
Through our Global Trade Finance Program, IFC has increased its assistance to conflict- affected and least developed countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to help businesses, especially small businesses, expand by facilitating their access to trade finance. more...

The linchpin of the global economy, international trade, is expected to decline this year for the first time since 1982. IFC and other international organizations must do all they can in response: keeping trade flowing is essential to saving jobs and curbing the impact of the crisis on people in the developing world. more...