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OPIC keen to finance US oil cos in Bangladesh
Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). a US government agency, has shown interest in financing companies, particularly the US ones, working for oil and gas exploration in Bangladesh, reports UNB.
The OPlC's main interest is insurance and project financing against equity participation.
This was disclosed by the visiting OPIC vice-president for investment insurance. Juliet Martin, during discussions with the representatives of different US-based oil and gas companies and the local media yesterday.
She said there is a big potential for such investment in Bangladesh as new opportunity is open for investment in the oil and gas sector.
OPICencourages private investment in the developing countries, added Martin.
The OPIC vice-president
mentioned that they had a bilateral agreement with Bangladesh way back in 1975. But the accord, she said, requires some amendments to facilitate the companies for smooth implementation of the
normally provides up to 200 million US dollars for each project. However, ft has recently concluded an agreement for investing 500 million dollars in two projects in Bangladesh, she said.
OPIC will mainly cover two sectors — protection insurance against political violence and project financing against equity participation.
Martin said their project financing programme would be long-term, ranging from live to 15 years.
Replying to a quest., n. the OPIC official said then investment would not affect the local insurance companies as "We
will only deal in the oil and gas sectors."
"We are not here to compete with the local companies." she said, adding that the local companies had no such projects before.
To another query, she replied that the OPIC would uphold the workers' rights as per the 1LO laws and would also keep in view the issues relating to environment.
Regarding environment, the OPIC delegation said they would follow the World Bank guideline.
US Economic and Political Counsellor Stephen Eisenbraun and American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) president Forrest E Cookson were present at the discussion session held at the American Club here.
The five-member OPIC delegation. which arrived last week, will leave Dhaka today.