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Oct 18, 2019
Creating Jobs and Transforming Economies in Africa and the Middle East
IFC supports sectors with the greatest potential to create jobs and improve people’s lives.
Oct 7, 2019
Answering Africa’s Call for Private Equity Capital in SMEs
By providing risk capital and technical assistance to fund managers, IFC’s SME Ventures program supports promising young businesses.
Oct 3, 2019
A Vaccine Offers More Children a Shot at a Healthier Life
IFC’s support to low-cost vaccine maker BioE helps it protect more children against preventable diseases.
Oct 3, 2019
Energy2Equal: Empowering Women in Africa’s Renewable Energy Sector
By 2040, renewable energy could provide more than 40 percent of all power generation capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Sep 26, 2019
Cocoa Cooperatives—and their Farmers—Get a Fresh Start
Training and a digital payment system are helping co-ops in Côte d’Ivoire become more profitable and sustainable.
Aug 28, 2019
Fiber-Optic Cables Connect Africa to the Digital Economy
CSquared’s open-access cable networks help Africa’s people and businesses make the most of Internet-based opportunities.
Aug 21, 2019
Uganda’s Dairy Farmers Develop a Taste for New Markets
Pearl Dairy integrates farmers into export markets and helps them deliver better-quality milk at higher volumes.
Jul 18, 2019
Matching Guinea’s Entrepreneurs with a Larger Marketplace
As Guinea develops its mineral resources and generates more business opportunities, a new platform helps local suppliers become competitive.
Jun 7, 2019
Nourishing New Beginnings in Rural Rwanda
With support from IFC, Africa Improved Foods aims to help 1 million malnourished children and mothers a year live healthy and productive lives.
Jun 3, 2019
Off-Grid Solar Industry: the (R)evolution of a Sustainable Market
The off-grid solar industry is only ten years old, yet even at this early stage it has already delivered quality energy services to hundreds of millions of people – something traditional electricity utilities had been unable or unwilling to serve.
