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Conor Coleman discusses the role of the Development Finance Corporation in U.S. economic statecraft and various international investment projects.

Sponsor: Teucrium Corn Fund (NYSE Arca: CORN): https://teucrium.com/corn Conor Coleman, Head of Investments and Chief of Staff at the Development Finance Corporation (DFC), joins Monetary Matters to explain the DFC’s capacity as the international investment arm of the United States Government and its central role in economic statecraft. He and Jack discuss the Ukraine Mineral Deal, Strait of Hormuz Reinsurance Program, as well as several other deals and programs around the world that the DFC is involved in. Recorded June 8, 2026. Development Finance Corporation (DFC) website: https://www.dfc.gov/ DFC Project Data: https://www.dfc.gov/what-we-do/active-projects U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund: https://www.dfc.gov/investment-story/investing-ukraines-reconstruction-and-americas-security “US Agency to Own 20% of Graphite Miner Syrah in Critical Minerals Push”: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-26/us-agency-to-own-20-of-graphite-miner-syrah-in-critical-minerals-push ____ Jack Farley on X https://x.com/JackFarley96 Follow Monetary Matters on: Apple Podcasts https://rb.gy/s5qfyh Spotify https://rb.gy/x56dx5 YouTube https://rb.gy/dpwxez This episode is sponsored…

People in this episode

Host: Jack Farley

Guest: Conor Coleman

Topics covered

• government investment
• economic statecraft
• international relations
• infrastructure funding
• development finance

Keywords

• Development Finance Corporation
• Conor Coleman
• economic statecraft
• Ukraine Mineral Deal
• Strait of Hormuz
• government investment
• international investment

Sponsors

Teucrium Corn Fund

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Development Finance Corporation

Places: United States, Ukraine

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