The Overseas Private Investment Corporation, used by the U.S. to push private funds toward projects that benefit foreign policy goals, has tapped Waltham, Mass., PR firm inkhouse, after a competitive pitch process.
OPIC, released an RFP in August for agency help with media relations, social media and website work, and other writing after it completed a messaging and branding audit.
There was no incumbent for the assignment.
Inkhouse, led by Boston-area tech PR vets Beth Monaghan and Meg O’Leary, picked up a pact capped at $150K with OPIC, a self-sustaining federal agency which has been described as “risk insurance” for U.S. companies eying developing markets like Afghanistan and India.
OPIC today announcing $250M in financing for the U.S. solar development company MEMC Electronic Materials to develop solar plants in Thailand.