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Sep 27, 2022

Banking on SMEs: Driving Growth, Creating Jobs

This report shows GSMEF's use of Blended Finance financial instruments and targeted Advisory Services to encourage client banks to increase their SME lending.

English | 68 pages | 2022 IFC

Sep 23, 2022

Factsheet: Broadband Connectivity - Building Block for Africa’s Digital Economy

Broadband connectivity is a necessity for development. It is a key part of IFC’s digital strategy which includes developing and investing in scalable platforms across countries and partnering with companies to develop innovative connectivity solutions.

English | 2 pages | 2022 IFC

Sep 23, 2022

Factsheet: Supporting Submarine Cables and Enabling Connectivity in Africa

Broadband connectivity is a necessity for development. It is a key part of IFC’s digital strategy which includes developing and investing in scalable platforms across countries and partnering with companies to develop innovative connectivity solutions.

English | 2 pages | 2022 IFC

Sep 15, 2022

Nepal - Country Climate and Development Report

This Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) identifies ways that Nepal can achieve its overall development objectives while fostering its strategic ambition to transition to a greener, more resilient, and inclusive development pathway.

Sep 15, 2022

Handbook for Scaling Irrigation Systems

This handbook provides policy makers, government agencies, private sector actors, and development institution partners, with tools and guidance on individual small scale irrigation systems.

Sep 15, 2022

მეთაფლე ფუტკრის დაავადებების მართვა და უვნებელი თაფლის წარმოება

სახელმძღვანელოში თავმოყრილია მეთაფლე ფუტკრის დაავადებების მართვის საკითხების შესახებ ცოდნა, დამყარებული საერთაშორისო გამოცდილებაზე, და განხილულია სურსათის უვნებლობის მართვის ის ძირითადი მოთხოვნები, რაც აუცილებელია უვნებელი თაფლის წარმოებისთვის.

Sep 15, 2022

Business Case for Creating Respectful Workplaces in Sri Lanka

This research covered workplace experiences and behaviors, and how these affect employees. The findings presented in this report will be used to develop tools and resources to help companies prevent and address violence and harassment connected with the workplace.

Sep 7, 2022

Creating Markets in Eswatini: Country Private Sector Diagnostic

The Eswatini Country Private Sector Diagnostic examines how Eswatini can grow its economy more inclusively, create jobs, and speed economic recovery from COVID-19 aftershocks and rising prices for food and fuel through private sector policy reforms and investments.

Aug 18, 2022

IFCと日本～協働する開発パートナー～（IFCパンフレット最新版）

途上国における市場創出と開発課題の解決に民間資金を動員するというIFCの使命を達成する上で重要なパートナーである日本との関係についてご紹介しています。

Aug 18, 2022

Financing Glass in Emerging Markets

IFC works with glass sector manufacturing companies to help them build their business in emerging markets with long-term financing, advisory services to improve business operations, and sustainability solutions that meet environmental and social demands.

English | 2 pages | 2022 IFC

Jul 28, 2022

IFC - ICMA Green, Social, and Sustainability Bonds Training

IFC - ICMA Green, Social, and Sustainability Bonds Training

Jul 19, 2022

Common Principles For Climate Mitigation Finance Tracking

The Common Principles for Climate Mitigation Finance Tracking consist of a set of definitions and guidelines and a list of eligible activities that allow for consistent accounting and reporting of financial flows for climate change mitigation finance.

English | 64 pages | IFC 2021

Jul 12, 2022

Women’s Participation in The Renewable Energy Workforce in sub-Saharan Africa: Identifying Barriers and Opportunities for Women as Leaders & Employees

IFC, in partnership with the Government of Canada, launched the five-year Energy2Equal program in 2019 to increase women’s participation in the renewable energy sector in Africa.

Jul 11, 2022

Women and Online Learning in Emerging Markets

This report shows how online platforms can support women in accessing job relevant courses and credentials to advance their employment and entrepreneurship opportunities.

English |145 pages | 2022 IFC

Jul 8, 2022

Strategy and Business Outlook Update FY23-FY25: On the Road to 2030

The global outlook is highly uncertain, and prospects of a global recovery – tenuous before the war in Ukraine – are at risk. IFC is uniquely placed to help clients survive, recover, and seize these new opportunities. IFC 3.0 is essential, and the Corporation’s efforts in recent years to establish a framework for delivery paves the way for an effective IFC approach during this time of volatility.

Jul 7, 2022

Creating Markets in Namibia: Country Private Sector Diagnostic

The Namibia Country Private Sector Diagnostic examines how the country can transform its economy, create jobs, reduce inequality, and recover faster from the impact of COVID-19 by deepening private sector reforms and increasing private sector participation in key sectors like renewable energy, climate-smart agribusiness, and housing, and other sectors.

Jul 5, 2022

Vietnam - Country Climate and Development Report

The Vietnam Country and Climate Development Report (CCDR) examines the adaptation and mitigation challenges faced by Vietnam. It pays special attention to policy trade-offs and provides recommendations to help policy makers prioritize among a range of options.

Jul 1, 2022

Creating Markets in Sri Lanka: Country Private Sector Diagnostic

The Sri Lanka Country Private Sector Diagnostic (CPSD) provides IFC & World Bank analysis of growth and investment opportunities, constraints, & policy recommendations.

Jul 1, 2022

Vietnam Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR)

The new Vietnam Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) produced jointly by the World Bank Group is one of the first in a series of country-level diagnostics that lay out a new path to reconcile Vietnam’s growth and climate ambitions.

Jun 30, 2022

Creating Markets in Botswana: Country Private Sector Diagnostic

The Botswana Country Private Sector Diagnostic examines how the country can transform its economy and achieve a resilient recovery from COVID-19 by increasing private investment to reduce inequality, create jobs, and diversify its diamond-dependent economy

Jun 23, 2022

Gauging Appetite of African Institutional Investors for New Asset Classes

A new joint study by the IFC, the ADB, and the MFW4A gauges the appetite of African institutional investors for alternative asset classes.

Jun 22, 2022

Türkiye - Country Climate and Development Report

The Turkiye Country Climate and Development Report explores how climate action, in line with the country’s mitigation goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2053 as well as its adaptation and resilience needs, interact with its growth and development path and contribute to achieving the country’s development objectives.

English | 78pages | 2022 WBG

Jun 17, 2022

Case Study: Andela

Since its founding in 2014, Andela has opened up career paths for more than 175,000 budding software engineers from emerging economies. Most have technological or managerial roles, either in one of hundreds of established companies around the world, or in their own startups. Andela’s success indicates a path to growth for talented people, not just in software but in a variety of professions, by building the skills that people need to work in a global economy.

Jun 16, 2022

Spotlight on Grupo Altex, Mexico – Supporting Employees through Childcare

This note discusses Grupo Altex’s experience in offering a family-friendly workplace with a focus on childcare that can inspire and help other companies in providing similar opportunities for their employees.

English, 14 pages | Español, 15 pages | 2022 IFC

Jun 16, 2022

Technical Benchmarking Guide On COVID-19 Related Personal Protective Equipment

This technical benchmarking guide, created in partnership with the British Standards Institution (BSI), helps fill a critical knowledge gap on technical regulations and standards for PPE.

English | 272 pages | 2022 IFC