All Publications

Jun 1, 2023

Her Home II: Housing Finance for Women in Ghana, Senegal, and Indonesia

This report provides country-specific insights into the barriers women face in obtaining housing finance and what steps can be taken to overcome them.

English | 46 pages | 2023 IFC

May 30, 2023

Enhancing Economic Growth through Tourism

To support the sector’s recovery from the impact of the COVD-19 panedmic, IFC is helping to develop sustainable and inclusive tourism infrastructure and markets across the continent.

May 30, 2023

Expanding Access to Sustainable Housing in Africa

The housing sector is fundamental to accelerate economic development and social prosperity in Africa given its direct benefits and multiplier effects to the economy. IFC supports projects that address a clear imbalance of supply and demand in accomodation in rapidly urbanizing cities.

May 30, 2023

Improving the productivity of small scale farmers

Agriculture is the backbone of the African economy. IFC provides investment and advisory services to partners from farm to fork. IFC’s support is focused on building a strong farming ecosystem including helping farmers to access markets and finance, increase productivity and leverage digital tools.

May 30, 2023

Scaling Solar In Africa

Solar power has enormous potential as an energy source in Africa. Scaling Solar combines World Bank Group services under a single engagement aimed at creating viable markets for solar power in each client country.

May 30, 2023

Creating Efficient Capital Markets in Africa

IFC works through initiatives aimed at improving overall efficiency of capital markets in Africa and creating a solid enabling enviornment for crowding in private sector finance into key sectors for economic development.

May 30, 2023

Supporting Cities in Africa

IFC has been actively supporting cities and other subnational government entities in Africa since 2004. Our aim is to bring sustainable commercial borrowing practices to creditworthy cities, supporting them in financing local infrastructure, and helping them address climate change challenges.

May 30, 2023

Sun King – Case Study: Building a Long-term Pipeline of Women Leaders: Targeted Recruitment Strategies and Investments in Building the Capacity of Women to Grow into Leadership

May 30, 2023

Schneider Electric – Case Study: A Global Leader in Gender Equality Addresses Challenges in Recruitment, Retention, and Pay Equity

May 30, 2023

Lekela – The Power of Sex-disaggregated Data in Prioritizing Interventions: Reducing Gender Gaps in Leadership and Community Investments in Renewable Energy Operations in Africa

May 30, 2023

ENGIE PowerCorner – Case Study: Promoting Women’s Representation in Leadership Positions

May 30, 2023

Daystar Power Group– Case Study: Proven Strategies for Attracting More Women to Technical Roles in the Renewable Energy Sector

May 30, 2023

Bujagali – Case study: A Hydropower Plant Supports Working Mothers to Retain More Women in its Workforce

May 30, 2023

ElleSolaire – Case Study: A Successful All-Woman Solar-Entrepreneurship Network

Access to Power and Renewable Energy as an Alternative Solution Between 2010 and 2019, more than one billion people gained access to power globally but about 760 million people are still in the dark.

May 30, 2023

Investing in Childcare: A Game Changer for Businesses and the Nigerian Economy

There is compelling evidence that access to good quality, affordable childcare can benefit economies, businesses, employees, and children (IFC 2020).

May 16, 2023

Inclusive Distribution and Retail: Women Entrepreneurs using E-Commerce in Egypt

This analysis shares the results of a survey of micro, small, and medium-sized (MSME) retailers in Cairo, Egypt that use the MaxAB e-commerce platform. The survey was conducted from December 2021 to January 2022 by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and MaxAB, with the support of the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) and the government of the Netherlands.

May 11, 2023

Revue thématique: Circularité et industrie du textile au Maroc

Ce rapport apporte un éclairage sur ce les tendances de circularité actuelles ainsi que l’impact des législations à venir pour le secteur du textile et de l'habillement au Maroc.

May 11, 2023

Thematic Review: Circularity and Morocco’s Textile Industry

The report provides insights into what current circularity trends and upcoming legislation mean for Morocco’s textile and apparel sector

May 8, 2023

NMB Bank: Edge Gender Certification Helps Tanzania's Leading Bank Prioritize Actions to Close Gender Gaps and Deepen Workforce Equality

NMB, one of Tanzania’s largest banks, stands out for its gender leadership in the financial sector.

May 8, 2023

Finance2Equal: Reducing Gender Gaps in Tanzania’s Financial Services Sector

In the last few decades, Tanzania has made progress in reducing the gender gap and has increased the number of women who have joined the formal workforce.

Apr 26, 2023

Creating Markets in Togo: Country Private Sector Diagnostic

This report takes an in-depth look at private sector challenges and opportunities in Togo. It identifies areas for reform and sectors with the greatest potential to advance Togo’s private sector–led development, in alignment with the country's National Development Plan (NDP 2018–2022)

English, French | 2023 IFC

Apr 6, 2023

Digital Technologies Are a Useful Yet Underutilized Tool for African Microenterprises

How smartphones and computers improve performance for African micro-sized businesses — but not enough for most to use them.

Mar 23, 2023

Creating Markets in Chad: Country Private Sector Diagnostic

The Chad Country Private Sector Diagnostic (CPSD) provides IFC & World Bank analysis of growth and investment opportunities, constraints & policy recommendations.

English - 106 pages, French - 19 pages | | 2023 IFC

Mar 15, 2023

Smarter Systems: How tweaking your diligence process can unlock overlooked opportunities

This toolkit, developed by Village Capital in partnership with IFC, the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi), and academic research partners Amisha Miller and Saurabh Lall, includes two action-oriented implementation guides — one for individual and institutional investors and one for incubator and accelerator leaders.

Mar 14, 2023

Changing Lives: Private Sector Solutions for Helping Small Farmers

This report highlights the ways that Global Agriculture and Security Program's blended finance investments and advisory support unlocks opportunity for smallholder farmers in some of the world’s poorest and most fragile countries.

English | 64 pages