Past Issues

• July, 2004  Vol. 6 No.6
  OPIC provides $250 million to Croatian motorway project; Message from the President; U.S. small business uses OPIC financing for natural gas development in Botswana; Latin America in focus: OPIC insurance supports mine in Bolivia, new agreements with Honduras, Nicaragua; OPIC helps small business build homes in Mexico; OPIC co-sponsors seminar on opportunities for minority- and women-owned enterprises.
• June, 2004  Vol. 6 No. 5
  OPIC board approves $54 million loan for microfinancing facility; Message from the President; OPIC concludes bilateral agreement between United States and Tunisia; West Africa in focus: OPIC hosts conference on ecotourism in Gabon, provides loan to cashew project in Guinea-Bissau; OPIC agreements target investment in Madagascar; OPIC partners with Zions Bank and Interlink to support U.S. small businesses.
• May, 2004  Vol. 6 No. 4
  OPIC in Afghanistan: hotel project, bilateral agreement herald investment; Message from the President; U.S. small business uses OPIC support to build housing community in Honduras; Investment funds in focus: OPIC board approves $155 million for two funds in Asia, one in central and eastern Europe; OPIC board approves $200 million for global lending facility; OPIC board approves $325 million in financing for natural gas project in Nigeria.
  
  
• April, 2004  Vol. 6 No. 3
  OPIC and environmental group support initiative linking business & conservation; Message from the President; U.S. small business uses OPIC insurance to treat soil, improve crop yields in Pakistan; Emerging Europe in focus: photo essay from OPIC-sponsored conference; OPIC announces new project in Ukraine, urges economic reforms.
  
  
• February/March, 2004  Vol. 6 No. 2
  Special issue: Forging New Partnerships in Emerging Europe: conference overview; Message from the president; investment opportunities ample, OPIC's role crucial in Iraq's reconstruction; Emerging Europe in focus: OPIC expertise, support and successful experience point way for U.S. and local companies; new OPIC fund another resource for regional investors.
  
  
• January, 2004  Vol. 6 No. 1
  Latin America focus of new OPIC funds and lending facility; Message from the President; U.S. small business uses OPIC loan for phone card project in Moldova; Caucasus in focus: OPIC insurance helps Azerbaijan, Georgia & Turkey build Caspian pipeline; U.S. small business helps rebuild Afghan highway; upcoming OPIC conference on investment opportunities in emerging Europe takes shape.
  
  
• December, 2003  Vol. 5 No. 12
  President Bush signs OPIC reauthorization into law; Message from the President; OPIC announces $400 million support facility for telecommunications and IT sectors; Asia in focus: OPIC loans support women's clothing project in Afghanistan, safe drinking water in Philippines; OPIC conference to highlight eastern Europe; OPIC issues call to manage fund for Asia.
  
  
• November, 2003  Vol. 5 No. 11
  U.S. Congress reauthorizes OPIC for four years; Message from the President; U.S. small business uses OPIC loan to establish flour mill in Estonia; Latin America in focus: OPIC, U.S. small businesses aid gold mine in Chile, emerald producer in Brazil; OPIC conference to highlight eastern Europe; OPIC issues call to manage $100 million investment fund for central and eastern Europe.
  
  
• October, 2003  Vol. 5 No. 10
  OPIC board approves financing for three new investment funds; Message from the President; U.S. small business uses OPIC loan to build single-family homes in Afghanistan; Partners Program in focus: trade and foreign policy organizations help extend OPIC's outreach OPIC, U.S. small business form co-lending facility for Africa; OPIC establishes support facility to aid Brazilian information technology sector.
  
  
• September, 2003  Vol. 5 No. 9
  OPIC Insurance offers terrorism coverage and small business wrap; Message from the President; OPIC & Citibank implement $100 million lending facility for Pakistan; Russia in focus: financing agreement caps OPIC conference, US-Russia energy summit; OPIC, Citibank ready lending facility for Russia & Central Asia; OPIC board confirms VP for new small and medium enterprise department.
  
  
• August, 2003  Vol. 5 No. 8
  New department & partnership renew focus on small business; Message from the President; US small business uses OPIC loan to increase cashmere wool exports from Afghanistan; Central America in focus: US small business uses OPIC loan to turn Gdansk shipyard into downtown hub; OPIC board OKs financing for Russian oil project; Watson receives special achievement award from Small Business Exporters Association.
  
  
• July, 2003  Vol. 5 No. 7
  OPIC agreements herald partnership and projects in Africa; Message from the President; US small business uses OPIC loan to establish air service between US and Afghanistan; Central America in focus: US small businesses upgrade region's nutrition and tourism industry; Secretary Powell applauds OPIC; OPIC insurance enables flour mill in Angola to restart, alleviating food shortage.
  
  
• June, 2003  Vol. 5 No. 6
  Agreement marks start of Afghanistan hotel project; Message from the President; Watson addresses Congress on OPIC reauthorization; Mexico in focus: bilateral agreement paves way for full OPIC activity; OPIC Insurance boosts Afghan reconstruction; US small business uses OPIC loan to expand Internet security in Latin America.
  
  
• May, 2003  Vol. 5 No. 5
  OPIC projects update infrastructure in Latin America; Message from the President; OPIC loan helps expand clinical research services in eastern Europe; Asia in focus; OPIC and U.S. Commercial Service team up; OPIC foresees increased trade between Arizona and Mexico.
  
  
• April, 2003  Vol. 5 No. 4
  OPIC Agreements Beckon U.S. Investment to Africa; Message from the President; OPIC Loan to Help Expand Access to Safe Drinking Water in Mexico; West Africa in Focus; Tucson Forum to Highlight U.S.-Mexico Trade Opportunities
  
  
• March, 2003  Vol. 5 No. 3
  Afghanistan's Recovery Boosted by OPIC Initiatives; Message from the President; OPIC Project to Employ Russian Nuclear Scientists for Medical Advances; Southeast Europe in Focus; OPIC Insurance Helps to Establish Game Park in South Africa
  
  

• February, 2003  Vol. 5 No. 2
  OPIC Project Will Enable HIV+ Homeowners to Keep Homes; Message from the President; OPIC Welcomes New Board Members; Africa in Focus; OPIC Loan Expands Wireless Service in Bolivia
  
  
• January, 2003  Vol. 5 No. 1
  OPIC insurance boosts projects in Central American and Caribbean; Message from the President; Angola & Nigeria benefit from OPIC support; Russia in focus; OPIC welcomes new vice president of insurance
  
  
• November, 2002  Vol. 4 No. 4
  OPIC Small Business Center and OPIC/SBA Initiative Launched; Message From the President of OPIC; OPIC Highlights Investment Potential in Serbia; Andes in Focus; OPIC Announces Four African Projects at World Development Summit; Upcoming Events
  
  
• September, 2002  Vol. 4 No. 3
  OPIC Enables Top Banks to Expand in Emerging Markets; OPIC Urges Investment in Kosovo and East Timor; LPG Capacity Doubled on Central America Thanks to California Company and OPIC; OPIC Insures Optics Business for Expansion in Russia; Peru Conference to Highlight Investment Opportunities in Andes;  Message From the President; Upcoming Events
  
  
• July, 2002  Vol. 4 No. 2
  OPIC Establishes $100 Million Russia Investment Fund; Message From the President; U.S. Small Business Insured for Electricity Projects in Nicaragua; Africa in Focus: First OPIC Project in Chad, U.S. Investment Prospects Rising; OPIC Loan Enables Graphics Franchise to Expand in Brazil; Upcoming Events
  
  
• March, 2002  Vol. 4 No. 1
  Rallying U.S. Business to Afghanistan's Reconstruction; Indonesian Projects Help Meet U.S. Investment Goal; OPIC Sets Sights On South African Housing Market; Bringing Solar Cooking Technology to Uganda; Upcoming Events
  
  
• December, 2001  Vol. 3 No. 7
  OPIC Supports Frontline States; OPIC Aids Revival of Venezuelan Insurers; Way to "AGOA"! OPIC Facility Taps African Markets; Watson Calls Russian Business Mission a Success; Upcoming Events
  
  
• October, 2001  Vol. 3 No. 6
  Investment Overseas is a Valuable Tool in the Fight Against Terrorism; Watson Announces New Focus for OPIC; New OPIC Leadership Team Assumes Posts; Investment Update: Yugoslavia; Sri Lanka Taps Solar Electricity With OPIC Loan; Upcoming Events
  
  
• Summer, 2001  Vol. 3 No. 5
  Peter S. Watson is OPIC's New President; Infrastructure Projects in Latin America Approved by OPIC Board; OPIC Helps Small U.S. Business Bring Tourists to Nevis; Investment Update: Croatia; Upcoming Events
  
  
• May 7, 2001  Vol. 3 No. 4
  Responding to Client Needs; Linking Russia's Archives to the Internet; Interested in Investing in Southeast Europe?; Tunisia: An Investment Update; Upcoming Events
  
  
• March 30, 2001 Vol. 3 No. 3
  Turkey Offers Investment Opportunities; OPIC to Cooperate With Mexico's Largest Development Bank; Microfinancing in Bolivia; Smallest Loan Sets Big Precedent; Upcoming Events
  
  
• February 28, 2001  Vol. 3  No. 2
  Kirk Robertson Acting President of OPIC; Macedonia: At the Crossroads of Investment; OPIC Reaches Out to Minority Businesses; Helping to Create a Mortgage Loan Market in Nicaragua; Upcoming Events
  
  
• January 18, 2001   Vol. 3  No. 1
  George Muņoz To Step Down As Head of Overseas Private Investment Corporation; Announces New Loan Support for Investments in Mexico; Sees Opportunities in Emerging Countries, Cites Latin America as Example; Expects OPIC to Continue Crucial Role in Economic Foreign Policy