OPIC

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Blog Post

One More Reason Not to Kill OPIC—It’s a Leader on Transparency
Jared Kalow
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Todd Moss
April 27, 2017
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The Foreign Assistance Agency Briefs: Introduction
US Development Policy Team
April 12, 2017
The US Development Policy Initiative at the Center for Global Development launched the Foreign Assistance Agency Briefs for a simple reason. Foreign assistance is in the spotlight, slated for significant budget cuts during the Trump administration, yet it remains poorly understood. The series of fiv...
BRIEF

Foreign Assistance Agency Brief: Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
US Development Policy Team
April 11, 2017
Since 1971, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has served as the US government’s development finance institution. OPIC works to mobilize private capital to address development challenges while advancing US foreign policy priorities—furthering strategic, development, econo...
Blog Post

The Trump Administration Budget Wants to Shut Down OPIC. Instead, Super-Size It.
Todd Moss
March 16, 2017
The budget just released zeroes out the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the nation’s development finance institution. In an era where many government agencies are under threat, it may not be surprising that OPIC would come under fire. Yet, none of the arguments often used to justify k...