The benefits of the BUILD Act

Interview with Ray W. Washburne, President and CEO of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) The U.S. government recently passed the Better Utilization of Investment Leading to Development (BUILD) Act, which creates a a new agency to lend to developing countries. In this interview, Ray W. Washburne, President and CEO of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) talks about the benefits of the BUILD Act and how it opens up new opportunities for investment. How will the recently passed BUILD Act improve OPIC’s operations? With the BUILD Act’s passing, we have a lot more tools to go out with. Sometimes agencies are very active in marketing themselves, and sometimes they’re not. We’re very outwardly focused on letting people know what […]

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