Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are key to innovation and an engine of economic growth and job creation in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Despite the crucial role SMEs play in the region's economies, they often have great difficulty accessing the financing needed for start-up and growth. Learn more
OPIC President and CEO Elizabeth L. Littlefield met with Malawian President Joyce Banda and Rwandan President Paul Kagame last month to learn more about opportunities to support private sector investment. OPIC supports multiple projects in the countries and is seeking additional ways to help address their need for additional electricity, infrastructure and access to finance. Learn more
It is easy to look at this image and conclude that the challenge of such widespread energy poverty in Africa that has left hundreds of millions of people in the dark is almost too daunting to address. But when OPIC Vice President Judith Pryor travels to Africa, he sees Africa's potential and exciting future. Learn more
The U.S. Global Leadership Coalition highlighted OPIC client Husk Power during a talk last month about the value of positive economic engagement in advancing foreign relations. Husk's founders used an OPIC loan to introduce a series of mini-power plants in remote regions of India. Learn more
OPIC will continue its popular Expanding Horizons series for small businesses in 2014. These workshops and seminars help educate small businesses about the tools available from OPIC and other U.S. Government agencies that can support their efforts. Learn more
