U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (US DFC)

The United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is the federal government's development finance agency principally responsible for providing and facilitating the funding of private development initiatives in low- and middle-income nations. The IDFC's mission is to accelerate private capital flows toward development issues and help developing countries to create a robust private sector. DFC invests in sectors such as energy, healthcare, critical infrastructure and technology and also provides financing for small businesses and women entrepreneurs to create jobs in emerging markets.