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The Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s Development Finance Institution, approved financing and insurance commitments to support eight private sector-led development projects in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation(OPIC), the U.S. Government’s development finance institution, approved up to $100 million in financing for an investment fund that will produce quality commercial real estate in sub-Saharan Africa. The region is one of the fastest-urbanizing areas in the world, but suffers from significant underinvestment in office space.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) approved a $400 million framework agreement which will enable Wells Fargo to provide U.S. dollar funding to financial institutions in emerging markets so that they can expand their lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), housing and renewable energy projects.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 1 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) approved $45 million to enable Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) to expand its housing microfinance lending (HMF) – a growing impact investment sector that will help thousands of low-income families around the world build, improve, and maintain decent homes.