| The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) is a U.S. Government agency that promotes economic growth in developing countries and regions, including the Newly Independent States (NIS), by encouraging Ameri-can private investment. Since 1992, when OPIC first opened in the NIS, it has committed a total of $5.2 billion in fi-nancing and insurance support to about 140 projects in the region. OPIC assists American investors through three principal products, including insurance, financing, and in-vestment funds. |