The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government's development finance institution, mobilizes private capital to help solve critical development challenges and in doing so, advances U.S. foreign policy. Because OPIC works with the U.S. private sector, it helps U.S. businesses gain footholds in emerging markets, catalyzing revenues, jobs and growth opportunities both at home and abroad. OPIC achieves its mission by providing investors with financing, political risk insurance, and support for private equity funds.
OPIC provides financial products such as loans and guaranties, political risk insurance, and support for investment funds, all of which help American businesses expand into emerging markets. From offering long-term lending to protecting against the risks of political instability, OPIC’s products are uniquely tailored to assist the private sector in some of the world’s most challenging places. More information
This Wendy’s restaurant in downtown Tbilisi, Georgia is one of multiple projects OPIC has supported to help promote economic growth in the former Soviet Republic. OPIC financing is supporting the introduction of a group of restaurants franchised under the Dublin, Ohio-based Wendy’s International Inc. brand. While the restaurants are creating hundreds of... More information