IHC and U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) enter strategic agreement
Will work to mobilize capital across critical minerals, energy, logistics, healthcare, food security and Information, Communication and Technology (ICT)
Framework enables joint origination, underwriting and execution of high-impact investments
Reinforces IHC’s global investment reach and DFC’s mandate to scale private capital deployment
Abu Dhabi, UAE – 14 January 2026: IHC, a global investment company focused on building dynamic value networks, today announced a strategic framework with the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to mobilize transformational, private-sector investment across priority sectors and high-growth markets of mutual strategic interest.
The agreement was signed in Abu Dhabi in the presence of H.H. Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of IHC, with Syed Basar Shueb, CEO of IHC, and Ben Black, CEO of DFC.
The agreement will enable the co-identification, underwriting and execution of investments across critical minerals and mining, energy and infrastructure, logistics and maritime operations, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, ICT and data-center connectivity, food security and advanced agriculture, and other enabling infrastructure. The collaboration will focus on projects spanning emerging and frontier markets, including opportunities aligned with major global trade and connectivity corridors.
Under the framework, IHC and DFC will work closely together, supported by a senior-level joint committee, to accelerate transaction execution and deploy capital at scale. The framework is designed to align long-term commercial returns with shared strategic outcomes, while strengthening resilient supply chains and advancing high-standard investment flows between regions.
The collaboration reflects the deep and enduring economic relationship between the United Arab Emirates and the United States and combines IHC’s global investment reach and operational expertise with DFC’s expanded balance sheet and mandate as the U.S. government’s international investment arm.
Through this framework, IHC and DFC will pursue opportunities that generate measurable economic impact, expand workforce capabilities, support innovation in advanced technologies, and reinforce long-term development and security objectives across partner economies.
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