IFC's Largest Investment in Africa Empowers Local Communities
IFC's $150 million investment in South African platinum producer Lonmin was coupled with an extensive package of advisory services to empower local communities.
IFC Boosts Lending To Small African Businesses
IFC's Africa Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Finance Program aims to boost lending to smaller businesses by investing in and providing extensive advisory services to banks.
 | IFC's Commitment to Sub-Saharan Africa
IFC's activities in Sub-Saharan Africa have never been stronger, helping to bring tangible benefits to millions of people across the region. |
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 | IFC Helps Women in Emerging Markets
IFC is working with clients in emerging markets to create opportunities for women and achieve a greater impact on private sector development. |
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 | IFC Expands in Nigeria, Supporting Reform & Prospects for Growth
Nigeria is already IFC's largest exposure in Africa. If the business environment continues to improve, activities could increase even further as IFC seeks to enter new sectors. |
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 | IFC Helps Create New Opportunities in Ghana
With new opportunities in sectors such as education, infrastructure, and financial services, IFC's activities in Ghana are expanding rapidly. |
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 | IFC Kola Bond Opens West African Markets
IFC marks a new milestone in the development of Africa's local currency bond market, becoming the first nonresident institution to issue a bond denominated in West African francs. |
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 | IFC Takes a Proactive Approach on HIV/AIDS
This year's World AIDS Day came at a time when IFC had just held a client conference in Africa, dedicated to addressing HIV/AIDS in the workplace. |
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 | IFC Launches Report on Access to Finance for Women in South Africa
Sex disaggregated data reveals that black women in South Africa are the most entrepreneurial segment of the population, yet the least likely to have access to finance. |
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 | IFC's Focuses on Increasing Development Impact
IFC is playing a key role in promoting a sustainable private sector in developing countries and achieving measurable development impact. |
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 | IFC Supports Cleaner Production in African Hotels
An IFC-financed cleaner production audit of four hotels in Mali and Burkina Faso revealed that energy and water savings could increase the hotels' net profit by about 50 percent. |
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 | IFC Partners with Gates Foundation on Health Care in Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is not on track to meet the Millennium Development Goals related to health. IFC and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are teaming up to help. |
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 | IFC Puts Commitments into Action in Africa
IFC's strategy for Africa is to address the development of the region comprehensively, not only through large projects but also by investing in smaller businesses. |
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 | IFC Helps Magadi Soda Address HIV/AIDS
If you headed a company in a country that has a substantial prevalence of HIV/AIDS, how would you convince your board of directors to endorse free anti-retroviral therapy? |
