Since its inception in 2019, a U.S. development agency has created a portfolio of more than $50 billion worth of projects in 114 countries, including a trans-Africa railway corridor, a power plant in Sierra Leone,
Like Japan, the United Kingdom and France, the United States must have a more direct alignment between its foreign aid and commercial interests.
The withdrawal marks another low point in U.S.-India ties after the billionaire’s indictment on charges related to fraud, and a blow to Washington’s bid to counter China’s regional clout.
On Monday, the U.S. agency celebrated its five-year milestone by vowing to advance U.S. foreign policy and strategic interests through projects around the world such as the one in Angola.
President Joe Biden promotes a trans-Africa rail project during his Angola visit, highlighting U.S. investment to enhance economic ties and counter China's global influence. The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation's $553 million loan marks a strategic effort to bolster development and American interests abroad.
When President Joe Biden visited Angola last week, one of the highlights was his pledge of hundreds of millions of dollars for an ambitious trans-Africa rail project that would bring copper and cobalt from central Africa to the Atlantic port of Lobito.
President Biden made what may be his diplomatic curtain call this month with a long-promised trip to Africa, becoming the first president to visit Angola and first since former President Obama to visit the continent — with President-elect Trump in between.
The fight against global warming requires reducing emissions. Developed countries have accepted 2050, China 2060, and India 2070 as the deadline for energy transition to net zero emissions by 2070. There are two developments that will cut short the transition time.
The U.S. Energy Information ... consensus for the optimal development of the country’s energy. In December, Central Puerto, Argentina's leading electricity generator, and the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation announced the signing ...
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What Goldman Sachs’ exit from the U.N. Net-Zero Banking Alliance means for the future of sustainable finance. Plus, progress on the Lobito corridor, and good news for MCC.