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Apr 22, 2010
Private Education - Extending the Reach: Uniminuto, Colombia
In Colombia, only a select few have access to higher education. For many interested students it has simply been out of the question, blocking a clear path out of poverty. Until recently, that is. Private Education - Extending the Reach: Uniminuto, Colombia
Apr 22, 2010
Helping the Poor Gain Access to Markets: Mi Tienda, Mexico
In Mexico’s villages, small shops are big players. With IFC’s support, Mi Tienda is helping create more than 900 direct jobs in Mexico, which has rising unemployment and an estimated 25% underemployment rate. LAC Access to Finance Story: Mi Tienda, Mexico
Dec 9, 2009
Renewable Energy - IFC's Role: Chile's Totoral project
Chile is entering a new era, creating opportunity for climate-friendly investments. Renewable Energy - IFC's Role: Chile's Totoral project
Dec 4, 2009
Green Housing - A 21st Century Solution: VINTE Homes, Mexico
Fuel efficiency–based marketing works in the auto industry. Why not in housing? Green Housing - A 21st Century Solution: VINTE Homes, Mexico
Nov 2, 2009
Student Loans Make Big Social Impact
In Mexico and Chile, few can afford higher education. IFC is helping to change that. Student Loans Make Big Social Impact
Nov 2, 2009
Empowering SMEs and the Unbanked - DineroMail, Argentina
IFC’s $5 million equity investment in DineroMail is helping to bring the unbanked to e-commerce and empowering SMEs to expand their sales on the Web.
Sep 1, 2009
Helping Microfinance Institutions Create Opportunity: FDL, Nicaragua
The Microfinance Enhancement Facility is a crisis-response vehicle designed to get cash flowing quickly to more than 100 microfinance institutions such as FDL to help them overcome the crisis and build on their successes. Helping Microfinance Institutions Create Opportunity: FDL, Nicaragua
Sep 1, 2009
Bolstering a Bank's Ability to Grow Amid the Crisis: Banco Continental, Paraguay
We mobilized one of our many crisis-response initiatives to strengthen Continental’s ability to grow and compete. The IFC Capitalization Fund invested $20 million in Continental, sending a strong signal of confidence. Bolstering a Bank's Ability to Grow Amid the Crisis: Banco Continental, Paraguay
Dec 9, 2008
Multilateral Institutions to Lend $2.3 Billion for Panama Canal
Today, IFC and four other development finance institutions joined forces to support the expansion of the Panama Canal, one of the most vital infrastructure projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. Multilateral Institutions to Lend $2.3 Billion for Panama Canal
Dec 18, 2007
IFC Amazônia Bond: Best Latin America Domestic Currency Bond
The International Financing Review, the top capital markets publication worldwide, has named IFC's Amazônia Bond in Brazil the Best Latin America Domestic Currency Bond in its IFR 2007 Awards. IFC Amazônia Bond: Best Latin America Domestic Currency Bond