ft 11 9, 12. NCB argues the Court should employ the "core functions" test outlined in Tran- saero, Inc. v. La Fuerza Aerea Boliviana, 30 F.3d 148 (D.C.Cir.1994), to find that the PIF is the equivalent of the Kingdom. Under this test, if the entity's core func- tions are governmental, it is considered the