IFC promotes development by mobilizing financing for the private sector in its developing member countries. In carrying out this role, we operate as both a financial and developmental institution. This developmental mandate is what differentiates IFC from commercial financiers. IFC acts as a catalyst in raising capital from foreign and domestic sources, in both private and public markets, for projects in the private sector of its member countries.

IFC's Syndication and Resource Mobilization Department ("CMO") mobilizes funds for the Corporation through: i) Syndicated "B" Loans, ii) Coordinated and/or syndicated parallel loans, and iii) A Loan Participations (ALPs). The providers of funds under the B Loan Program are mainly commercial banks, while the providers of funds for parallel loans are mainly development finance institutions (DFIs) and international financial institutions (IFIs).

B Loans

IFC's B Loan Syndication Program allows participants to enjoy the advantages of IFC's status as a multilateral institution. By participating in a B Loan transaction, participants benefit from IFC's Preferred Creditor Status. Learn more...

Parallel Loans

The crisis has diminished commercial banks’ appetite for lending, which traditionally had been IFC’s primary means of mobilizing resources from third parties to serve the needs of clients in emerging markets. In response, IFC has provided a way for development finance institutions and international finance institutions to quickly scale up their investments – by allowing them to participate in syndicated parallel loans. Learn more...

A Loan Participations (ALPs)

An A Loan Participation (“ALP”) is an effective exposure management tool which IFC uses to reduce its risk exposures – dollar for dollar – to a client, country or sector. An ALP is created through the partial sale of an A Loan to commercial banks or other financial institutions and is governed by a Participation Agreement, much like the agreement used for IFC B Loans. Learn more...

B Loan Management

The B Loan Management group ("CMOBL" or "BLM") was established as a dedicated resource to provide consistent service to B loan participant banks, and to ensure that IFC's contractual obligations under the loan agreements and participation agreements are fulfilled. The group manages $7.5 billion in B loans held by over 150 financial institutions. Learn more...