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Oct 18, 2022

Increasing Access to Health Services Through Inclusive Digital Health

This report aims to share knowledge on how healthcare providers can embed digital health into their business models to expand access to health services among the underserved, or individuals at the base of the pyramid.

English - 16 pages | Español - 16 pages | 2022 IFC

Feb 3, 2021

Using Blended Concessional Finance to Invest in Challenging Markets

Why and when to use blended concessional finance to support private sector projects is outlined by IFC, in a report drawing on its two decades of experience.

English | 64 pages | IFC 2021

Dec 21, 2020

Creating Markets in Egypt: Country Private Sector Diagnostic

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

English - 144 pages | Arabic - 119 pages | 2020 IFC

Nov 11, 2020

Crowdsourcing the Future of SME Financing

What will financing for small and medium-sized enterprises look like in 2030? Entrepreneurs, bankers, officials, executives, and innovators share their visions.

Mar 15, 2017

インクルーシブ・ビジネスの軌跡

IFCのクライアント企業の中で成功を収めている5社の事例（アグリビジネス、教育、金融サービス、ヘルスケア）を紹介しています。

56 pages | | © 2016 IFC |

Mar 1, 2017

Corporación Grupo Fybeca S.A. (GPF)

Fybeca a pharmaceutical retailer with a history of innovation, saw an opportunity to complement its high-end pharmacy chain, Fybeca, with a down market chain so that customers could access quality medicines at economical prices. In 2000, GPF launched SanaSana — its first pharmacy for low-income customers.

Sep 16, 2016

Built for Change: Inclusive Business Solutions for the Base of the Pyramid

IFC presents five in-depth case studies of inclusive businesses and identifies the common strategies these companies are employing to do business with people living at the base of the pyramid. Ranging in geographies and sectors (agriculture, education, financial services, and healthcare), each company has a unique path but their shared strategies provides insights that can spark innovation among future business entrepreneurs. The case studies are based on interviews with the companies’ founders, chief executive, and senior management.

Sep 7, 2016

G20 Inclusive Business Report for the 2016 Summit

Leaders at the G20 Leaders Summit in Hangzhou, China emphasized the need for sustainable and inclusive growth, and welcomed the 2016 Inclusive Business report and the launch of the G20 Global Platform on Inclusive Business www.g20inclusivebusiness.org. The Platform is a global partnership that seeks to accelerate the adoption of inclusive business policies and programs globally.

Nov 17, 2015

G20 Inclusive Business Framework and Leaders’ Call to Action

Leaders at the G20 Leaders Summit in Turkey issued a call to action to public and private sector representatives, international organizations and civil society to advance the ability of businesses around the world to integrate low-income people into their value chains. The call highlights inclusive business’ important role in the implementation of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals aimed at ending poverty by 2030. As part of the Call to action, the G20 endorsed the G20 Inclusive Business Framework, which presents policy options for G20 and non-G20 governments, companies, and international financial institutions to promote and support inclusive business.

Mar 3, 2015

インクルーシブ・ビジネス ～成功企業から学ぶノウハウ～

IFCのクライアント企業が時間を費やし、BOP層へのアプローチに成功した際の戦略と手法について紹介しています。特に企業がBOP層をバリューチェーンに取り込む際に中心となるサプライヤーと消費者へのアプローチについて詳細に検討しています。

48 pages || © 2015 IFC |

Feb 3, 2015

インクルーシブ･ビジネス･ボンド

新興市場におけるインクルーシブ・ビジネスを支援するため新たに発行した「インクルーシブ・ビジネス・ボンド」について紹介しています。

2 pages | | © 2015 IFC |

Oct 27, 2014

インクルーシブ ビジネスのための GLOBAL CONSUMPTION DATA

世界銀行グループが発表した世界の家計支出に関する最新データ、Global Consumption Databaseについて紹介しています。

8 pages || © 2014 IFC |

Oct 27, 2014

Factsheet Promigas S.A. E.S.P.

2014年度Financial Times/IFC共催Transformational Business Awardsのインクルーシブ･ビジネス部門最終選考候補、Promigas S.A. E.S.P.のビジネスモデルを紹介しています。

1 page || © 2014 IFC |

Oct 27, 2014

Factsheet Procafecol S.A.

2014年度Financial Times/IFC共催Transformational Business Awardsのインクルーシブ･ビジネス部門最終選考候補、Procafecol S.A.のビジネスモデルを紹介しています。

1 page || © 2014 IFC |

Oct 27, 2014

Factsheet Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd.

2014年度Financial Times/IFC共催Transformational Business Awardsのインクルーシブ･ビジネス部門最終選考候補、Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd.のビジネスモデルを紹介しています。

1 page || © 2014 IFC |

Oct 27, 2014

Factsheet Shanghai F-Road Commercial Services Co. Ltd.

2014年度Financial Times/IFC共催Transformational Business Awardsのインクルーシブ･ビジネス部門最終選考候補、Shanghai F-Road Commercial Services Co. Ltd.のビジネスモデルを紹介しています。

1 page || © 2014 IFC |

Oct 27, 2014

Factsheet Fundacion Cardiovascular

2014年度Financial Times/IFC共催Transformational Business Awardsのインクルーシブ･ビジネス部門最終選考候補、Fundacion Cardiovascularのビジネスモデルを紹介しています。

1 page || © 2014 IFC |

Oct 27, 2014

Factsheet Engro Foods Limited

2014年度Financial Times/IFC共催Transformational Business Awardsのインクルーシブ･ビジネス部門最終選考候補、Engro Foods Limitedのビジネスモデルを紹介しています。

1 page || © 2014 IFC |

Oct 27, 2014

Factsheet ECOM Agroindustrial Corporation Ltd.

2014年度Financial Times/IFC共催Transformational Business Awardsのインクルーシブ･ビジネス部門最終選考候補、ECOM Agroindustrial Corporation Ltd.のビジネスモデルを紹介しています。

1 page || © 2014 IFC |

Oct 27, 2014

Factsheet Manila Water Company

2013年度Financial Times/IFC共催Sustainable Finance Awardsのインクルーシブ･ビジネス部門最終選考候補、Manila Water Companyのビジネスモデルを紹介しています。

1 page || © 2013 IFC |

May 31, 2014

"SUSTAIN: Cutting-edge business solutions" magazine in Agribusiness

How can companies across the world achieve stronger performance while addressing sustainability challenges? How can they learn from each other? And how can IFC help by leveraging its unique vantage point at the intersection of business and development? SUSTAIN addresses these questions by offering a global platform for a conversation on cutting-edge business solutions among thought leaders and pioneers from the private sector, international organizations, academia, and the World Bank Group.

60 pages | © May 2014 IFC | Complimentary

Jun 25, 2013

インクルーシブ・ビジネスの可能性

4 pages | | © 2013 IFC |

Jun 12, 2013

インクルーシブ・ビジネスの先駆者たち

本書ではインクルーシブ・ビジネスの先駆者であるIFCのクライアント企業のリーダーたち14人を特集しています。インタビューを元に彼らの奮闘に焦点を当て、日々の取り組みや仕事に対する情熱を紹介しています。

44 pages | | © 2013 IFC |

Mar 20, 2013

The Role of the Private Sector in Expanding Health Access to the Base of the Pyramid

IFC’s purpose is to create opportunities for people to escape poverty and improve their lives by developing more outlets for inclusive and sustainable growth. To ensure equitable access to healthcare, we are committed to supporting companies that are providing health services to the poor in commercially viable ways. To this end, IFC conducted a study on how to help the private sector expand access to health services to the base of the pyramid. The study examined Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria and Turkey—countries with significant health markets yet large underserved populations. Three health segments were analyzed: healthcare service provision, distribution of drugs and medical equipment, and medical technology.

Dec 12, 2012

G20チャレンジ：革新的なインクルーシブ・ビジネス～受賞企業のプロフィール～

本書ではG20チャレンジ・革新的なインクルーシブビジネス（G20 Challenge on Inclusive Business Innovation）で選出された優良企業の概要を紹介しています。

52 pages | | © 2012 IFC |

Jan 1, 2014

Overview of the Mobile Financial Services Market in Cote d’Ivoire 2013

This report is based on market data from the BCEAO and describes the growth of customers, transactions, and transaction values and types. The overall performance indicators show that mobile financial services have reached a reasonably high level of adoption in Cote d’Ivoire, with over 2.0 million active users of mobile financial services in 2013 and nearly $2.5 billion in e-money transactions during the year.

English | 14 pages | 2014 IFC

Dec 31, 2013

IFC Advisory Services in Sustainable Business: 2013 Annual Review

This report presents the performance of IFC’s Sustainable Business Advisory (SBA) during fiscal year 2013 and highlights recent projects and achievements as well as lessons learned and strategic priorities. During this period, SBA largely exceeded its targets, helping clients mobilize $891 million in financing, of which $200 million was IFC’s own investment in clients, sustainable business models, and projects that create value for companies, communities and the environment.

70 pages | © December 2013 IFC | Complimentary|

Dec 30, 2013

Waste in Russia: Garbage of valuable resource?

The report is to demonstrate the potential of the waste-recycling sector and offer recommendations for how it can improve. The study considers the institutional and economic mechanisms that would help realize improvements in the most efficient manner. The target audience of the study consists of federal and regional government agencies that make policy and administer Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management sites.

89 pages | © 2013 IFC | Complimentary

Dec 30, 2013

Waste of Agro-Industrial Complex

This report is useful for owners of agro-industrial complex enterprises in Ukraine, demonstrating potential use of agro-industrial waste and providing recommendations on realization along with technical and economical assessments of agro-industrial waste recovery projects.

28 pages | © 2013 IFC | Complimentary

Dec 30, 2013

Cellulose-from-straw production opportunities in Ukraine

This report estimates that only 30 percent of the domestic demand for paper and cardboard is satisfied by production in Ukraine. As a result, Ukraine must import about one million tons of paper (newsprint, offset, and coated). The main barrier to boosting domestic production and expanding the product line is a lack of feed stock available needed for the manufacturing process. Straw, now widely used in paper manufacturing globally, is under used in Ukraine.

18 pages | © December 2013 IFC | Complimentary

Dec 23, 2013

Case Study on Assessing the Economic Impact of Hotel Investments by Carolyn Cain

Dec 20, 2013

IFC & Microfinance Factsheet 2013

Microfinance is an important tool for improving livelihoods at the base of the pyramid by increasing access to finance to underserved households and microentrepreneurs, especially women.

Dec 16, 2013

"There Are No Unconquerable Forces, Only Bad Leaders"

Founded by Redzo Bekto in 2005, Bekto Precisa supplies molding tools used in European automotive, electrical, and ski industries. The company has a firmly established regional reputation, along with 450 employees, 40 percent of whom are female.

Dec 12, 2013

IFC Aile Şirketi Yönetim Rehberi

IFC Aile Şirketi Yönetim Rehberi'nin amacı, aile şirketi olan müşterileriyle olan çalışmalarında kullanmaları bakımından aile şirketi yönetimindeki temel sorunları belirleyip tanımlamayarak, IFC yatırım ve danışmanlık hizmetleri personeline yardımcı olmaktır. Rehber, ayrıca kendi aile yönetim uygulamalarını güçlendirmek isteyen IFC müşterileri için de yol gösterici olabilir. Rehber, IFC bünyesinde aile şirketlerinin yönetimini değerlendirmekte kullanılan “IFC Kurumsal Yönetim Metodolojisi” araçlarını tamamlayıcı niteliktedir.

Dec 3, 2013

Corporate Governance Scorecard for Mongolia (2013 Review)

This survey of corporate governance practices in Mongolia is intended to be a baseline survey to establish a starting point and is expected to create awareness of and increase knowledge of corporate governance in Mongolia. It is likely to be used for future comparative purposes, measuring progress on corporate governance in Mongolia

Dec 1, 2013

Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios (Uniminuto)

Uniminuto is a rapidly growing not-for-profit tertiary education institution, established in 1990 in Bogotá, Colombia. Uniminuto offers affordable, high-quality technical, technological and university education. Its largest presence is at the principal Bogotá campus where 30% of its students attend school. Its national network reaches nearly 82,000 students in 48 locations in over 35 municipalities, with over 50% of its students enrolled in distance learning programs.

Nov 21, 2013

GIIF Newsletter - Issue 7 - October 2013

The October 2013 GIIF newsletter includes highlights from the Fifth Resilience Dialogue Series in Washington; an interview with IFC Access to Finance East Asia/Pacific Manager, Rachel Freeman; and a featured story profile of Guerda Pierre in Haiti which illustrates what insurance can mean for microentrepreneurs in disaster-prone countries.

Nov 21, 2013

FY13 インフォメーション・ステートメント

インフォメーション・ステートメントではIFCの事業内容や財務状況を理解するための参考情報を提供しています。

81 pages || © 2013 IFC |

Nov 15, 2013

Mobilizing Public and Private Funds for Inclusive Green Growth Investment in Developing Countries

This report was prepared for the G20 Development Working Group to inform the creation of a public-private G20 Dialogue Platform on Inclusive Green Investment to scale up commercially viable financial investments. This is a stocktaking exercise on existing innovative mechanisms to mobilize private capital for inclusive green growth investments in developing countries, and how to scale them up, including initiatives to engage institutional investors in these investments to identify best practices. The report distills key lessons learned and policy implications as the basis for strategies for attracting investment outside the G20 countries, consistent with making green growth more “inclusive”.

88 pages || © November 2013 IFC |

Nov 15, 2013

Helping Build a Roof for India Vulnerable

IFC helped establishing Aadhar Housing Finance Private Ltd., which offers mortgages and small loans for construction and house improvements to low-income households in India.

Nov 15, 2013

Making Russia’s Residential Sector More Energy Efficient

IFC's Russia Residential Energy Efficiency Project works through Russian banks to finance the energy efficient modernization in the housing sector. The project aims to stimulate investment in green renovation, reduce CO2 emissions, and create enabling environment for residential energy efficiency finance in Russia.

Nov 15, 2013

Restoring India’s Microfinance Industry

IFC is promoting consumer protection, financial institutions self-regulation, and financial education in India, putting responsible finance at the top of the agenda of the microfinance industry.

Nov 15, 2013

Reducing Over-indebtedness in Bosnia and Herzegovina

In partnership with other organizations, IFC is working to restore Bosnia and Herzegovina’s microfinance sector by promoting Responsible Finance practices: consumer protection, financial institutions self-regulation, and financial education.

Nov 4, 2013

Promoting Sustainable Investing in South Africa’s $500 Billion Pension Fund Market and Beyond

IFC has worked with the Principal Officers Association of South Africa (POA) and engaged the South African retirement industry to create the “Responsible Investment and Ownership: A Guide for Pension Funds in South Africa.”

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa / Strategic Priority: Climate Change

Nov 1, 2013

Climate-Smart Business: Investment Potential in EMENA

Mapping investment potential in renewable energy, resource efficiency, and water in Emerging Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East and North Africa.

26 pages | | © 2013 IFC |

Oct 31, 2013

First Technical Working Group Meeting and Training Workshop on Integrated River Basin Management in Key River Basins in Lao PDR

This report summarizes the activities completed between September 30 and October 5 2013, including first meeting of the Technical Working Group, a workshop on IRBM held in Luang Prabang, and a bio-physical, social and environmental field training program conducted on the lower Nam Ou River.

Oct 25, 2013

IFC Advisory Services in Sub-Saharan Africa: Development Impact Report 2013

The report provides a better understanding of our development impact and the returns our work is generating in Sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on concrete outcomes and results of IFC’s advisory work. It also emphasizes lessons learned from program work and notes areas for improvement and adaptation.

Oct 15, 2013

Closing the Credit Gap for Formal and Informal Micro, Small, And Medium Enterprises

Closing the Credit Gap for Formal and Informal Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises" reports on the state of the MSME finance gap based on data from the IFC Enterprise Finance Gap Database, with a focus on informal enterprises based on the research findings presented to the IFC SME and Jobs Committee.

Oct 15, 2013

Access To Credit Among Micro, Small, And Medium Enterprises

This factsheet provides a summary of the data from the IFC Enterprise Finance Gap Database. Please check the SME Finance Forum web site (http://smefinanceforum.org/) for downloading the database and for data visualizations after October 16, 2013.

Oct 11, 2013

Investing In Women's Employment

This report outlines how investing in women’s employment has led to enhanced business performance and productivity for companies in diverse countries and sectors. It was produced by WINvest, a World Bank Group partnership with the private sector for promoting women’s employment.

188 pages | © October 2013 IFC | Complimentary