IFC Advisory Services

IFC provides advice to private companies and governments on how to grow businesses sustainably as well as to create a positive investment climate. Close to 1,000 IFC staff work on advisory services in 60 regional offices.

IFC’s advisory work is organized into five business lines:

		Access to Finance Providing advisory services to government bodies, its investment clients, and other private and public sector enterprises to create a broader, deeper, and more inclusive financial system for the underserved in emerging economies
		Investment Climate Helping client countries implement reforms to improve their business environment, and encourage and retain investment, thus fostering competitive markets, growth and job creation.
		Environmental and Social Sustainability Developing and testing innovative environmental and social business models in biodiversity, carbon finance, cleaner technologies, corporate social responsibility, sustainable energy and sustainable investing.
		Infrastructure Advisory Advising national and municipal government on how to structure private sector participation in basic infrastructure projects.
		Corporate Advice Helping large companies include local small and medium enterprises in their supply chain; advising companies, countries and sectors on their corporate governance.
Funding and measurement
		Donor Partnerships and Foundations: IFC’s advisory services are funded by a combination of donor country financing, IFC’s own resources, and clients according to our pricing policy. IFC is also working with Foundations.
		Measuring Results: IFC measures the outputs and outcomes of all of its advisory services projects. In addition, IFC commissions external evaluations, which help us learn and improve our projects.
Regional Offices
		Advisory Services Regional Offices IFC and its partners currently fund a network of 11 Regional Offices around the globe, with combined annual spending of nearly $60 million and over 1,100 people in the field