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Mar 23, 2018

Shaping The Future Of Africa

The end of the commodity super cycle in 2014 hit Sub-Saharan economies hard, sending economic growth to a two decade low by 2016 as prices of crude oil, commodities, and other African exports fell dramatically. In addition, global financial factors reduced the interest of international investors in the region.

Nov 20, 2017

Creating Markets in Ghana: Country Private Sector Diagnostic

Creating Markets in Ghana – A new joint IFC and World Bank study has identified agribusiness, ICT and education services in Ghana as high growth potential sectors. The Country Private Sector Diagnostics (CPSD) identify sectors where private sector solutions can create or expand markets, and make substantial contributions to development impact.

English | 54 pages | 2017 IFC

Jun 22, 2017

HANDBOOK: Data Analytics and Digital Financial Services

The Data Analytics and Digital Financial Services Handbook gives financial service providers an overview of the potential that data and data analytics present for financial inclusion in terms of improving efficiency of operations and effectiveness of product development and marketing, as well as increase outreach through innovative data-driven lending methods.. It is the third handbook on digital financial services published by IFC and The MasterCard Foundation as part of The Partnership for Financial Inclusion.

English | 160 pages | 2017 IFC

Mar 2, 2017

Nigeria Financial Literacy Baseline Survey Report

Nigeria is an entrepreneurial economy with an estimated 37 million micro, small and medium-sized companies in the country, and their contribution to economic growth and job creation is significant. There are also a large number of self-employed entrepreneurs who support themselves and their families by supplying goods and services to the economy. Many of these businesses have the potential to become bigger and more prosperous, but their growth is restricted for a variety of reasons. Access to finance has been singled out as a crucial prerequisite to the growth of these businesses. Learn how the use of moveable collateral and credit reporting can help finance inclusive economic growth in Nigeria.

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Oct 27, 2016

Unlocking Value: Alternative Fuels For Egypt’s Cement Industry

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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 16, 2016

MicroEnsure

MicroEnsure has developed pioneering insurance solutions for low-income people in Africa and Asia living on less than $4 per day. Founded in 2008, the company has introduced over 200 types of insurance for life, health, and accidents for the poor, and distributes its products through mobile network operators, microfinance institutions, and other organizations that low-income customers trust. The company reaches more than 40 million customers in 15 countries in Africa and Asia. This case study is in the 2016 Built for Change report which features companies that are employing unique strategies to integrate people living at the base of the pyramid into the companies’ business operations.

Sep 16, 2016

Bridge International Academies

Bridge International Academies is an education organization founded in 2008 in Kenya, and grown to serve almost 100,000 students in over 470 locations in Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, and India. The company offers affordable, low-cost education to primary school children in underserved, low-income communities. The schools employ low-cost technology to provide teaching content to its teachers and to monitor the delivery of the content and teaching techniques on a real time basis. The company reaches more than 40 million customers in 15 countries in Africa and Asia. This case study is in the 2016 Built for Change report which features companies that are employing unique strategies to integrate people living at the base of the pyramid into the companies’ business operations.

Aug 24, 2016

Transforming African Development: Partnerships and Risk Mitigation to Mobilize Private Investment on a New Scale

The role of the private sector is particularly significant in Africa—the focus of this report. Africa’s population is expected to increase to 1.7 billion in 2030. By 2050, the continent will be home to 2.4 billion people—a quarter of the world’s future population.

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Aug 24, 2016

Transformer le développement de l’Afrique: Partenariats et atténuation des risques pour mobiliser l’investissement privé à une nouvelle échelle

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Aug 24, 2016

アフリカ開発への軌跡: パートナーシップとリスクの低減により 民間投融資を新たな規模で動員

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Aug 2, 2016

HANDBOOK: Digital Financial Services and Risk Management

The last decade has seen a rapid evolution of digital financial services to expand financial inclusion, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mobile money and agent banking are new endeavors for many financial services providers, and with new opportunities come new risk. This handbook is designed for any type of financial institution offering or planning to offer digital financial services and offers an overview of related risks and how best to apply a risk management framework to deal with these risks.

English | 116 pages | 2016 IFC|

Apr 11, 2016

Alternative Delivery Channels and Technology

This handbook, produced in collaboration with Software Group, aims to help financial institutions successfully implement alternative delivery channel projects in order to further financial inclusion. It provides a set-by-step, practical guide to building alternative delivery channels that links technology choices with the overall business process.

English | 104 pages | 2016 IFC

Mar 16, 2016

CASE STUDY: A Hotel Is Not Just A Place To Sleep

IFC investments in high-quality hotels: Promoting jobs, business infrastructure, tax revenues, and local supply chains

Mar 4, 2015

Ending the Microfinance Crisis in Morocco Acting Early, Acting Right - Arabic

Ending the Microfinance Crisis in Morocco Acting Early, Acting Right - Arabic

Arabic 48 pages| @ 2015 IFC

Mar 4, 2015

Sortie de la crise du secteur de la microfinance au Maroc des interventions opportunes et efficaces

Sortie de la crise du secteur de la microfinance au Maroc des interventions opportunes et efficaces

French 48 pages| @ 2015 IFC

Mar 3, 2015

Ending the Microfinance Crisis in Morocco: Acting Early, Acting Right

English 48 pages| @ 2015 IFC

Feb 4, 2015

Corridors for Shared Prosperity: Spotlight on India-Africa Inclusive Business Transfer

IFC’s new study ‘Corridors for Shared Prosperity’ contributes to building a shared understanding of successful approaches and challenges in replication. It proposes a framework for systematic replication using examples of 11 Indian inclusive businesses that have been replicated across border. It analyzes the demand for inclusive business models in Africa in three high-impact focus sectors for transfer: agriculture, healthcare and renewable energy, and discusses key drivers of transfer of inclusive models from India to Africa. The study is a foundational effort to encourage systematic transfer of Indian inclusive business models, and to lay down a framework based on empirical evidence to guide such work.

Dec 12, 2014

Impact of Efficient Irrigation Technology on Small Farmers

IFC recently commissioned a series of studies to better understand the impact that adoption of efficient irrigation technology can have on smallholders’ farming practices and livelihoods. The studies also analyzed the main factors that enable the adoption of such technology, focusing in particular on assessing the financing solutions for smallholder investments in efficient irrigation. The highlights from these studies are presented in this brochure.

Nov 26, 2014

Empowering Farmers and Small and Micro Entrepreneurs in the Democratic Republic of Congo

IFC worked with Minoterie de Matadi, a flour and feed milling company in the Democratic Republic of Congo known as MIDEMA, to strengthen its value chain by providing IFC’s Business Edge training to farmers and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and facilitated their links to financial institutions and their access to finance.

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa / Strategic Priority: Agribusiness

Nov 25, 2014

Increasing the Energy Efficiency of the Largest Fruit Exporter in South Africa

In South Africa, demand for energy has outpaced national supply as there has been little investment in energy infrastructure. Country-wide power outages and an increasingly insufficient supply have led to escalating energy prices.

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa / Strategic Priority: Agribusiness

Nov 24, 2014

Improving the Productivity of Smallholder Coffee Farms in Kenya

IFC is working with Ecom, a global leader in commodity trading, to raise the productivity of smallholder farms, improve the quality of their coffee, and have a positive impact on the livelihoods of farmers in Kenya.

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa / Strategic Priority: Agribusiness

Nov 10, 2014

Executive Summary Market Assessment of the Financial Needs of Very Small, Small and Medium Enterprises in Tunisia (EN)

An overview of the financial needs of very small, small and medium enterprises in Tunisia. Executive Summary Market Assessment of the Financial Needs of Very Small, Small and Medium Enterprises in Tunisia (EN)

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Sep 1, 2014

Millicom

Millicom is a leading international telecommunications and media company dedicated to emerging markets in Latin America and Africa. Millicom sets the pace when it comes to providing digital lifestyle services to the world’s emerging markets, giving access to the world, primarily through mobile devices. Operating in fourteen countries, Millicom offers innovative and customer-centric products.

Aug 27, 2014

IFC’s Conflict Affected States in Africa Initiative: Final report for CASA's first cycle (2008-2013)

_ Development Impact Report 2013

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