Global water security is vital to American national security and foreign policy.
That’s why DFC is mobilizing private capital to strengthen water resources, including desalination and conveyance systems.
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🌏 How is the US using development finance to compete with China?
On this episode of the China Global Podcast, Conor Coleman, Head of Investments and Chief of Staff at @DFCgov, joins GMF’s @BonnieGlaser to discuss how development finance is:
⛏️ Strengthening critical mineral supply chains
💰 Mobilizing private investment
🇺🇸 Advancing US strategic interests amid growing competition with China
🎧 Listen: bit.ly/3WDEpn1
Opportunities for U.S. trade with Honduras are vast.
Still, work is needed to link Honduras’ economic engines to the region and spark greater commerce for U.S. suppliers.
By backing Financiera MiCrédito Honduras, DFC is opening doors for both countries.
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This morning, @AfricaMediaHub hosted a briefing with DFC Global Head of Business Development Jim Kelly on our engagements at @AfricaTechFest and efforts to advance trusted digital infrastructure.
Thanks to all the journalists who joined today’s digital press briefing with @DFCgov’s Jim Kelly on DFC’s investment priorities in Africa, and its role at the Africa Tech Festival.
If you missed the live discussion, catch up on the key insights.
Listen to the full briefing: on.soundcloud.com/skBGhLQJVl…
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Journalists are invited to join a digital press briefing with Jim Kelly, @DFCgov Vice President for Global Business Development, on DFC’s role at the Africa Tech Festival and its investments in Africa’s digital infrastructure.
DFC investments are designed to secure tangible results for American workers, partners, and allies while furthering U.S. foreign policy goals.
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We’re working to ensure that the critical mineral supply chains powering the U.S. tech sector are reliable and independent from competitors’ manipulation.
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The U.S. Government has nearly US$1 trillion for critical minerals and other strategic projects worldwide that support U.S. supply chains.
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@DFC_CEO: What we're aiming to do is crowd in private capital, invest alongside the private sector, and that's something that the Chinese cannot do with their model.
China’s Belt and Road Initiative is “not the American way.” - @DFC_CEO on the @Heritage Explains Podcast.
Listen to the full conversation: ricochet.com/podcasts/herita…
In @BarronsOnline, Head of Investments Conor Coleman explains how DFC taps our greatest advantage: the depth of American and allied capital markets.
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Investing in agricultural inputs is a major priority for America’s Deal Team. 🚜
U.S. farmers and consumers are both more secure when ingredients for fertilizer flow from trusted partners – not adversaries – when they can’t be sourced at home.
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China’s Belt and Road Initiative is “not the American way.” - @DFC_CEO on the @Heritage Explains Podcast.
Listen to the full conversation: ricochet.com/podcasts/herita…
Strategic infrastructure investment drives durable economic growth and goodwill for the United States and for our partners.
From @BusInsiderSSA: “The combination of [DFC’s] $205 billion global capacity, stronger equity powers and existing $14 billion African portfolio gives Washington a larger financial vehicle for competing with China”
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Ces investissements de la @DFCgov soutiennent le développement des infrastructures et la diversification des chaînes d’approvisionnement en Afrique 🌍.
« Il existe d’immenses possibilités de bénéfices mutuels pour les États-Unis et l’Afrique. Nous ne recherchons pas des partenariats à sens unique. Nous voulons réellement que notre pays en bénéficie... mais nous voyons aussi un immense potentiel de convergence entre nos intérêts et ceux de l’Afrique. » - Vibhuti Jain, responsable régionale de la DFC pour l’Afrique, lors de l’African Mining Week 2026 (AMW), la Semaine africaine des mines.
ALT Vue satellite du continent africain, accompagnée du texte : « La DFC a mobilisé plus de 14 milliards de $ d’investissements en Afrique ». Un drapeau américain figure en bas du visuel.
Under @DFC_CEO, we’re using cutting-edge investment platforms and funds to strengthen supply chains and advance the shared interests of America and our partners.
Jordan is one of the world's most water-scarce countries. Solving that problem would help unlock a key U.S. ally’s full potential. 🇺🇸🇯🇴
🧵 THREAD: How DFC financing and political risk insurance is set to expand Jordan’s water supply and support U.S. security interests.
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The U.S. is helping address the issue – and America's Deal Team is at the forefront.
Last month, DFC’s Board of Directors approved a loan of up to $1B and up to $800M in political risk insurance to support a seawater desalination plant.
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Another plus: The project is poised to involve American companies and support U.S. manufacturing. 🇺🇸
Learn more about this investment, and its impact on both America and our friends and allies: dfc.gov/investment-story/inv…
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