Overseas Private Investment Corporation: Hearings Before the Subcommittee Onforeign Economic Policy of the ..., 93-1, May 22, 29, 31, June 5, 7, 12, 13, 19, and 20, 19731973 - 432 páginas |
Palavras e frases frequentes
abroad activities agency agreements Agribusiness American ARMSTRONG assistance balance of payments benefits bilateral BIRNBAUM BOSTWICK Botswana Brazil capital Chairman Chile Colombia committee competitive Congress contract contribute cost coverage CULVER direct investment Dominican Republic effect encourage enterprise equity Eximbank expropriation extractive industries financing Foreign Economic Policy foreign investment foreign policy GILMAN going guarantee host country host government important Indonesia insurance program investment disputes investment insurance involved Latin America LDC's loan mandate Manufacture MCCREARY ment million MILLS MUELLER multilateral multinational multinational corporations negotiations operate OPIC insurance OPIC programs OPIC's Overseas Private Investment participation percent POATS political risk insurance portfolio private insurance problem production profit projects question raw materials reinsurance role SHELP statement subcommittee subrogation talking tion U.S. companies U.S. exporters U.S. foreign U.S. Government U.S. investor U.S. private investment United WHALEN World Bank
Passagens conhecidas
Página 260 - To mobilize and facilitate the participation of United States private capital and skills in the economic and social progress of less developed friendly countries and areas, thereby complementing the development assistance objectives of the United States...
Página 10 - Indeed, one of the greatest obstacles in most poor countries is the concentration of political and economic power in the hands of a relatively .small dominant elite.
Página 93 - Congress of the United States, Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Washington, DC DEAR MR.
Página 134 - ... (C) when any payment is made to any person pursuant to a guaranty as hereinbefore described, the currency, credits, assets, or investment on account of which such payment is made shall become the property of the United States Government, and the United States Government shall be subrogated to any right, title, claim or cause of action existing in connection therewith...
Página 156 - ... to aid in financing and to facilitate exports and imports and the exchange of commodities between the United States or any of its Territories or insular possessions and any foreign country or the agencies or nationals thereof." The act also provides that it is the policy of the Congress that the bank should supplement and encourage and not compete with private capital...
Página 183 - I wonder if you would be kind enough to give us your views on the question of multilateralization of the investment insurance programs.
Página 159 - For transactions in the developed countries, there must be a clear indication that local cost support is necessary to counter non-US competition offering publicly assisted local cost financing. Normally, Eximbank will guarantee local cost financing up to an amount equal to 15 percent of the value of the capital goods and services exported from the United States in the related transaction.
Página 415 - OPIC is mandated to mobilize and facilitate the participation of US private capital and skills in the economic and social development of developing countries and emerging economies.
Página 342 - Governments should not attempt to extend their laws and regulations in such a way as to influence business activities in other countries.
Página 186 - Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, I appreciate your invitation to appear before this committee to discuss...