By Dia Martin, Managing Director for Social Enterprise Finance at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation Early-stage innovators across the developing world, including those with highly impactful solutions to critical challenges, often face incredible hurdles to securing long-term and sustainable flows of capital. Consider Kasha, an e-commerce company selling personal…

By Aparna Shrivastava, Deputy Chief Climate Officer of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation As we return from the climate talks in Glasgow where DFC set out to advance discussions with our G7 counterparts on the implementation of a Build Back Better for the World (B3W) agenda, we are excited…

By Jake Levine, Chief Climate Officer of U.S. International Development Finance Corporation World leaders convening at COP26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland over the past week confronted a growing body of evidence that developing countries are bearing a disproportionate share of the climate crisis burden and…

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. Three months…