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Video: The federal budget and foreign aidJanuary 24, 2012How much does the U.S. spend on foreign aid? As political psychologist, Dr. Steven Kull noted during a recent visit to OPIC, a lot less than most Americans think: When they understand that just one percent of the federal budget goes toward foreign aid, most Americans support that level of assistance, said Kull, who studies public opinion on public policy. “The Elizabeth Littlefield on OPIC’s year-end results and impactJanuary 19, 2012Can we advance U.S. development and foreign policy and make money for the budget at the same time? Yes. And we do. Private investors such as entrepreneurs and members of diasporas are ready to invest in projects that build sustainable economies, opportunities and hope in developing markets, while creating jobs at home. U.S. companies see these high growth emerging markets Liberia: The next six years and beyondJanuary 17, 2012OPIC Executive Vice President Mimi Alemayehou on Liberian President Johnson-Sirleaf When Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf first became President of a war-torn Liberia in 2006, she helped usher in a period of reconciliation and rebuilding, as she worked to reduce poverty, strengthen businesses and forge stronger ties with the United States and foreign investors. This week President Johnson-Sirleaf – a recent Nobel Peace 
Alemayehou: Why the Diaspora is an increasingly important part of OPIC’s client baseDecember 20, 2011A recent cover story in The Economist described immigrant networks as “a rare bright spot in the world economy. Around that same time. OPIC Executive Vice President Mimi Alemayehou addressed a forum at the World Bank about innovative ways to engage the diaspora, where she outlined why members of diaspora communities often made attractive investors in the developing world. The text of her September 14, 
“We must do both:” Littlefield says development must focus on people and the planetDecember 12, 2011OPIC President and CEO Elizabeth Littlefield spoke at the U.N. Climate Change Conference earlier this month, where she addressed the particular challenges of promoting sustainability in the developing world. She stressed that expanded access to natural resources and more efficient use of those resources must be twin priorities. Littlefield’s comments challenged a common perception that rapid, so-called “dirty” development was 
Video: “If you don’t innovate you’re not going to win.”December 09, 2011In this interview from the December, 2011 U.N. Climate Change talks in Durban, South Africa, OPIC President and CEO Elizabeth Littlefield outlines OPIC’s progress since it identified renewable resources as the agency’s number one sector priority a year ago. She also explains how partnerships between the public and private sectors can be effective in solving the world’s biggest environmental challenges. “OPIC can transform the way we think about the business community and its relationship with international development.”October 13, 2011OPIC President and CEO Elizabeth Littlefield is featured this month in Forbes, where she discusses OPIC’s work supporting U.S. businesses investing in emerging markets, the agency’s increased focus on renewable resources and its quick response to the Arab Spring earlier this year. In the interview Littlefield notes that, because 95 percent of the world’s customers live outside of the United OPIC President Elizabeth Littlefield’s statement on the American Jobs ActSeptember 09, 2011Last night, President Obama unveiled the American Jobs Act, a collection of bipartisan strategies that will put more Americans back to work, in part by providing incentives for small businesses to hire and grow. I applaud this move, which will accelerate the growth of the U.S. economy, and help us weather some of the economic headwinds we’ve encountered in recent 
Renewable energy: “A seismic economic opportunity”August 05, 2011John Morton, Vice President of Investment Policy at OPIC recently spoke at the Asia Clean Energy Forum, where he described the worldwide transition to cleaner forms of energy as “perhaps the most predictable economic transformation in modern history.” Here Morton details the environmental, economic and social benefits of renewable energy and discusses OPIC’s efforts to expand its presence in the Photo: President of Guinea visits OPICAugust 02, 2011Alpha Condé, President of the Republic of Guinea, visited OPIC August 1 and met with OPIC President and CEO Elizabeth Littlefield and OPIC Executive Vice President Mimi Alemayehou. President Condé highlighted some of the policy changes he is working to implement in Guinea. The group discussed opportunities for private investment in Guinea, primarily in the power, water, and agricultural sectors, |
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