Overseas Private Investment Corporation

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A federal agency (www.opic.gov) established in 1971 to assist American businesses desiring to invest overseas.It provides medium- to long-term funding for projects in developing countries and emerging markets, including housing, hotels, airports, and natural resource extraction. It also provides political risk insurance for currency inconvertibility, expropriation, and political violence. The corporation is self-funding through fees for services and uses no taxpayer money.

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No references found			The White House said the US Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) had issued a call for proposals for the fund, which will provide financing of between 25 and 150 million dollars for selected projects and funds. Obama offers millions in Muslim technology fund by AFP / AFP American Edition On August 12, 2009, the US Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) signed a $40 million, 15-year term loan facility with Lebanon's Byblos Bank under a risk-sharing agreement with Citibank. Lebanon-EU by The Daily Middle East Reporter (Beirut, Lebanon) Aug 10, 2009 The National Small Business Association and Small Business Exporters Association, a council of NSBA, today announced that SBEA President James Morrison will be leaving the association to accept a position with the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), a federal agency that promotes economic development in emerging markets through private investments. SBEA President James Morrison moves to OPIC by The Weekly Advocate e-Newsletter			Overhanging Supply Overhead Overhead Resistance Level Overheating overimprovement Overinvestment Overissue Overlap the Market Overlapping Debt Overlay Strategy Overmargined Overnight Deal Overnight Delivery Risk Overnight Index Swap Overnight Position Overnight Repo Overnight Trading Overperform Overreaching Overreaction Hypothesis override Overriding Royalty Interest Overrun Overschrijding van de bevoegdheid Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund Overseas Private Investment Corporation Overshooting Oversight and Government Reform Committee Oversold Overstay Oversubscribed Oversubscribed Issue Oversubscription Oversubscription Privilege Overtime Overtime Ban Overtrade Overtrading Overvaluation Overvalued Overweight Overweighted Overwithholding Overwrite Overwriting OW Owe Own Own Foreign Offices Own-Occupation Policy Owner			Overseas Ministries Study Center Overseas Mission Society Overseas Missionary Fellowship Overseas Mon National Students Organization Overseas Mortgage Payment Plan Overseas Moving Network Institute Overseas National Airways Overseas National Students' Organization of Burma Overseas Needs Assessment & Distribution Committee Overseas News Agency Overseas Nuclear Emergency Search Team Overseas Operational Storage Site Overseas Pakistanis Foundation Overseas Pakistanis Science & Technology City Overseas Personal Address Service Overseas Personal Development Services Overseas Pharmacist Assessment Programme Overseas Pinoy Professional Photographers Society Overseas Port Management Overseas Postgraduate Research Scholarship Overseas Presence Advisory Panel Overseas press Overseas press Overseas press Overseas press Overseas Press and Media Association Overseas Press Club of America Overseas Private Investment Corporation Overseas Processing Entity Overseas Projects Corporation of Victoria Ltd. Overseas Promotion Partnership Programme Overseas Properties Management and Information Exchange Network Overseas Property Fund Overseas Publishers Association Overseas Publishers Representatives Overseas Qualifications Assessment Committee Overseas Qualifications Assessment Panel Overseas Qualifications Unit Overseas Qualified Professionals Program Overseas Radio and Television Overseas Registration Examination Overseas Relief and Aid Fund Overseas Replacement Depot Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme Overseas Resource Center Overseas Sabbatical or Project Study Overseas Schools Advisory Council overseas search and rescue region Overseas Securities Lending Agreement Overseas Security Advisory Council Overseas Security Advisory Council Overseas Security Policy Board Overseas Security Policy Group

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