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18 Jun 2008IFC Fosters Competition in South East Asia’s Oil and Gas Market

18 Jun 2008Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Joins IFC Program to Fund Energy Efficiency Projects in China, Helping Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

10 Jun 2008IFC Helps Major Hardwood Floor Company in China Source Sustainable Wood

05 Jun 2008IFC Agreement with JBIC to Enhance Private Sector Investment in Africa

02 Jun 2008IFC Support to MCS Will Help Strengthen Industrial and Manufacturing Base in Mongolia

28 May 2008Doing Business in the Phillippines 2008: New Report Compares 21 Cities to Help Improve Competitiveness, Create Jobs

15 May 2008IFC and Standard Chartered Bank Collaborate on the Launch of Innovative Credit-Linked Notes to Improve Financing for Microfinance Sector

09 May 2008IFC Investment to Support Distressed Assets Resolution in Emerging Markets in Asia

24 Apr 2008IFC Trade Program Expands in Pakistan, Boosting Access to Finance for Entrepreneurs

22 Apr 2008Doing Business in China 2008: Cities Nationwide Are Introducing Reforms

07 Apr 2008IFC, EDC, and Digicel Collaborate to Expand Mobile Phone Network in Papua New Guinea

03 Apr 2008IFC’s Agreement with Xinglong Hydropower to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in China

03 Apr 2008IFC Completes Agreements with Four Chinese Companies to Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions of 15 Projects

03 Apr 2008IFC Agreement with Anhui Kangyuan Electric Power Group to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in China

03 Apr 2008New IFC Agreement with Shenzhen PhasCon Technologies to Reduce Methane Emissions in China

03 Apr 2008New IFC Agreement with Beijing Deqingyuan Agriculture Scientific Supports Greenhouse Gas Reductions in China

26 Mar 2008IFC, Bank of Beijing Support Cleaner Production and Help Small and Midsize Businesses Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

26 Feb 2008IFC Strengthens Partnership with Sacombank with Housing Finance Facility

25 Feb 2008Industrial Bank and IFC Collaborate to Expand Energy Efficiency Loans and Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions in China: IFC to Support $210 Million Risk-sharing Coverage for Industrial Bank’s Energy Efficiency Loans

12 Feb 2008Small Businesses in Quezon City to Benefit from IFC Business Simplification Program

25 Jan 2008IFC在华投资私营医疗机构,扩大优质医疗服务的覆盖面

22 Jan 2008IFC Partners with Bank of Philippine Islands to Expand Access to Sustainable Energy Finance

22 Jan 2008IFC Convertible Loan to Zhong An Credit Supports Microlending in China

17 Jan 2008IFC在华投资私营医疗机构,扩大优质医疗服务的覆盖面

16 Jan 2008Emerging Market Companies Win by Using Innovative Strategies for Sustainable Business, a Joint IFC and SustainAbility Report Reveals

14 Jan 2008IFC’s Investment in Private Health Care in China to Help Increase Access to High-Quality Medical Services

08 Jan 2008IFC Supports Development of Clean Energy and Environmental Sector in Asia through Private Equity Fund Investment

11 Dec 2007Shift in Investments Needed to Reduce Asian Companies’ Exposure to Carbon Impacts

04 Dec 2007IFC Loan to China’s Business Development Bank Supports Lending to Small and Midsize Businesses

15 Nov 2007IFC Helps Bring Reliable and Affordable Electricity to Mindanao by Supporting Electric Cooperatives and Attracting Private Capital

26 Oct 2007IFC Congratulates National Australia Bank on Adopting the Equator Principles

23 Oct 2007IFC Investment Bolsters Power Sector Reforms in the Philippines, Helping Meet Growing Energy Needs

23 Oct 2007IFC’s Investment in China’s Medical Waste Treatment will Help Improve Environmental Standards

23 Oct 2007国际金融公司投资中国医疗垃圾处理项目,帮助提高中国环保水平

20 Oct 2007IFC Client Leadership Award Highlights Manila Water’s Contribution to Sustainable Development

20 Oct 2007IFC Contributes to World Bank-administered Output Based Grant for Water Services to Manila’s Poor Communities

02 Oct 2007IFC and Westpac Sponsor Workshop to Help Boost Lending to Women Entrepreneurs

28 Aug 2007IFC Invests in Cleaner Energy Technology in China

27 Aug 2007IFC Sponsors Conference to Promote Financial Inclusion in the Pacific

20 Aug 2007IFC Restructures Investment in Mariwasa to Support the Philippines’ Ceramic Tile Industry

10 Aug 2007IFC Launches Its First New Zealand Dollar-Denominated Global Kauri Bond

10 Aug 2007Vanuatu Government Engages IFC to Advise on Privatization of National Airline

31 Jul 2007IFC and BCEL to Help Lao Brewery Company Expand Its Vientiane Operations and Build New Plant

12 Jul 2007Collaboration with Stakeholders Needed to Improve Working Conditions in Shenzhen’s Information and Communication Technology Industry

12 Jul 2007与各利益相关方合作 ,改善深圳信息通讯技术行业的劳动条件

18 Jun 2007National Competitiveness Council Works with IFC to Simplify Business Regulations in the Philippines

07 Jun 2007IFC Sponsors Samoa Tourism Investment Seminar

01 Jun 2007IFC Partners with China EXIM Bank to Support Sustainable Investment by Chinese Companies in Emerging Markets

01 Jun 2007IFC Supports Bank of Beijing’s Growth in Financing Energy Efficiency and International Trade

04 May 2007IFC Helps Bring Affordable Electricity to Underdeveloped Province in the Philippines

03 May 2007China Poised to Ride Longer Economic Wave if it Capitalizes on the Information Revolution: World Bank Report Finds

27 Apr 2007China poised to ride longer economic wave if it capitalizes on the information revolution: World Bank report finds

20 Apr 2007IFC and Austria’s Finance Ministry Establish Trust Fund to Support Private Sector Development in Emerging Markets

19 Apr 2007IFC Launches Global Dollar Bond Issue:Oversubscribed Issue Achieves Quality Order Book

18 Apr 2007IFC Financing Promotes Home Ownership in Saudi Arabia

13 Apr 2007Emerging Market Health Care Companies Going International Is Theme of IFC Conference

13 Apr 2007World Bank and USAID Honor Reformers of Business Environment: Zurab Nogaideli, Prime Minister of Georgia, Recognized as Top Reformer of the Year

13 Apr 2007IFC Partners with Germany’s KfW, Expanding Access to Finance for 5 Million Microenterprises and Low-income Households in Asia

03 Apr 2007Названы банки-финалисты, отобранные для 2007 FT Sustainable Banking Awards

03 Apr 20072007年《金融时报》年度可持续银行奖入围名单揭晓

02 Apr 2007Se eligieron los finalistas de los Premios a la Banca Sostenible Financial Times 2007

02 Apr 2007Lista de finalistas dos Prêmios de Bancos Sustentáveis 2207 do FT

02 Apr 2007Short List Selected for 2007 FT Sustainable Banking Awards

30 Mar 2007Rashad Kaldany New Director of IFC Infrastructure Department

28 Mar 2007IFC and ICF Win UN-Habitat Environmental Award for Wetland Conservation Project

19 Mar 2007New Analysis Reveals $5 Trillion Market at the Base of the Pyramid: IFC and World Resources Institute Report Details Economic and Development Opportunities

19 Mar 2007IFC Advises on New Chapter of Chinese Property Law: New Legislation Improves Access to Finance for Small and Medium Enterprises and Farmers

19 Mar 2007《物权法》打开“动产担保融资”之门 中小企业和农民可望获得更多融资渠道

16 Mar 2007IFC-Sponsored Conference to Explore the Benefits of Public-Private Partnerships in China’s Health Care Services

15 Mar 2007IFC-Supported Investment Outreach Office to Assist Private Sector Investment and Create Jobs in Aceh

02 Mar 2007IFC Loan to Shandong Weigao Supports Growth of Chinese Medical Products Sector, Improve Access to Treatment

12 Feb 2007IFC Helps China’s Industrial Bank Support Cleaner Production and Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions

13 Dec 2006IFC Investment in Manila Water Company to Provide Clean and Reliable Water Supply

12 Dec 2006IFC Investment in PNOC-EDC Supports Philippine Power Sector Reform and Development of Renewable Energy

12 Dec 2006Japan Becomes First Donor Country Providing Financial Support to IFC’s Global Trade Finance Program

30 Nov 2006IFC's Local Currency Financing Supports Bank Internasional Indonesia's Strategic SME Business

27 Nov 2006IFC Financing of Key Tollway in the Philippines to Spur Economic Activity

16 Nov 2006IFC Facilitates Private Investment for Affordable, Reliable Electricity in Remote Philippine Province

16 Nov 2006IFC Loan to Century Sunshine Supports Growth of Organic Fertilizer Industry in China

15 Nov 2006IFC to Assess Private Sector Opportunities in Mongolia’s Energy Sector: Study Will Evaluate Diversification of Energy Sources and Clean Fuel Alternatives

10 Nov 2006IFC Loan to Fosun Pharma Supports China’s Pharmaceutical Sector Reforms and Expansion of Anti-Malaria Product Line

10 Nov 2006IFC Loan to Nanjing City Commercial Bank Supports Growth of Small Businesses

10 Nov 2006IFC Supports Improved Health Care in China through Loan to Aier Eye Hospitals

10 Nov 2006IFC’s Second Panda Bond Issue Supports Development of Capital Markets, Private Sector Businesses: RMB 870 Million Panda Bond II Promotes Bond Market, Provides Local Currency Financing for Four Domestic Companies

01 Nov 2006New Study Shows How Management Training Improves Garment Supervisors’ Practices and Factory Performance

01 Nov 2006New Study Compares the Business Environment in 10 Cambodian Provinces

27 Oct 2006 IFC Study Provides Roadmap for Sustainable Development of China’s Non-Wood Pulp and Paper Industry

26 Oct 2006IFC Investment in Asian Distressed Assets Fund Aims to Strengthen Credit Culture Across Asia

13 Oct 2006 IFC’s Global Trade Finance Program Announces First Chinese Participant

12 Oct 2006IFC Supports Private Sector in Bringing Electricity to Rural Philippines

15 Sep 2006IFC Teams with Sampoerna Foundation and BII to Help Students in Indonesia Finance Their University Educations

07 Sep 2006Smaller Business Will Benefit from IFC’s Trade Finance Program in Mongolia

25 Aug 2006IFC Helps Increase Water Treatment Capacity in China: Epure Benefits from $10 Million Equity Investment

22 Aug 2006IFC Supports Development of Renewable Energy and Biofuels in the Philippines

22 Aug 2006IFC Chief Lars Thunell Concludes Vietnam Visit on Optimistic Note

10 Aug 2006Mongolia: IFC Advises on New Financial Leasing Law

03 Aug 2006IFC Investments to Increase China’s Water Supply and Enhance Wastewater Treatment

02 Aug 2006IFC Supports Coal Conversion into Clean Energy, Addresses China’s Energy Security Needs

21 Jul 2006IFC Launches Renewed Effort to Boost Business and Cut Poverty in the Pacific

11 Jul 2006Rabobank and IFC Acquire Stakes in URCB, First Foreign Investment in a Chinese Rural Cooperative Bank

06 Jul 2006IFC Long Term Local Currency Facility to WOM Finance Supports Motorcycle Financing for Individuals and Small Businesses

05 Jul 2006IFC Helps ACLEDA Bank of Cambodia Increase its Long-Term Lending

31 May 2006IFC Workshop Demonstrates Business Case for Sustainable Finance

24 May 2006IFC’s First Investment in Papua New Guinea Assists Small Businesses and Microenterprises

23 May 2006 IFC’s Vocational Education and Training Conference Highlights Benefits of Public-Private Partnerships

17 May 2006IFC $50 Million Loan to Shanshui Group Supports Environmental Upgrades

17 May 2006IFC Contributes $1 Million to XinAo Gas’ Energy Efficiency Operations

17 May 2006IFC Establishes Risk-Sharing Facility with Industrial Bank to Boost Energy Efficiency Project Lending in China

15 May 2006IFC and North Andre Sign Cooperation Agreement to Promote Good Practice in Supply Chain

15 May 2006IFC Provides Largest Local Currency Loan Facility to Bank Danamon Indonesia Rp 1.3 Trillion Loan to be Oriented Towards SME and Mass Market Businesses

15 May 2006IFC-PENSA and WWF Help First Acacia Plantation Attain Global Forest and Trade Network Membership

11 May 2006IFC Hails Zhongda’s Small Hydropower Projects in Yunnan

10 May 2006At 50, IFC Looks to Opportunities, Challenges in Asia’s Markets

24 Apr 2006IFC Highlights Women’s Entrepreneurship in Indonesia: IFC-PENSA and IWAPI Launch “Voices of Women in the Private Sector”

28 Mar 2006New Reports Offer Investors Guidance for Assessing Environmental, Social, and Governance Factors in Asian Businesses

07 Mar 2006Finland Contributes $3 Million to IFC’s China Energy Efficiency Initiative

19 Jan 2006IFC and Indonesia Business Links Support Young Entrepreneurs

19 Jan 2006IFC Provides $45 Million Financing to Central Pertiwi Bahari

15 Nov 1993IFC LAUNCHES NEW STOCK INDEXES FOR CHINA AND ZIMBABWE

16 Sep 1993 IFC ISSUES U.S. DOLLAR/YEN WARRANTS

30 Aug 1993 IFC INVESTS US$20 MILLION TO FINANCE EXPANSION OF INDONESIAN SHIPPING COMPANY

26 Aug 1993PHILIPPINES MINDANAO POWER PROJECT GETS US$35.5 MILLION FINANCING PACKAGE FROM IFC t

13 Aug 1993IFC LAUNCHES HONG KONG DOLLAR (HK$) 750 MILLION BOND OFFERING -- Largest Issue To Date in Hong Kong Domestic Bond Market

16 Jul 1993IFC PROVIDES US$16 MILLION TO DEVELOP LARGE BANANA PLANTATION IN SUMATRA, INDONESIA

01 Jul 1993IFC ARRANGES $135 MILLION FINANCING PACKAGE FOR PHILIPPINE REFINERY

27 May 1993 IFC BOARD APPROVES $350 MILLION FINANCING PACKAGE FOR STAR PETROLEUM

25 May 1993IFC PROVIDES $30.7 MILLION FINANCING FOR JOINT VENTURE CEMENT PROJECT IN CHINA

12 May 1993 IFC LAUNCHES ITS LARGEST BORROWING TO DATE -- First Yen Eurobond Issue

29 Apr 1993$933 MILLION FINANCING PACKAGE FOR HOPEWELL/PHILIPPINE PLANT SETS PRECEDENT FOR PRIVATE SECTOR POWER PROJECTS

15 Mar 1993 H&Q PHILIPPINE VENTURES II TO RECEIVE IFC FINANCING

25 Feb 1993C O R R E C T I O N

08 Feb 1993 IFC LAUNCHES NEW HK$500 MILLION BOND OFFERING

05 Feb 1993PHILIPPINES HOPEWELL POWER PROJECT TO RECEIVE $110 MILLION FINANCING FROM IFC

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