We are an IFC and World Bank team that adds value to clients in the oil, gas, mining, and chemical industries through private sector financing, advisory services, and policy advice.

Our mission is to help developing countries and communities realize sustainable economic benefits from natural resources.  Natural resource industries are important for many of the world’s poorest countries: they are a key source of jobs, economic opportunities, investments, revenues to government, energy and other benefits for local economies.

Our unique team combines IFC’s private sector investment knowledge with the World Bank’s policy and macroeconomic expertise.  We work with companies through three private sector investment teams: oil and gas, chemicals, and mining.  We also have a policy team that works with governments on oil, gas and mining regulations and revenue use.

We have investment teams based in over 20 countries that draw on their global expertise in delivering advice and innovative financing solutions to clients around the world.

Over the last 50 years, IFC has invested over $16 billion in more than 330 oil, gas, mining, and chemicals companies in 77 emerging market economies.