Inside DFC

Updates From America's Deal Team

CEO Ben Black Shares the Impact of

DFC's Work in Ukraine

CEO Black spoke at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-Ukraine Partnership Forum on the instruments and mechanisms that DFC is employing to mobilize private capital to support reconstruction in Ukraine. Read more »

CEO Ben Black on the Future of

Investment in Africa

“We want to structure investments that can transform and improve economic trajectories for entire regions while advancing the U.S.'s strategic interests abroad,” CEO Black said during the Atlantic Council’s Investing in Africa Forum during World Bank Week in Washington, D.C. Read more »

DFC Announces First Antimony Deal to Strengthen Critical Mineral Supply Chains

The agreement with Pela Global Limited marks DFC's first investment in antimony, a mineral essential for the production of a range of industrial and defense products, and first project in North Macedonia. Read more »

CEO Ben Black Holds Bilateral Meeting With Ethiopia’s Finance Minister

CEO Black and Minister Ahmed Shide discussed areas of mutual interest for strategic investments, including the mining, infrastructure, and hospitality sectors. Read more »

DFC Takes the Stage at Devex Impact House: The Capital Summit

Chief of Staff and Head of Investments Conor Coleman spoke with Adva Saldinger of Devex about DFC's reauthorization and new investment priorities. Read more »

Investment Story: A Breakthrough in Bolstering Rare Earth Supply Chains

Learn how DFC is securing a reliable Western Hemisphere source of critical minerals that strengthens American economic resilience, supports allied industry, and reduces dependence on rare earths sourced and processed in China. Read more »

Did You Know?

Global demand for critical minerals is expected to surge up to 600 percent over the next two decades. DFC’s recent support for a brownfield antimony mine in North Macedonia is the latest in a series of investments to bolster U.S. and allied mineral supplies.

DFC in the News

Bloomberg | US Doubles Hormuz Guarantees to $40 Billion With New Partners

Financial Times | US secures rare earths supply as part of $565mn loan to Brazil mining group

Bloomberg | US Agency to Own 20% of Graphite Miner Syrah in Critical Minerals Push

Kyiv Independent | First US-Ukraine reconstruction fund investment officially revealed

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is the international investment arm of the United States Government and central to U.S. economic statecraft. DFC mobilizes private capital to advance U.S. foreign policy and economic development. Our investments deliver strong returns for American taxpayers, drive meaningful economic development for our allies and partners, and secure supply chains to counter and outcompete our adversaries.

If you received this newsletter from someone else, subscribe here.

Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Our Privacy Policy | Constant Contact Data Notice

U.S. International Development Finance Corporation | 1100 New York Avenue Northwest | Washington, DC 20527 US