Abu dhabi: IHC, a global investment company focused on building dynamic value networks, today announced a strategic framework with the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to mobilize transformational, private-sector investment across priority sectors and high-growth markets of mutual strategic interest.
According to Emirates News Agency, 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 collaboration will enable the co-identification, underwriting, and execution of investments across sectors such as critical minerals and mining, energy and infrastructure, logistics and maritime operations, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, ICT and data-center connectivity, food security, and advanced agriculture.
The framework focuses 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. It aims to align long-term commercial returns with shared strategic outcomes, while strengthening resilient supply chains and advancing high-standard investment flows between regions.
This collaboration underscores the robust economic relationship between the United Arab Emirates and the United States, combining IHC's global investment reach and operational expertise with DFC's expanded balance sheet and mandate as the US government's international investment arm. Syed Basar Shueb, CEO of IHC, highlighted the partnership's potential to unlock long-term value and drive sustainable economic growth across key markets.
Ben Black, CEO of the US International Development Finance Corporation, emphasized the collaboration as a crucial step in executing President Trump's foreign policy vision and deepening US-UAE bilateral relations. The partnership will focus on investments that expand economic opportunity and advance shared strategic goals, while also ensuring returns for the US taxpayer.
Through this framework, IHC and DFC aim to 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.