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Contents
KEY TAKEAWAYS 1
INTRODUCTION 2
DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY, AND TRADE REALISM: ENSURING ALIGNMENT 3
THE U.S. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION: MISSION, CRITERIA, AND FUNDING 4
GEOPOLITICAL COMPETITION, FREE RIDERS, AND IP AND DIGITAL TRADE BARRIERS 6
FOREIGN AND TECH POLICY REALISM: CONNECTING TECH AND TRADE BARRIERS WITH DEVELOPMENT FINANCING 9
RECOMMENDATIONS 10
CONCLUSION 11
APPENDIX 12
ENDNOTES 14
Table 1. Top 12 countries by share of DFC funding 9
Table 2. DFC funding recipients listed in USTR's 2023 Special 301 report, National Trade Estimate, or both due to their use of data localization policies 12
Figure 1. DFC approved financing of up to $300 million to Africa Data Centres 5
Figure 2. A DFC investment in Chiratae Ventures International Fund IV LLC supports further investments in multiple technology companies, including Agrostar,... 7