Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)

1100 New York Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20527
Tel: 202-336-8799
Fax: 202-408-9858
http://www.opic.gov

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation’s political risk insurance and loans help U.S. businesses of all sizes invest and compete in more than 140 emerging markets and developing nations worldwide. OPIC, a U.S. government agency, assists U.S. private investment overseas because it is in America's economic and strategic interest. By charging user-fees, OPIC operates at no net cost to U.S. taxpayers, and its reserves currently exceed $4 billion. OPIC's mission is to mobilize and facilitate the participation of United States private capital and skills in the economic and social development of less developed countries and areas, and countries in transition from non-market to market economies, thereby complementing the development assistance objectives of the United States. OPIC accomplishes this by assisting U.S. investors through four principal activities designed to promote overseas investment and reduce the associated risks: insuring investments overseas against a broad range of political risks; financing of businesses overseas through loans and loan guaranties; financing private investment funds that provide equity to businesses overseas; and, advocating the interests of the American business community overseas.