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IFC’s best-in-class Banking on Women business provides finance, advisory expertise, and actionable data to banks and other financial institutions to help them expand valuable services and opportunities to women customers and women-owned businesses.
In Sub-Saharan Africa, the Banking on Women business has established a presence in 25 countries working with over 80 FI clients. In FY24, IFC committed over $360 million to support women and women entrepreneurs in the continent. IFC deploys targeted blended finance, from WEOF, We-Fi and other partnerships to incentivize financial institutions serving women entrepreneurs in challenging markets.
IFC’s Banking on Women business focus areas are fully aligned to the World Bank Group's 2024-2030 gender strategy which has a bold ambition to accelerate gender equality for all to end poverty on a livable planet.
