The following tools are used by IFC to improve the corporate governance practices of its client financial institutions* **. The tools are part of IFC’s overall corporate governance improvement methodology. Detailed, step-by-step procedures guiding the improvement process and the use of these corporate governance tools are available online - "Six Steps Procedure".

• Instruction Sheet ( ,40KB )
• Why Corporate Governance? (, 68KB)
• Progression Matrix (, 53KB)
• Information and Document Request List
  • DDR Report Generator ( , 122 K)
  • FGA Tools
    • Information Request List (, 100K)
    • Document Request List (, 52 KB)
• Independent Director Definition (, 25KB)
• Sample Improvement Program (, 23KB)
  • DDR Decision Book Section (restricted for IFC staff only)
  • CGIP for FGA (restricted for IFC staff only)
• Supervision Checklist (, 26KB)

*For further guidance in assessing corporate governance of a bank or other financial institution please refer to the Advanced Methodology for Financial Institutions.
*If the assessed financial institution is also family owned, please also use the following Information Request List Addendum.