New Markets for Local Banks: The Case of Bangladesh
IFC's SouthAsia Enterprise Development Facility helps Bangladesh's financial institutions find profitable ways to provide funding to small and midsized companies. more...

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? more...

IFC and Carbon Finance: Building for the Future
The Earth is undoubtedly warming up. Academics, scientists, environmentalists, and economists all speculate that global warming is a byproduct of industrialization. more...

Leasing Opens Doors for Small Business
A fast-growing local leasing industry is helping many small and mid-sized businesses in Central Asia create jobs and expand operations. This form of financing is especially ... more...

ACLEDA Bank: An IFC Client Leading on Sustainability
As a refugee in Thailand some years ago, In Channy dreamed of improving the lives of the poorest people. He began to realize this dream in 1993 after returning to his native Cambodia, ... more...