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Why Is DFC Investing in Domestic COVID-19 Programs?
Clemence Landers
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Prashant Yadav
May 20, 2020
President Trump recently delegated authority—under the Defense Production Act—to the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to support domestic production of medical equipment.
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Coordinating for Impact: Ideas to Advance DFC’s Interagency Engagement
Clemence Landers et al.
May 14, 2020
The ability of the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to fulfill its promise of becoming a full-fledged, impact-focused development finance institution depends in part on how it leverages the expertise and resources of other US government development agencies.
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How Does a List on a Napkin Become a New Federal Agency? Reflections on the Creation of the DFC

Todd Moss
April 16, 2020
Think tanks are supposed to float new ideas to make government work better. One such crazy idea that started with Ben Leo and me turned into the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). How did this possibly happen? And what might we learn from this experience?
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How Might Think Tanks Make Real Things Happen? Lessons from the Creation of the DFC
Todd Moss
April 16, 2020
A new US government agency began as scrawl on a napkin in a think tank seminar room just off Dupont Circle in Washington, DC. Fast forward nine years, in early 2020, the US International Development Finance Corporation was born.