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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 |

Dec 13, 2010

The Latin American Corporate Governance Roundtable: Building on a Decade of Progress

The 10-year anniversary of the establishment of the Roundtable provides an opportunity to take stock of what the Roundtable and the region as a whole have accomplished.

Dec 6, 2010

IFC Agriforum Report

This report presents the conclusions and recommendations of the Regional Agriculture and Food Security Forum 2010, held in Livingstone, Zambia in April, 2010. The forum explored ways of supporting growth in sub-Saharan Africa's agriculture sector.

 

This report presents the conclusions and recommendations of the Regional Agriculture and Food Security Forum 2010, held in Livingstone, Zambia in April, 2010. The forum explored ways of supporting growth in sub-Saharan Africa's agriculture sector.

30 Pages | | © 2011 IFC |

Dec 5, 2010

Energy Efficiency: A New Resource for Sustainable Growth, Researching Energy Efficiency Practices Among Companies in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Russia, and Ukraine, Survey Report, 2010

Dec 1, 2010

Governing Banks - Training Material for Bank Board Directors

Governing Banks is a comprehensive module on risk governance and risk management that focuses on the domain-specific expertise required of bank board directors. It drew extensively on the risk management experience of Eastern European banks and financial institutions, particularly risk governance lessons that grew out of policy responses to the global financial crisis.

Nov 30, 2010

Creating Opportunity for Micro Businesses in Central Asia

IFC’s Access to Finance business line helps increase the availability and affordability of financial services, focusing particularly on micro, small, and medium enterprises. It is estimated that IFC-supported microfinance advisory projects have facilitated access to finance for some five million micro entrepreneurs around the world, some of whom are in Central Asia.

Nov 30, 2010

2010 Microscope Index

2010 Global Microscope offers an in-depth analysis of the microfinance business environment in 54 countries for a second consecutive year. It is also the fourth yearly index to track conditions in the 21 countries of the Latin American and Caribbean region.

Nov 23, 2010

IFC Microfinance -- Creating Opportunity in Emerging Markets

Microfinance has arrived. It has built a clear track record as a critical tool in the fight against poverty and has entered the financial mainstream. Yet it still reaches less than 20 percent of its potential market among the world’s three billion or more poor. More private investment is needed to allow a greater number of poor people to gain access to the financial services they need, to fulfill their business potential, and to build a better life.

Nov 23, 2010

Housing Renovations

Developers and households can incorporate relatively simple efficiency improvements in homes to reduce energy consumption and costs. Projects encompass either new construction or renovation of existing homes by installing energy efficient and renewable energy fixtures for heating, cooling, and lighting; improved insulation and water efficiency; and use of sustainable building materials, such as certified timber.

Nov 23, 2010

Co-generation

Combined Heat and Power (CHP), is a technology used to produce electricity and heat from a single source. This allows for up to 90 percent total efficiency, compared with 35 percent for conventional electricity generation, generating significant energy cost-savings for end-users. Co-generation projects are often implemented by Energy Services Companies (ESCOs), and structured either through a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) setup by investors, or with individual end-users, such as industrial companies.

Nov 23, 2010

Street Lighting

Energy efficiency upgrades to street lighting systems are a simple way to improve public services while generating long-term cost savings for municipalities. Projects involve retrofitting existing streetlights with energy efficient lamps and fixtures, and automatic controls to optimize performance and energy use.

Nov 23, 2010

District Heating

District heating distributes heat and hot water to residential, commercial and public buildings over a large area, often a town or city. This system of heating has been used for many years in Europe, especially Scandinavia, as well as in North America, China, and the countries of the Former Soviet Union. The greatest benefit of district heating is in generating economies of scale compared to the cost of individual heating systems. However, many systems today are inefficient and outdated due to obsolete equipment and lack of capital investment.

Nov 23, 2010

Energy Efficient Renovation

Developers and households can incorporate relatively simple efficiency improvements in homes to reduce energy consumption and costs. Projects encompass either new construction or renovation of existing homes by installing energy efficient and renewable energy fixtures for heating, cooling, and lighting; improved insulation and water efficiency; and use of sustainable building materials, such as certified timber.

Nov 23, 2010

Lending to strengthen governance structures

Good corporate governance—well-defined shareholder rights, strong internal controls, high levels of transparency and disclosure, and an empowered board of directors—can improve a company’s performance and profitability, and make it more attractive to investors and lenders. For this reason, corporate governance has become a hot topic in the business world, especially in emerging markets where governance improvements can improve a firm’s access to capital and access to international markets.

Nov 23, 2010

Sustainable Supply Chain Finance

Sustainable supply chain management has become an increasing area of focus for large companies (purchasers) as they address competitive pressures arising from new environmental regulations, rising energy costs, workplace standards, and other consumer and government demands.

Nov 23, 2010

Fuel Switching

Fuel switching replaces inefficient fuels with cleaner and economical alternatives, such as substituting coal or kerosene for natural gas. Complimented by modern equipment upgrades, fuel switching is a simple approach to reducing energy consumption and costs for end-users, while also curbing carbon emissions.

Nov 23, 2010

Energy Efficiency for SMEs

Rising energy costs can lead to higher production and distribution costs for businesses, eroding long-term competitiveness and profitability. SMEs are particularly vulnerable due to limited resources and tight operating margins. Cutting energy waste can be a quick way for them to reduce costs, but they often lack the knowledge, financing and dedicated personnel needed to identify efficiency opportunities and implement improvements.

Nov 23, 2010

Feature Story on GTFP in Global Trade Review

In March, the IFC's global trade finance programme hit the US$2bn mark in terms of cumulative guarantees issued. It seems the emerging market-focused scheme has yet to feel the impact of any economic downturn.

Nov 23, 2010

Global Trade Liquidity Program Bulletin #2

Given the unprecedented number of partners involved in the GTLP, IFC has devoted significant resources to establish a dedicated GTLP Operations Team. We have six Global Financial Markets Department staff working full-time for the program, along with about 50 other staff in various IFC departments who are actively involved in supporting GTLP, including officers from Trust Funds Operations, Financial Accounting, B-Loans (syndications), Portfolio Management, Treasury, Risk Management, Credit Review and IT, among others

Nov 23, 2010

Global Trade Liquidity Program Bulletin #3

During this quarter (April-June 2010), African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim) joined the program as a utilization bank, and will be responsible for channelling $200 million in trade financing throughout continental Africa. Including Afrexim, GTLP disbursed a total of $400 million this quarter, bringing GTLP disbursements to date to $1.5 billion. Citibank also signed a new $120 million Africa-focused (60:40) risk-sharing facility aimed at increasing development impact in Africa.

Nov 23, 2010

Global Trade Finance Program

IFC's Global Trade Finance Program (GTFP) guarantees the trade-related payment obligations of approved financial institutions in emerging markets (Issuing Banks) across all regions of the world. Through the GTFP bank network, local financial institutions can establish working partnerships with a vast number of major international and regional banks (Confirming Banks) in the program, thus broadening access to finance

Nov 23, 2010

Benchmarking SME Banking Practices

Benchmarking SME Banking Practices is an IFC initiative which aims to identify key success factors and highlight links between performance and business models, processes and tools adopted by participating banks.

Nov 22, 2010

Scaling-Up SME Access to Financial Services in the Developing World

The Stocktaking Report aims to provide the G-20 leaders with the summarized but comprehensive framework by which to understand the SME finance gap and its challenges. The report also highlights key recommendations that are proposed to the G-20 leaders in order to achieve significant scale-up of SME access to financial services across the developing world.

Nov 22, 2010

SME Banking Brochure

Strategic focus and priorities of IFC's Global SME Banking Program is to increase access to financial services to SMEs in developing countries and establish IFC as a knowledge and thought leader in the SME Banking space.

Nov 22, 2010

Warehouse Line of Credit

Warehouse Line of Credit is a revolving facility granted to a Borrower to acquire and warehouse mortgage portfolio for future securitization.

Nov 22, 2010

Loan Products

IFC offers a variety of loan products to support house financing needs in emerging markets. Such loan products can be broadly categorized as unsecured loan, secured loan and quasi-loan.