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Carbon Capture and Storage: A Critical Tool for Fighting Climate Change


Carbon Capture and Storage: A Critical Tool for Fighting Climate Change

Decarbonizing the atmosphere to reach the targets in the Paris Agreement will take more than reducing emissions.

Working Together­­­­­ to Solve Development Challenges


Working Together­­­­­ to Solve Development Challenges

The 2023 IMF - World Bank Group Spring Meetings focused on tackling the most pressing issues facing our world today.

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IFC's Presence in Malaysia to Support Green, Resilient and Inclusive Growth

Strategic priorities will include a focus on enhancing productivity, and facilitating an inclusive and resilient recovery.

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IFC in Ukraine

As part of the broader World Bank Group’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, IFC has launched a $2 billion package to support the Ukrainian private sector.

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IFC is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in developing countries.

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, advances economic development and improves the lives of people by encouraging the growth of the private sector in developing countries. We apply our financial resources, technical expertise, global experience, and innovative thinking to help our partners overcome financial, operational, and other challenges.

We achieve this by investing in impactful projects, mobilizing other investors, and sharing expertise. In doing so, we create jobs and raise living standards, especially for the poor and vulnerable. Our work supports the World Bank Group’s twin goals of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity.

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    People Connected to the Internet

  • 11.3 Million

    People Supplied with Power

  • $226.5 Billion

    in Trade-Finance Volume

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    in Impact from SME loans

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A strong and engaged private sector is indispensable to ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. That’s where IFC comes in—we have more than 60 years of experience in unlocking private investment, creating markets and opportunities where they’re needed most. Since 1956, IFC has invested more than $321 billion in emerging markets and developing economies.