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Jul 17, 2019

Creating Markets in Kenya: Country Private Sector Diagnostics

As Kenya looks forward to 2030, it aspires to industrialize into a middle-income country that provides equal opportunities for all. But to sustain the growth it needs to achieve these aspirations, Kenya must eliminate the main barriers to expanding its private sector. The Kenya Country Private Sector Diagnostic looks at the opportunities and constraints to attracting private investment in key enabling and priority sectors and provides specific recommendations to unlocking their potential.

English | 134 pages | 2019 IFC

Jul 3, 2019

Trade Finance and the Compliance Challenge

This publication provides an explanation of the current global trade finance gaps amid market failures as well as perceived regulatory risk and presents an analysis of the recent trends of de-risking and the reasons for falling correspondent banking relationships. It shows how the WTO, IFC and the FSB have worked together to respond to this issue since the end of 2017.

English | 50 pages | 2019 IFC

Jul 2, 2019

Banking on Women-Global Trade Finance Program

English | 2019 IFC

Jul 1, 2019

Anti-Money-Laundering (AML) & Countering Financing of Terrorism (CFT) Risk Management in Emerging Market Banks

Anti-Money-Laundering (AML) & Countering Financing of Terrorism (CFT) Risk Management in Emerging Market Banks - Good Practice Note (06/05/2019)

English | 87 pages | 2019 IFC

Jun 27, 2019

Case Study: A Retail Approach to Diabetes Care

Clinicas del Azucar is disrupting existing models for treating diabetes through its one-stop-shop, convenient approach. Patients pay an affordable membership subscription that covers lab tests, screenings, lifestyle education and coaching. By integrating how it provides care, Clinicas is able to reduce the number of appointments patients need to manage their diabetes. More than 63 percent of patients have met their goals for maintaining blood sugar levels and have their diabetes under control, preventing often life-threatening complications. Clinicas’ model offers an approach that could revolutionize the way diabetes is treated in low- and middle-income countries. Learn more in our latest case study.

English | 26 pages | 2019 IFC

Jun 27, 2019

Women on Boards in Nigeria

The report seeks to answer questions about low level of female representation on Nigerian boards, initiatives that can improve it and how these initiatives can be implemented.

Jun 26, 2019

DARP—Creating Distressed Assets Markets – Lessons Learned Since the Global Financial Crisis and Opportunities for Investors in Emerging Markets Today

The rapid growth of credit over the last two decades has led to increased levels of non-performing loans across the globe. This can reduce lending and hamper economic recovery, creating a vicious circle that can be difficult to break. However, robust distressed assets markets can interrupt this loop, allowing for a return to financial stability and economic growth. IFC, through its Distressed Asset Recovery Program (DARP), is taking the lead in developing strong distressed assets markets in emerging economies.

English | 80 pages | IFC 2019

Jun 26, 2019

Creating Markets in Rwanda: Country Private Sector Diagnostic

The Rwanda Country Private Sector Diagnostic (CPSD) examines how private sector growth can support the country’s development goals. While Rwanda has advanced along its development path, there is an urgent need to create productive jobs to drive inclusive economic transformation.

English | 127 pages | 2019 IFC

Jun 24, 2019

Understanding Gender-Based Violence Through the Lens of Haitian Garment Workers

The study explores workers’ experiences with various types of gender-based violence and assesses the impact on the workplace. One of the key findings of this research is that gender-based violence is a daily occurrence in the lives of garment workers impacting their well-being and performance in the workplace.

Jun 20, 2019

ソーシャル・ボンド・インパクトレポート（2018年度）

今年で3回目となるソーシャルボンドプログラムに関する年次レポートの日本語版です。2018年度の最新データまで掲載しています。なお、前回までは暦年ベースで記載しておりましたが、今回より会計年度ベースで記載しております。

Jun 20, 2019

Gestión del Gobierno Corporativo - Experiencia de la Cámara de Comercio de Medellín para Antioquia - CCMA

Gestión del Gobierno Corporativo - Experiencia de la Cámara de Comercio de Medellín para Antioquia - CCMA

Jun 20, 2019

Gestión de Grupos de Interés Estratégicos: Gobierno Corporativo y Empleados

Gestión de Grupos de Interés Estratégicos: Gobierno Corporativo y Empleados

Jun 20, 2019

Board Gender Diversity in ASEAN

The study advances the case that having women in business leadership positions is good for company performance, confirmed through an analysis of more than 1,000 companies in six countries belonging to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Jun 14, 2019

Case Study: Metro Markets Creates Jobs and Careers for Women

Metro Markets, a food retailer in Egypt, partnered with IFC to assess its workforce to close gaps between men and women and address some of its business challenges. The workforce assessment kicked off a longer-term initiative to increase the share of women in the company’s workforce. This case study discusses challenges and solutions implemented by Metro Markets.

English | 4 pages | 2019

Jun 13, 2019

Case Study: Pakistan Business Council Helps Boost Women's Employment

Over the course of a year, IFC and the Pakistan Business Council produced a series of peer-learning activities and knowledge tools addressing topics such as female employee retention, anti-sexual harassment policies, women in leadership, and the business case for women’s employment. This case study explores the results of this project that reached more than 335 executives from the Pakistan business community, both from PBC member companies and the wider Pakistani private sector.

English | 4 pages | 2019

Jun 7, 2019

インパクトを追求する投資：インパクト投資の運用原則

インパクトを追求する投資：インパクト投資の運用原則は、経済的なリターンを追求すると同時に、測定可能な社会・環境へのプラスのインパクト実現に貢献する意図を持った企業や組織に対する投資を行うの際して必要となる運用管理の要件を取り纏めています。

Jun 3, 2019

Basic Business Models for Banks Providing Digital Financial Services in Africa

Digital Financial Services have progressed rapidly since the first mobile-money services in East Africa a decade ago. Their early success in Kenya and Tanzania sent telecom firms, banks, technology firms, and development institutions scrambling to launch similar services. Yet many or most of these new services found only limited success of their own. The process delivered valuable lessons to the industry, however, including insights about scale, effective engagement models, the importance of adopting new technologies and rethinking corporate cultures, and the need for new digital financial services and products.

English | 6 Pages - June - Note 68 | IFC 2019

May 29, 2019

The Benefits and Challenges of a Workplace Crèche: Employer-Supported Childcare in India

The report presents findings from a survey administered to nearly 300 companies in India and from roundtable discussions conducted around the country. It offers recommendations for employers, the government, donors and investors on how to maximize the benefits to employers, employees and their children, as well as the Indian economy.

English | 60 pages | 2019

May 29, 2019

Research Report on the Corporate Governance Practices of China’s Six Largest Commercial Banks 2019 (in simplified Chinese)

A joint IFC and Deloitte report looks at China’s six largest commercial banks with a focus on the progression of their corporate governance practices.

May 28, 2019

Newsletter: Corporate Governance Updates - January-March 2019

Quarterly newsletter that highlights IFC's corporate governance work around the world, including news and events, latest indicators, media coverage, reports and publications.

May 28, 2019

Insights from Miami Series

May 28, 2019

Tackling Childcare: The Business Case for Employer Supported Childcare in Fiji

This study demonstrates the need and appetite for affordable, accessible and quality childcare services among working parents in Fiji. The study finds that each year, businesses and the public sector in Fiji are losing an average of 12.7 workdays per employee due to the responsibilities of working parents. Absenteeism, lateness, low productivity, distraction, exhaustion and stress – this is the struggle of juggling work and being a parent in a country where childcare options for children aged zero to five are limited, unregulated and inaccessible to most of the population.

May 22, 2019

Fact Sheet: Corporate Governance Codes and Scorecards, May 2019

Corporate governance codes can encourage private sector commitment to good corporate governance, provide guidance for financial and nonfinancial disclosure, stakeholder relations, foster better engagement of minority shareholders and help clarify the roles of managers and directors.

May 22, 2019

Papua New Guinea: New World Bank Group Strategy Focuses on Delivering Economic Growth, Improved Services for Most Marginalized People

Helping to manage risks to Papua New Guinea’s economic growth and ensuring more services for people currently missing out are key elements of the World Bank Group’s new 2019-2023 Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Papua New Guinea, now endorsed by the Board of Executive Directors. The new five year strategy lays out the challenges and opportunities as well as three main focus areas for work by the World Bank Group’s member organizations, including the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) which focuses on the private sector in developing countries; and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), which offers political risk insurance and credit enhancement guarantees. Encouraging more private sector growth is a fundamental focus area to help Papua New Guinea meet its development challenges, create jobs and diversify the economy.

May 20, 2019

Creating Markets in Ethiopia: Country Private Sector Diagnostic

This Country Private Sector Diagnostic (CPSD) examines and identifies opportunities for growth of the private sector in Ethiopia. It suggests a broadening strategy to exploit opportunities in a range of traditional and non-traditional sectors, such as tourism and ICT to meet the jobs challenge, while achieving macroeconomic stability.

English | 87 pages | 2019 IFC