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Chris Coons: “I think as you demonstrated, you know by time spent in Lusaka and elsewhere in the developing world, that in countries…”

On the recordJanuary 2, 2017
I think as you demonstrated, you know by time spent in Lusaka and elsewhere in the developing world, that in countries like that, if we want there to be an American private sector footprint, without OPIC it is not going to happen.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the importance of OPIC for American business in developing countries.

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