Affordable, reliable, and trusted investments in information and communications technology — or ICT — are a powerful tool for advancing development in emerging markets. …
By Elizabeth Boggs Davidsen, Vice President, Office of Development Policy
In 2015, the United Nations established an extraordinary set of 17 development goals aimed at dramatically improving the quality of life and future prospects for everyone on the planet. Seeking in part to end poverty and hunger, ensure healthy lives…
By Nafisa Jiwani
When the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) launched in 2019 as an expanded and modernized development agency, it was with a mission of investing in the world’s most urgent challenges, and a set of new investment tools to support that mission.
This week DFC is applying…
By Algene Sajery, Vice President of External Affairs and Head of Global Gender Equity Initiatives and Amana Bawa, Development Specialist
Every year on Africa Day, the countries of the African Union celebrate their independence and their progress in charting the course to a more healthy, peaceful, and prosperous future.
As…
By Kyle Murphy, Senior Advisor to the CEO and Andrea Orr, Editorial Director
Last week on Earth Day, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) unveiled a series of initiatives that will transform the way we invest in development to significantly reduce emissions over time and partner with vulnerable communities to…
By David Marchick, Chief Operating Officer of U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
When President Biden signed an Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis earlier this year, he highlighted the need for the U.S. to support developing countries in climate mitigation as part of a coordinated global effort.
By Andrew Herscowitz, Chief Development Officer, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
The story of bringing electricity to every corner of the world is a two-sided story of both unprecedented progress in recent years, as well as daunting challenges that remain to reach the most remote populations.
As a Government agency committed to advancing women’s economic empowerment around the world, U.S. International Development Finance Institution (DFC) also strives to empower the women inside the organization.
Women comprise half of DFC’s leadership and span all departments from portfolio management to loan origination, legal affairs, external affairs, and human…
By Anthony Randazzo, Director, Social Enterprise Finance and Ken Olsen, Director, Capital Markets
One of the great challenges facing the impact investing world today is the mismatch between the demand for impact assets that provide market returns and the available supply. …
By Algene Sajery, Vice President of DFC’s Office of External Affairs and Head of DFC’s Global Gender Equity Initiatives
