Archive for the 'emerging markets' Tag
OPIC President Elizabeth Littlefield discusses development impact bonds with The New York Times
OPIC President and Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth Littlefield recently discussed development impact bonds with New York Times’ Tina Rosenberg. In the interview, Littlefield explained how development impact bonds are helping harness... Read more...
How OPIC extends its impact through partnerships
2013 annual report highlights OPIC partnerships OPIC has a long tradition of partnering with private sector businesses to catalyze investment in challenging markets around the world. But the agency’s work extends beyond... Read more...
OPIC President Elizabeth Littlefield discusses social impact investing on The White House Blog
OPIC President and Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth Littlefield attended the UK’s G8 Social Impact Investing Forum in London this week. On The White House Blog, Littlefield, along with Karen G. Mills, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business... Read more...
Featured photo: Nutrient-rich food in Kenya
Photo Credit: Fintrac Inc. In Kenya, the U.S. Government’s Feed the Future initiative is working to improve food security and childhood nutrition by helping farmers introduce nutrient-rich crops to their farms and... Read more...
OPIC joins global discussions in London around social impact investing
This week, OPIC President and CEO Elizabeth Littlefield traveled to London to participate in two events that focused on impact investing, which has long been a focus at OPIC and is increasingly attracting attention from investors and... Read more...
Helping SME’s invest in emerging markets: A conversation with James Polan, OPIC’s Vice President of Small and Medium Enterprise Finance
OPIC’s Small and Medium-Enterprise (SME) Financing is available for businesses with annual revenues of less than $400 million... Read more...
The road to development begins with a road: OPIC receives multiple endorsements at Senate hearing
At a recent Senate hearing on International Development, OPIC was repeatedly cited for playing a leading role supporting development in ways that also support the American economy and national security. “No priority facing our nation is more... Read more...
Why the world’s poor are a good credit risk
OPIC financing is supporting construction of the Los Castanos de Choloma affordable housing project in Honduras. By John Aldonas Deputy Vice President, OPIC Small and Medium Enterprise Finance Does it make business sense to... Read more...
Africa Day: Reflecting on progress and investing for the future
The waiting room of a health clinic in Tanzania that has used a loan from the Medical Credit Fund to upgrade its facility. May 25 is Africa Day, which recognizes the founding of the African Union in 1963. This year,... Read more...
Protecting your investment from political risk: A conversation with John Moran, OPIC’s Vice President of Insurance
OPIC’s political risk insurance allows U.S. businesses to take advantage of commercially attractive opportunities in emerging markets while mitigating risk and helping them to compete in a global marketplace. In this interview, John Moran,... Read more...