OPIC is the U.S. Government’s development finance institution.  It mobilizes private capital to help solve critical development challenges and in doing so, advances U.S. foreign policy. Because OPIC works with the U.S. private sector, it helps U.S. businesses gain footholds in emerging markets catalyzing revenues, jobs and growth opportunities both at home and abroad. OPIC achieves its mission by providing investors with financing, guarantees, political risk insurance, and support for private equity investment funds.

Elizabeth Littlefield on OPIC's year-end results and impact

"OPIC offers an example of how U.S. foreign investment can pay dividends to the domestic economy." Read more

The OPIC blog

Every dollar that we catalyze from the private sector to invest in development is one more dollar that does not need to be spent by the public sector or philanthropists and can be shifted to other priorities or back to the taxpayer. Read more

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OPIC Video

The federal budget and foreign aid

What portion of the federal budget goes to foreign aid? A lot less than most people think. Watch the video