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Apr 12, 2021

Case Study: Nyaho

For 51 years, Ghana’s oldest group medical practice has balanced the twin goals of supporting public health and managing a viable business. In 2020, its capabilities were put to the test by the Covid-19 pandemic. Nyaho Medical Center became an active participant in the country’s response.

English | IFC 2021

Apr 7, 2021

IFCと日本～開発パートナーとして日本と共に歩む～（IFC日本語版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。

Mar 31, 2021

Guidelines on Corporate Governance for Listed Companies

The Corporate Governance Guidelines for Listed Companies are intended to raise the corporate governance standards of listed companies in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) to bring them in line with regional and global standards based on the latest G20/OECD1 Principles of Corporate Governance and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) Corporate Governance Scorecard.

Mar 29, 2021

Insular Life: The Case for Insuring Women for a Better Tomorrow

This case study explores how Insular Life, a leading insurance firm in the Philippines, has developed innovative life and health insurance solutions for individual women and women-owned businesses with support from IFC and the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi).

English | 8 pages | 2021 IFC

Mar 25, 2021

Good Practice Note for the Private Sector: Addressing the Risks of Retaliation Against Project Stakeholders

IDB Invest and IFC have developed this guidance to provide our clients and other private sector companies and their consultants with practical advice for screening, preventing, and responding to reprisals.

58 pages | © March 2021 IFC and IDB Invest | Complimentary

Mar 24, 2021

On the Road to Greater Mobility: Understanding the demand for gender-segregated transportation in urban Afghanistan

This study highlights a unique and rich set of over 2,000 women on their mobility and demand patterns in 4 largest cities in Afghanistan with key recommendations for the public sector, private sector, and civil society stakeholders to implement gender-inclusive transportation solutions.

English | 60 pages | 2021 IFC

Mar 24, 2021

Armenia Women Entrepreneurship Study

This report presents a synthesis of the main findings of both a qualitative study conducted among women entrepreneurs in Armenia and a quantitative survey conducted among over 400 Armenian businesses. The two studies focused on revealing the patterns, perceptions, opportunities and challenges facing women entrepreneurs in Armenia, including those due to COVID-19. 

English | 120 pages | 2021 IFC

Mar 23, 2021

COVID-19 and Trade Finance in Emerging Markets: An Overview of IFC's Annual Respondent Bank Survey

IFC’s 2020 Annual Issuing Bank Survey offers insights into the impact of COVID-19 on 163 banks participating in IFC’s Global Trade Finance Program (GTFP) in 63 countries.

English | 36 pages | IFC 2021

Mar 23, 2021

COVID-19 and Women-Led MSMEs in sub-Saharan Africa

The study reports that women-led MSMEs have been hard-hit by the pandemic due to their smaller size and concentration in heavily affected sectors.

English | 56 pages | IFC 2021

Mar 23, 2021

LAPO Agent Banking in Nigeria - Increased Reach, Client Diversity

Nigeria’s Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO) and IFC have a long-standing relationship that began in 2012. In 2017 in the context of this partnership, to help serve unbanked people and those with limited or no access to financial services, LAPO piloted an agent-banking network to expand financial access to the unbanked..

English | 17 pages | IFC 2021

Mar 19, 2021

Artificial Intelligence in Emerging Markets - Opportunities, Trends, and Emerging Business Models – Second Edition

This report explores the latest AI applications and trends in emerging markets and includes several examples of how AI is expanding opportunities and contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. It also sheds light on how investors, clients, and governments can harness its full potential while minimizing its risks—when managed effectively and with safeguards in place, AI can facilitate private investment to reduce poverty and improve lives at a pace inconceivable only a decade ago.

English | 148 pages | IFC 2021

Mar 18, 2021

インクルーシブ・サプライチェーンの 構築にむけて

同報告書は、無印良品による途上国でのインクルーシブ・サプライチェーンの構築に向けての経緯やバリューチェーン全体に関わるステークホルダーへのインパクト、さらに途上国の小規模生産者をグローバル・バリューチェーンに組み込む際の課題と機会や開発金融機関と協働する際の教訓をまとめています。

Mar 16, 2021

A Guide to Contracting for Health Services During the Covid-19 Pandemic

This primer, developed jointly by the WHO and IFC, offers a practical introduction to contracting the private sector in support of national COVID-19 responses.

English | 31 pages | 2021, WHO and IFC

Mar 16, 2021

Tackling Childcare Pakistan: A market study on the benefits and challenges of employer-supported childcare

This study, part of a collaboration between IFC and Pakistan Business Council, surveyed 140 private sector employers in Pakistan, in addition to interviewing working parents, policymakers, and childcare providers, to identify challenges and opportunities for expanding employer-supported childcare and other family-friendly policies in Pakistan.

English | 49 pages | 2021 IFC

Mar 16, 2021

Tackling Childcare Pakistan: Insights from an IFC-PBC Peer-Learning Collaboration

This note discusses the outcomes of the peer learning collaboration, provides an overview of the actions taken and lessons learned by the 13 companies, and outlines ways forward. It aims to inspire other business leaders to take action and help foster a dialogue on the importance of private sector participation in this space.

English | 49 pages | 2021 IFC

Mar 8, 2021

How Firms Are Responding And Adapting During COVID-19 And Recovery

The COVID-19 crisis has disproportionately affected the most vulnerable firms and individuals in emerging markets, especially women and low-income populations. These groups faced significant challenges to growth and prosperity before the pandemic, and COVID-19 has only exacerbated their plights, resulting in even wider global inequities, including a further increase in global financial and digital divides. The private sector has already begun to respond to the crisis—in sectors such as digital infrastructure, trade, power, and tourism, and with methods that cut across sectors, such as inclusive business models, disruptive technologies, social bonds, and private equity. This proves that businesses can play a vital role in amplifying the public and humanitarian response to the crisis, while supporting recovery and driving strategic growth going forward, and setting the stage for “building back better” post crisis. This report highlights opportunities for businesses in emerging markets t

English | 136 pages | IFC 2021

Mar 8, 2021

Tabu Soro: Building Resilient Workplaces in Fiji: Wormald Case Study

Mar 5, 2021

Building Inclusive Supply Chains

IFC’s latest publication “Building Inclusive Supply Chains” shows how MUJI has built an inclusive supply chain positively impacting on small producers at the base of the pyramid (BOP) who are mostly women, and how its stakeholders perceive its benefits. The report reflects direct feedback gathered during interviews and surveys conducted by IFC with different stakeholders in MUJI's supply chain -- including producers, customers, employees, and management. The report highlights key challenges and opportunities that stem from engagement with the BOP producers in emerging markets. It also provides insights into good practice in incorporating the BOP producers into global value chains, drawing on MUJI’s experiences.

Feb 28, 2021

Blended Concessional Finance and COVID-19

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments, development institutions, and private companies are trying to find mechanisms to prevent the loss of essential economic activity under difficult and uncertain market conditions. In this context, blended concessional finance deployed by DFIs is already playing an even greater role than in the recent past, as it can help bridge critical financing gaps by placing important projects within the risk tolerance of private sector investors and DFIs, despite great market and financial uncertainty. Blended concessional finance will play a critical role to ensure that the response to the pandemic remains focused on the most difficult markets and, as efforts to rebuild are put in motion, the rebuilding is done in an inclusive and climate and gender-smart manner.

English | 8 pages | IFC 2021

Feb 26, 2021

IFC and Lao Securities Commission Office (LSCO): Promoting Best Corporate Governance Practices

This publication showcases how the collaboration between IFC and Lao Securities Commission Office have raised awareness about good corporate governance and identified gaps in policy that have inspired the development of new regulations and standards in social, environmental and governance practices.

Feb 26, 2021

IFC and OJK: Raising the Bar on Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance Standards

This publication showcases how IFC has become part of OJK’s journey in championing pivotal regulatory reforms in corporate governance and sustainable finance in Indonesia.

Feb 26, 2021

Special Guidance: Disclosure and Transparency in Crisis - Increasing Resilience and Building Trust During and After COVID-19

This Special Guidance is designed to help both listed and privately-owned companies disclose what they are doing to manage the economic, environmental, and social impacts of the pandemic, using IFC’s Disclosure and Transparency Framework, which is focused on strategy, governance, and performance.

Feb 17, 2021

Investment Reform Map for Lao PDR: A Foundation for a New Investment Policy and Promotion Strategy

The report, Investment Reform Map for Lao PDR - A Foundation for a New Investment Policy and Promotion Strategy, details a proposed action plan for targeted reforms to realize the positive impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the local economy.

Feb 11, 2021

Building safe and resilient workplaces during COVID-19: Bank South Pacific Case Study

The report, Gender and Microfinance in Myanmar: The Business Case for Action was produced jointly by IFC's Gender and Economic Inclusion Group and Financial Institutions Group. It contains findings from a survey of over 1,600 employees from eight leading microfinance institutions in Myanmar, as well as interviews with over 450 women microfinance clients.

Feb 11, 2021

Building safe and resilient workplaces during COVID-19: Solomon Airlines Case Study

This case study outlines the results of Solomon Airlines’ participation in the Waka Mere Commitment to Action (2017-2019), an initiative to improve business outcomes in Solomon Islands.