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Friday, March 5, 2010

OPIC Selects AmLaw Consulting Group LLC as Originator in Enterprise Development Network

AmLaw contact: Charles Raether, 703-967-4855, charles@amlawpro.com

WASHINGTON, D.C. –The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has selected AmLaw Consulting Group LLC, a legal and business consultancy, to serve as an originator for a growing alliance with the private sector designed to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) expanding into emerging markets overseas.

The alliance, the Enterprise Development Network (EDN), is expanding the ability of OPIC – the U.S. government agency charged with facilitating U.S. private sector investment in emerging markets – to provide financing to SMEs doing business in developing countries.

Through the support of financial institutions, business consultants, associations, law firms and regional investment promotion agencies, EDN is designed to enhance SME access to OPIC products and services. By empowering such service providers, the network is resulting in more efficient, cost-effective delivery of services to American businesses.

AmLaw Consulting Group LLC is a legal and business advisory company based in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area. In addition to assisting foreign firms entering the U.S. market, AmLaw Consulting supports U.S. companies with their outbound transactions and investments overseas with a particular focus on markets in Eurasia. Visit AmLaw Consulting on the web at www.amlawpro.com for further information about its added-value services for firms entering new overseas markets.

OPIC was established as an agency of the U.S. government in 1971. It helps U.S. businesses invest overseas, fosters economic development in new and emerging markets, complements the private sector in managing risks associated with foreign direct investment, and supports U.S. foreign policy. Because OPIC charges market-based fees for its products, it operates on a self-sustaining basis at no net cost to taxpayers.

OPIC’s political risk insurance and financing help U.S. businesses of all sizes invest in more than 150 emerging markets and developing nations worldwide. Over the agency's 39-year history, OPIC has supported $194 billion worth of investments that have helped developing countries to generate over 842,000 host-country jobs. OPIC projects have also generated $74 billion in U.S. exports and supported more than 274,000 American jobs.