Carolina, Enzo, and Marco have formed a limited liability company to make educational supply packets for Spanish-speaking elementary school students. They have discussed the lack of educational supplies in many of the schools in El Salvador and would like to export these supply packets to El Salvador and other Latin American nations. They have been operating in the United States for eight years but will need a $1 million short-term loan to produce goods for the El Salvador and Latin American markets. Which of the following agencies would be a viable loan source? Question 8 options: International Monetary Fund Ex-Im Bank World Bank The Inter-American Development Bank Small Business Administration
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