2007 Strategic Directions Paper

This paper, produced annually by IFC's Operational Strategy Department for approval by the Board of Directors, reviews IFC’s external environment and the progress it has made in implementing its strategic priorities. The paper sets out several goals to be achieved over the FY08-10 period, building on IFC's strengths and addressing its challenges, in order to achieve greater development impact.

Full Document [pdf]
Content [pdf]
Executive Summary [pdf]

Section I. External Environment [pdf]

• Overview
• Continues Strong Growth in Developing Countries
• Great Challenges Remain
• Private Sector Critical Growth and Poverty Alleviation
• Private Sector Needs
• Role of IFIs
• Implications for IFC
• Risks

Section II. Creating Opportunity: IFC's Approach for Greater Development Impact and Additionality [pdf]

• Context
• Achievements
• The Way Forward
• Measuring Success

Section III. Challenges [pdf]

• Human Resources (to-date)
• Risk Management and Financial Capacity
• Strategic Communications
• Information Technology

Section IV. Conclusion [pdf]

Annex 1 Implementation Update [pdf]

Annex 2 Regional Strategies [pdf]

Annex 3 Frontier Countries and IDA countries [pdf]

Annex 4 Frontier Regions of Middle Income Countries [pdf]

Annex 5 Corporate Scorecard FY06 [pdf]