About IFC Investments

IFC's investment operations are managed by regional departments and sector/industry departments. See also investment proposals.

Regional Departments		Sector/Industry Departments
The regional departments manage projects in their respective geographical area in sectors that are not covered by an IFC industry department. Learn more...		The industry departments manage projects within their respective sector globally, regardless of the region the project is located. Learn more...

Jointly Managed Departments

IFC and the World Bank combined the expertise of several existing groups and created jointly managed departments where there are strong interfaces between policy and private investment transactions. The departments are: Corporate Governance & Capital Markets Advisory Foreign Investment Advisory Service Global Information & Communication Technologies Oil, Gas, Mining & Chemicals Financial & Private Sector Development Small & Medium Enterprises The jointly managed departments were established to enhance the World Bank Group's private sector development products, services and strategy by coordinating investments and policy advice.

IFC Financing

IFC offers a wide variety of financial products and services for private sector projects in developing countries.

IFC can provide a mix of financing that is tailored to meet the needs of each project. However, the bulk of the funding, as well as leadership and management responsibility, lies with private sector owners.

As a rule, the enterprises IFC finances must be majority private sector owned and controlled. Exceptions can be made for state-owned enterprises which are in the process of being privatized.

Although IFC does not take any government guarantees for its financing, IFC's work often requires close cooperation with government agencies in developing countries.