WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11436) on Aug. 29, 2025, by foreign assistance analyst Nick M. Brown and international trade and finance specialist Shayerah I. Akhtar. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) DFC, a federal agency, uses financial tools to promote private investment in less-developed countries. Its purpose, by statute, is to mobilize private capital to more PR