DFC supports investments across Europe and Central Asia to bolster energy security, build critical infrastructure, strengthen supply chains, and lay a strong foundation for continued growth and increased trade.
Last year, DFC investments in Europe and Central Asia strengthened allied economies and energy independence by providing:
- $225 million in financial services to local businesses and consumers
- $72.1 million in financial services to the information and communications technology sector
- $36.6 million in financial services for transportation and logistics
- 2.7 million new energy connections
- 2,461 gigawatt hours of energy generation
- 42,461 jobs created to build economic reliance with key regional partners
DFC is supporting an investment in MEDZnMORE through its $10 million equity investment in Integra Partners Fund II LP, which focuses on early-stage fintech and healthtech businesses in South and Southeast Asia.
DFC committed a $125 million loan to ONEX Elefsis Shipyards and Industries to support the acquisition and rehabilitation of a shipyard in Elefsina, Greece, located just 12 miles from the Port of Piraeus. DFC’s support countered efforts by the Government of China to expand its influence in the region.
DFC, through its investment in the Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund, is supporting the expansion of the Port of Burgas on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast.