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Jun 1, 2011
Creating Wins for Everyone (Indonesia)
IFC is partnering with GarudaFood to help peanut farmers increase their output and quality through sustainable practices, which help increased farmers' incomes and livelihoods. A feature story on IFC's partnership with GarudaFood to incorporate smallholder farmers into the firm's supply chain, which resulted in increased farmers income
May 31, 2011
Streamlining Foreign Investment Processes in Vanuatu
IFC helped the government of the Pacific island nation Vanuatu to reduce the approval time for foreign investments to just 15 days, a reform that helps create jobs for the local economy by allowing investors to set up their businesses faster A feature stroy on IFC's investment climate work to streamline foreign investment processes in Vanuatu
May 26, 2011
Faster and Easier Business Land Acquisition (Vietnam)
A cumbersome business land acquisition process has been a major barrier to investment and growth in Vietnam. Faster and Easier Business Land Acquisition (Vietnam)
May 24, 2011
Easing Business Registration in Tonga
IFC helped the government of the Pacific Island nation of Tonga cut the time business owners require to register their business from one month to just one day, alllowing businesses to begin trading quickly and easily A feature story on IFC work to assist the government of Tonga to cut the time needed to register businesses
May 24, 2011
Helping Mongolian Enterprises, Stimulating Economic Growth
IFC’s $5 million loan to XacBank LLC in 2010 has helped the bank boost its capital and extend financing to more than 3,000 Mongolian small and medium enterprises, supporting jobs and stimulating economic growth. Helping Mongolian Enterprises, Stimulating Economic Growth
May 24, 2011
Financing Electricite Du Laos, Creating Opportunities in Rural Areas
Thirty percent of Lao PDR has no access to electricity and those who do are mostly concentrated in the cities – a major obstacle to rural development. Financing Electricite Du Laos, Creating Opportunities in Rural Areas
May 24, 2011
Clearer Rules, Higher Revenues (Lao PDR)
Cumbersome tax procedures discourage businesses from paying taxes, resulting in lower revenues for the government to fund public sector investments. Clearer Rules, Higher Revenues (Lao PDR)
May 24, 2011
A Time for New Thinking (China)
China may be one of the world’s largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions. But it has taken a landmark step toward finding a solution. A feature story on IFC's Green Banking project in China (China)
May 24, 2011
Hydro Power in a SNAP (Philippines)
In 2007, the Philippines’ struggling economy needed more power, but the government could not afford much new construction. The hydropower Magat plant changes that. Hydro Power in a SNAP (Philippines)
May 24, 2011
Emerging Players (China)
China is now the world’s largest wind market. IFC is helping build its industry pioneers, China WindPower Group and Xinjiang Goldwind. Emerging Players (China)
