International Finance Corporation

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IFC Portfolio Default Rate Analysis

Based on nearly 40 years of data, this report offers a comprehensive analysis of default rates for the IFC corporate loan portfolio. Providing information to understand credit performance in emerging markets.

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Charting a Course for Ocean Restoration

Makhtar Diop and prominent ocean advocate Alexandra Cousteau, the granddaughter of legendary oceanographer and explorer Jacques Cousteau, have a captivating conversation that is both a reckoning with the damage done to our oceans, and a solutions-driven call to action around how we can save them.

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Global Emerging Markets Risk Database (GEMs) Consortium

The GEMs Consortium has published for the first time the recovery rates of investments with private and sub-sovereign borrowers in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies for the period 1994-2022.

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Her Fintech Edge: Market Insights for Inclusive Growth

Unlocking the potential of digital financial services (DFS) is crucial for women's financial inclusion and empowerment. While barriers to access persist, fintech companies have emerged as key players in bridging this gap.

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What We Do

A strong and engaged private sector is indispensible to ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. That's where IFC comes in - we have more than 60 years experience in unlocking private investment, creating markets and opportunities where they are needed most.

Products and Services

We provide investment, advice, and asset management — offerings that are mutually reinforcing and can be tailored to a client’s specific needs.

Sectors and Expertise

We apply our financial resources, technical expertise, global experience, and innovative thinking to help our partners overcome financial, operational, and other challenges.

Our Impact

IFC works with clients to create the opportunities which help the private sector mobilize solutions and finance to solve development challenges.

IFC at a glance

IFC - a member of the World Bank Group - is the largest global development institution focused exclusively on the private sector in developing countries.

We leverage the power of the private sector and share expertise to transform ideas into investments for green growth, inclusive jobs and impactful projects. 

  • 62.5 Million
    People connected to the internet
  • 11.3 Million
    People supplied with power
  • $226.5 Billion
    In Trade Finance Volume
  • $516.9 Billion
    In Impact from SME Loans

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See where we work

IFC’s impact spans more than 100 nations. We empower entrepreneurs all over the world, turning bold ideas into engines of inclusive growth creating millions of jobs, uplifting lives, and transforming communities.