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Feb 26, 2004

Les leçons de l'expérience 6: Les institutions financières

150 pages || © 1998IFC |

Feb 26, 2004

Lessons of Experience No. 7: Project Finance in Developing Countries

Meant for a wider audience, this volume describes the essentials and complexities of project structuring. A primary message is the importance of clearly identifying and addressing project risks up-front and the potential costs of complacency in dealing with foreign exchange or market demand risks.

112 pages ||

Feb 26, 2004

Lessons of Experience No. 3: Leasing in Emerging Markets

This publication assesses the developmental impact of leasing and describes IFC's 20 years of experience in the sector. IFC has invested in leasing companies in more than half of the developing countries that have a leasing industry today.

76 pages || © 1996IFC |

Feb 26, 2004

Lessons of Experience No. 8: The Environmental and Social Challenges of Private Sector Projects

This document represents collective learning from a large number of people and projects at IFC. It is intended to share practical experience and to contribute to a better understanding of some of the environmental and social issues involved in private sector financing.

103 pages || © 2010 IFC |

Feb 26, 2004

Lessons of Experience No. 1: Privatization: Principles and Practice

This report reviews IFC's experience in its dual role as advisor before a privatization transaction and as investor after the privatization, when IFC's investment finance experience enables a discussion of the economic benefits that have ensued. The report goes on to address indicators of the development impact of IFC's involvement, and its future directions and role.

96 pages || © 1995IFC |

Feb 26, 2004

Instituciones Financieras

150 páginas | | © 1998IFC |

Feb 26, 2004

Lessons of Experience No. 4: Financing Private Infrastructure

This report articulates the lessons of IFC's experience in mobilizing financing for private infrastructure projects in the developing world. It discusses the issues involved in arriving at workable project structures, the approaches available to countries that want to pursue this route, and the obstacles that may arise. The report includes country case studies.

136 pages || © 1997IFC |

Feb 26, 2004

Les leçons de l'expérience 4: Financement de l'infrastructure privée

136 pages || © 1997IFC |

Feb 26, 2004

El Leasing en Los Mercados Emergentes

76 páginas || © 1996IFC |

Feb 26, 2004

Lessons of Experience No. 5: Foreign Direct Investment

This report discusses the growth of foreign direct investments (FDIs) in the world economy and its role in emerging markets. It describes IFC's role in providing policy advice related to FDIs, and draws lessons on how to structure FDI projects and policies to attract investments.

144 pages || © 1998IFC |

Feb 26, 2004

Privatizacion: Principios y Práctica

96 páginas || © 1995IFC |

Feb 26, 2004

Financiamiento de Infraestructura por el Sector Privado

136 páginas || © 1997IFC |

Dec 17, 2003

Focus 2: Guidance for the Directors of Banks - Arabic

Focus 2, a manual for present and prospective directors of noncomplex banks, is intended to provide guidance to emerging international best practice. It is designed to help boards of directors in a practical way attain and maintain a high standard of internal governance. A directorship of a complex bank, especially a large one, implies a further dimension; even so the basic considerations set out in this manual still apply.

Dec 1, 2003

Good Practice Note: Addressing the Social Dimensions of Private Sector Projects

This Good Practice Note provides guidance on how to identify and assess project-related social issues and also provides guidance on options for social "value added" and sustainable development opportunities that may arise in project development.

Oct 31, 2003

Focus 2: Guidance for the Directors of Banks

This manual, for present and prospective directors of noncomplex banks, is intended to provide a guide to emerging international best practice. It is designed to help boards of directors in a practical way attain and maintain a high standard of internal governance. A directorship of a complex bank, especially a large one, implies a further dimension; even so the basic considerations set out in this manual still apply.

Oct 31, 2003

Focus 2: Guidance for Directors of Banks

This manual, for present and prospective directors of non-complex banks, is intended to provide a guide to emerging international best practice. It is designed to help boards of directors in a practical way attain and maintain a high standard of internal governance.

52 pages | © October 2003 IFC | Complimentary

Oct 1, 2003

SRI in Asian Emerging Markets - ASrIA Reports

The purpose of this set of reports is to provide up-to-date and comprehensive information on the status of socially responsible investing (SRI) in seven of Asia's emerging markets and, through this work, to advise on potential next steps for further developing SRI in Asia.

Oct 1, 2003

Towards Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Emerging Markets

This report surveys the current status of socially responsible investment in emerging markets, assesses its growth potential, and recommends steps that could help catalyze that potential.

Aug 1, 2003

Guide 1: Créer des organismes de formation d’administrateurs

La boîte à outils distille l'expérience pratique des 17 pays développés et en développement.

Jul 1, 2003

Toolkit 1: Building Director Training Organizations

The toolkit distills practical experience from 17 developed and developing countries.

Jul 1, 2003

Toolkit 1: Developing Corporate Governance Codes of Best Practice

The toolkit distills practical experience from 17 developed and developing countries and provides practical advice on building organizations that train corporate directors in sound corporate governance practices.

28 pages | © July 2003 IFC | Complimentary

Jan 1, 2003

Beyond Risk

"Beyond Risk" is a casebook on sustainability in the emerging markets financial sector. It documents how the sector has increasingly integrated environmental issues into day-to-day operations.

Dec 1, 2002

Good Practice Note: HIV/AIDS in the Workplace

This document is intended to provide good practice guidance for conducting a health impact assessment (HIA) to determine potential impacts on community health as a result of project development.

Dec 1, 2002

Case Study Excerpt - Plantation Workers Benefit from NGO Partnership with Unilever in Ghana

The Unilever Company in Ghana was alarmed by the potential effects HIV/AIDS could have on its workers and the surrounding community; an estimated 100,000 people. Unilever partnered with a local NGO to improve its existing workplace program and reached nearly two thousand employees, their families, and the surrounding community.

Aug 1, 2002

Developing Value: The Business Case for Sustainability in Emerging Markets

Based on more than 240 real-life examples in over 60 countries, Developing Value is the first large-scale study analyzing the business case for sustainability in emerging markets.