WHAT WE DO

Sectors & Expertise

IFC advances economic development and improves the lives of people by encouraging the growth of the private sector in developing countries. We apply our financial resources, technical expertise, global experience, and innovative thinking to help our partners overcome financial, operational, and other challenges.

We achieve this by investing in impactful projects, mobilizing other investors, and sharing expertise. In doing so, we create jobs and raise living standards, especially for the poor and vulnerable. 

Our work supports the World Bank Group’s mission of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity on a livable planet.

World Bank Group Priorities

With more than one billion young people reaching working age in the next 10 to 15 years, the need to create employment opportunities is more urgent than ever. We’re on a path to deliver greater scale and impact in priority areas that will also create jobs.