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Sep 21, 2018

Blockchain Governance and Regulation as an Enabler for Market Creation in Emerging Markets

Developing a proper governance and regulatory framework for blockchain-based applications will be essential to providing market participants the stability they need to fully engage with the technology, and allowing innovation to flourish. Given the global, multi-sectoral reach of blockchain, regulators and industry will have to work in a collaborative manner to ensure they can both experiment and learn, and so shape the future of the technology in a way that benefits all parties and society as a whole.

English | 8 pages | 2018 IFC

Sep 19, 2018

Benefit Sharing Resource Page

This page offers resources related to Benefit Sharing in hydropower projects.

Sep 18, 2018

Europe and Central Asia: The Year in Review

Sep 17, 2018

América Latina y el Caribe: Resultados

Año Fiscal 2018

Sep 17, 2018

Latin America and the Caribbean: The Year in Review

Fiscal Year 2018

Sep 10, 2018

Brochure | Agribusiness Leadership Program

Sep 10, 2018

Course Catalogue | Agribusiness Leadership Program

Sep 6, 2018

CASE STUDY: Saudi German Hospitals

Saudi German Hospitals: Commitment to Quality Healthcare in War and Peace in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

English | 25 pages | September, 2018 | IFC

Aug 23, 2018

Corporate Governance Updates Newsletter - April-June 2018

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

Aug 22, 2018

Assesment of Tax Compliance Costs for Businesses in the Kyrgyz Republic

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the costs borne by the private business for compliance with the tax legislation requirements. This study shall serve as a basis for elaboration of recommendations on tax administration governance, and may also be used as a benchmark against which the efficiency of adopted reforms will be judged.

English 61| IFC

Aug 22, 2018

Исследование затрат бизнеса на соблюдение обязательных требований Налогового законодательства в Кыргызской Республике

Целью исследования IFC являлось оценка годовых расходов бизнеса на соблюдение требований налогового законодательства и законодательства по платежам по социальному страхованию (включая расчет сумм налогов и обязательных платежей; заполнение и сдачу налоговой, финансовой и статистической отчетности; прохождение налоговых проверок и выполнение других процедур, вытекающих из налоговых обязательств).

English 61| IFC

Aug 20, 2018

From the Farm to the Tourist’s Table: A Study of Fresh Produce Demand from Fiji’s Hotels and Resorts

The report sets a baseline, compiles essential information, and supports knowledge sharing and collaboration between entrepreneurs, policymakers, civil society, development agencies, and research institutions in both the sectors. It aims to demonstrate the size of the fresh produce market for Fiji’s hotels and resorts, discuss trends in hotels, and outline recommendations so that the two sectors can work together in the future.

English | 68 pages | 2018 IFC

Aug 20, 2018

Investment Reform Map for Mongolia: A Foundation for a new Investment

The Investment Reform Map (IRM) is an exercise of analytics and dialogue to develop the investment policy needed to attract the type of FDI that can help a country fulfil its development vision. This IRM is a tool to help the Government of Mongolia to capitalize on these FDI opportunities. It provides policymakers the key analysis they need to consider their FDI policy reforms options and priorities.

English | 98 pages | 2018 IFC

Aug 13, 2018

Women on Boards and in Business Leadership Training Brochure, July 2018

This brochure provides an overview of the IFC Women on Boards and in Business leadership training including the four modules in which participants gain skills in addressing critical barriers to gender equality and championing it in the boardroom, and adopting strategies used by successful companies worldwide to boost women’s participation at senior levels of business.

Jul 26, 2018

ESG Advisory Services in Europe and Central Asia - Creating Value for Companies in the Real Sector

IFC helps companies improve their ESG performance by bringing international best practices to local markets and helping build market movers. IFC works with businesses to identify their ESG gaps, critical risks, and opportunities and provides tailormade and cost-effective ESG solutions to support the sustainable growth of companies.

Jul 26, 2018

Corporate Governance Case Studies in Vietnam

The report highlights success stories of IFC’s corporate governance work in Vietnam with TMG, the leading integrated travel and hospitality group in South Asia that specializes in destination management services, hospitality, aviation and online travel agent services; VPBank, a recently listed private joint-stock commercial bank that provides commercial and retail banking products and services in Vietnam; and Vinamilk, chosen as the first ever Vietnamese representative for Forbes’s 50 Best Listed Firms in the Asia Pacific 2016, that mainly produces and distributes condensed milk, powdered milk, fresh milk, soya milk, yogurt, ice-cream, cheese, fruit juice and beverage, and other milk-based products.

Jul 20, 2018

A Practical Tool to Create Economic Opportunity for Low-Income Communities

Private businesses and investors can create markets and accelerate growth for low-income communities in emerging markets. In doing so, they benefit from estimates of poverty in the targeted market segments they seek to serve. While national household surveys provide poverty data, they are often too costly and overly broad for the purposes of private enterprises. Use of the Poverty Probability Index can help businesses improve their estimates of poverty and thereby better tailor their operations and strategies to specific populations.

English | 6pages - July - Note 56 | IFC 2018

Jul 12, 2018

Corporate Governance and Microfinance Institutions Fact Sheet, July 2018

This fact sheet is an overview of IFC’s work with microfinance institutions (MFIs) in countries where IFC operates. It helps them strengthen their systems, structures, and relationships so they can set and meet objectives, manage risks and opportunities, and monitor performance.

Jul 11, 2018

Corporate Governance of State Owned Enterprises Fact Sheet, July 2018

The fact sheet is an overview of IFC’s corporate governance work with state-owned enterprises. SOEs account for 20 percent of investment, 5 percent of employment, and up to 40 percent of domestic output in countries around the world. IFC’s efforts are integrated into the World Bank Group’s broader SOE reform work and involve delivering critical services in key economic sectors, which includes corporate governance and financial management.

Jun 29, 2018

Unlocking Private Investment

Côte d’Ivoire pledged to achieve 42 percent of renewable-energy generation by 2030 under the Paris Agreement to combat climate change. Achieving this target could create a $9 billion investment opportunity by 2030, but the key question is how to unlock private financing. Working with the Ivorian government, IFC developed a roadmap that highlights promising pathways toward attracting private sector investment while focusing on the government’s goals.

Jun 28, 2018

Peru’s Works for Taxes Scheme: An Innovative Solution to Accelerate Private Provision of Infrastructure Investment

Created in Peru in 2008, Works for Taxes is an innovative approach to accelerating infrastructure investment. It allows private firms to “pay” their income taxes in advance through the execution of public works projects. By accepting infrastructure projects in lieu of future taxes, national, regional, and local governments can forego mobilization of public funds and reduce the burden on government budgets, as the private sector assumes the upfront costs and management of new infrastructure projects.

English l 7pages l - June - Note 55 l IFC 2018

Jun 28, 2018

Family Business Governance Handbook in Amharic

This is an Amharic translation of the IFC Family Business Governance Handbook, which is a concise and practical description of essential family business governance components and suggested approaches to resolving common family business governance dilemmas.

Jun 7, 2018

Corporate Governance Updates Newsletter - January-March 2018

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

Jun 7, 2018

Cutting Through the Cloth Ceiling

Assessing how IFC’s Work-Progression & Productivity Toolkit helps female workers achieve promotion and boost productivity in Bangladesh’s readymade garment factories

Jun 6, 2018

Mobilization of Private Finance by Multilateral Development Banks and Development Finance Institutions

More than $160 billion in private investment was mobilized by Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) and Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) in 2017. The number—which demonstrates the potential of these organizations in the global efforts to promote inclusive and sustainable growth, fight poverty and inequality, and protect the planet—is one of the findings of a recent IFC report. 

English | 96 pages | 2018 IFC