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R 270947Z APR 09
FM AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 6360
INFO RUCNCLS/ALL SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA COLLECTIVE
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC

UNCLAS NEW DELHI 000838 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE 
 
STATE FOR SCA/INS AND EEB 
DEPT PASS TO OPIC MITCHELL STRAUSS 
 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECON EFIN EINVA IN
 
SUBJECT: APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: ROOT CAPITAL, INC. 
 
REF: SECSTATE 039945 
 
¶1.  (SBU) This is in response to reftel, seeking Post input on OPIC 
providing a direct loan to Root Capital, a 501(c)(3)for the purpose 
of expanding its global financial services business as a non-bank to 
farmers and artisans, agricultural companies and cooperatives 
globally. 
 
¶2. (SBU) The only information Post was able to uncover about Root 
Capital doing business in India was what Root Capital had self 
listed on its website.  However, this could not be confirmed in 
country.  After conferring with OPIC's Mitchell Strauss, she 
contacted Root Capital in the United States and informed Post that 
while Root Capital had done business in India many years ago, it had 
nothing currently in India and nothing planned for the immediate 
future.  As a result further input from Post was not required. 
 
BURLEIGH