US International Development Finance Corporation
The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is the United States government's development finance institution, established in 2019 under the first Trump administration. It consolidated the functions of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and the Development Credit Authority, and is housed within the broader US development finance framework. The DFC provides loans, equity investments, political risk insurance, and grants to private-sector projects in developing countries, with an explicit mandate to advance US foreign-policy interests and counter the economic influence of rivals such as China. It is led by a chief executive officer appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
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Trump administration weighing separate US-Russia economic deals before war ends — NYT
The Trump administration is considering separate economic and business agreements with Russia even before the war in Ukraine ends, according to The New York Times, citing sources familiar with internal US discussions. The reported shift would reverse Trump's earlier Alaska-summit pledge that no such deals would be made until the war was settled, and comes as the US Congress pushes forward a sweeping new sanctions bill against Russia.