatar that will be built with equipment and services exported by U.S. companies from across the nation. 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