IFC’s core mandates in Western Europe are to develop new business with clients, manage the relationship with European shareholders, and build strategic partnerships with regional stakeholders, including the European Union, international financial institutions, development finance institutions, international organizations, academia, civil society, and media on a wide range of development issues. As a member of the World Bank Group, IFC does not invest in Western Europe, but partners with regional companies, financial institutions and investors to co-finance projects in emerging markets.
IFC’s long-term commitments of over $2.6 billion with regional sponsors in fiscal year 2022 supported projects in several strategic areas, namely access to finance, infrastructure, manufacturing, agribusiness and services, and disruptive technologies and funds. Fifty-sixt percent of these investments had a climate component while 22% were in the world’s poorest countries.
Focus Areas
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DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
IFC supports innovative entrepreneurs in Western Europe in expanding their business models into emerging markets by investing directly or by partnering with top-tier growth equity, venture capital, and seed/accelerator funds.
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FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
IFC works through financial institutions to provide much-needed access to finance for millions of individuals and micro, small, and medium enterprises that we would never be able to reach directly.
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INFRASTRUCTURE
IFC offers long-term financing and industry-leading expertise to develop infrastructure projects that provide essential services—including electricity, telecommunications, transportation, water and sanitation—in partnership with the private sector.
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MANUFACTURING, AGRIBUSINESS & SERVICES
IFC pursues investments across the manufacturing, agribusiness, and services sectors to reduce poverty and promote sustainable growth in emerging markets.
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