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BUILDing a DFC Fit for Purpose: Eight recommendations for a robust reauthorization of America’s development finance institution
Memo Nov 14, 2023

BUILDing a DFC Fit for Purpose: Eight recommendations for a robust reauthorization of America’s development finance institution

BLUF: Looming reauthorization is an opportunity to reinvigorate DFC’s ability to support US national goals. We suggest eight ways Congress can give the agency the resources and flexibility needed to live up to its original vision.
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Does the DFC’s Portfolio Match Its Development Mandate?
Memo Aug 28, 2023

Does the DFC’s Portfolio Match Its Development Mandate?

BLUF: DFC’s portfolio is increasingly skewed toward richer markets in direct contradiction to its original development mandate and congressional intent. The trend is a result of external pressures placed on the agency plus internal limitations that Congress can mitigate in future reauthorization.
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Is Nuclear Power Pro-Development? Six reasons why the DFC should lift its ban
Blog Jun 10, 2020

Is Nuclear Power Pro-Development? Six reasons why the DFC should lift its ban

The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is considering a change to its current ban on financing projects with…

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How the DFC’s New Energy Investments in Mozambique Show the Agency’s Balanced Approach
Blog Sep 16, 2020

How the DFC’s New Energy Investments in Mozambique Show the Agency’s Balanced Approach

Originally appeared in a Center for Global Development post, September 16, 2020  In its latest batch of investments…

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The DFC, World Bank, and how a nuanced compromise on gas financing for poor countries could quietly become a blanket ban (hint: ask the Kosovars)
Blog Sep 27, 2021

The DFC, World Bank, and how a nuanced compromise on gas financing for poor countries could quietly become a blanket ban (hint: ask the Kosovars)

The debate over whether development finance should be allowed for downstream gas projects appears to be settling toward…

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Where are Africa’s Clean Energy Projects? A proactive agenda for the US Government
Op-Eds May 05, 2022

Where are Africa’s Clean Energy Projects? A proactive agenda for the US Government

BLUF: The USG wants to fund as many new clean energy projects in Africa as possible, but the…

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