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Nov 18, 2019

Guide for Employer-Supported Childcare

This practical guide for private sector companies addresses various aspects of employer-supported childcare, including quality, financial sustainability, and results measurement. The publication was developed in response to demand for guidance from companies seeking to implement childcare, so they can join a growing number of family-friendly employers. The guide was prepared by the IFC-led Global Tackling Childcare Working Group, composed of more than 30 organizations and the Government of Paraguay.

English | 126 pages | 2019

Nov 14, 2019

Lower NPLs for Women-Owned SMEs: Business Case Update #2

Lower NPLs for Women-Owned SMEs: Business Case Update N#2

Nov 11, 2019

グリーンボンド・インパクト・レポート (2019年度)

IFCのグリーンボンド・プログラムに関するインパクト・レポートの日本語訳です。2019年度の最新データまで掲載しています。

Nov 8, 2019

Sector Overview | Urban Infrastructure

Nov 8, 2019

Sector Overview | Sustainable Infrastructure Advisory

Nov 8, 2019

Sector Overview | Sustainable Mining

Nov 8, 2019

Sector Overview | Municipal & Environmental Infrastructure

Nov 8, 2019

Sector Overview | Upstream Infrastructure

Nov 8, 2019

Sector Overview | Water

Nov 8, 2019

Sector Overview | Transport

Nov 7, 2019

Sector Overview | Telecoms, Media & Technology

Nov 7, 2019

Sector Overview | Energy

English | 2-pager | 2019

Nov 6, 2019

How Artificial Intelligence is Making Transport Safer, Cleaner, More Reliable and Efficient in Emerging Markets

Transport in emerging markets often faces acute challenges due to poor infrastructure, growing populations, urbanization, and in some regions rising prosperity, which increases vehicle traffic, cargo volumes, and pollution. Artificial intelligence offers new solutions to these challenges by making market entry easier and allowing countries to reach underserved populations, creating markets and private sector investment opportunities associated with them.

English | 8 Pages - November - Note 75 | IFC 2019

Nov 4, 2019

Tackling Childcare: The Business Benefits and Challenges of Employer-supported Childcare in Bangladesh

The policy brief presents findings from an IFC-led survey administered to more than 300 employers as well as consultations with more than 75 employees and 40 stakeholders in Bangladesh, including the government, civil society, and care providers, on the benefits, challenges, and solutions for employer-supported childcare in Bangladesh.

Nov 3, 2019

Waka Mere Commitment to Action

More than 6,500 employees working for the biggest companies in Solomon Islands are now benefiting from more equal, supportive and respectful workplaces, with a marked rise in the numbers who feel safe at work, in the wake of a two- year initiative on gender equality. This findings are contained in a report assessing the Waka Mere Commitment to Action, which showed the number of employees who did not feel comfortable or safe at work fell from 25 percent two years ago to just 10 percent.

Nov 3, 2019

Assessment of the Economic Impact of Cruise Tourism in Fiji

As all Fijians know, tourism is a key driver of economic growth and for job creation. In fact, more than one third of all jobs in Fiji in 2018 stemmed from the country’s tourist industry. The report has identified seven investment opportunities that if pursued would lead to an extra US$43.98 million to the Fijian economy over the next 10 years. These recommendations offer a way for the private sector, government and donor partners to make evidenced-based decisions about where and how to invest in tourism, to the benefit of Fijians.

Nov 1, 2019

¿Por qué es un buen negocio financiar a la emprendedora mexicana?

De acuerdo con “¿Por qué es un buen negocio financiar a la emprendedora mexicana?”, la oportunidad de negocio que representan las emprendedoras para la banca asciende a 6,502 millones de dólares. El estudio señala que el principal obstáculo que enfrentan las emprendedoras no es la falta de dinero, sino la ausencia de información sobre los productos financieros y trámites que se requieren para iniciar un negocio.

Oct 31, 2019

Bridging the Trust Gap: Blockchain’s Potential to Restore Trust in Artificial Intelligence in Support of New Business Models

Rapid increases in computing power and data generation have turned artificial intelligence, blockchain, and the Internet of Things into potent technologies that are rapidly gaining use in many areas of society and commerce, with significant potential benefits for economic growth and development. These innovative technologies face multiple obstacles to implementation and—particularly in the case of AI—a general wariness of their potential implications for human society. Fortunately, an integrated implementation of the three technologies may be a solution that can restore human trust in AI and blockchain applications, resulting in new business models that deliver data security and privacy, efficiency, and inclusion along with their many other benefits.

English | 8 Pages - October - Note 74 | IFC 2019

Oct 29, 2019

Creating Markets in Indonesia: Country Private Sector Diagnostic

The Indonesia CPSD evaluates cross-cutting challenges that inhibit private-sector development, and it proposes recommendations designed to address both these issues and sector-specific constraints in the key areas of financial technology, educational technology, and health services. It will also support the World Bank Group’s cascade approach to catalyzing private-sector-led growth and sustainable development.

English | 71 pages | 2019 IFC

Oct 25, 2019

Partnering for Impact, IFC and CRMS Indonesia

With IFC’s support, Indonesia’s Center for Risk Management Studies (CRMS) has broadened delivery of its CG training programs to other countries in East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and Eastern Europe. Going forward, CRMS Indonesia will continue to build its capacity on ESG issues as it broadens its core services into governance, compliance, and sustainability.

Oct 17, 2019

Creating Markets in South Africa: Country Private Sector Diagnostic

Addressing the constraints for private sector development at national and sectoral levels is a critical element of the Government of South Africa’s plan to scale-up investment over the next five years, and thereby stimulate job creation and promote inclusive growth. The South Africa CPSD contributes to this effort by identifying policy actions and interventions in key sectors of the economy where short-to-medium term reforms could unlock investment and jobs.

English | 146 pages | 2019 IFC

Oct 14, 2019

Global Progress Report of the Sustainable Banking Network - October 2019

The IFC-supported Sustainable Banking Network (SBN)’s second Global Progress Report documents the accelerated progress of SBN members in translating policy innovations into practical implementation.

94 pages | © October 2019 IFC | Complimentary

Oct 8, 2019

Supplemental Appendix: Women Entrepreneurs Find Business Opportunities in Nigeria’s Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Sector

This document provides information on the research methodology utilized for IFC-Daraju case study “Women Entrepreneurs Find Business Opportunities in Nigeria’s Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Sector” including data collection and analysis, survey questionnaire, and sampling.

English | 9 pages | 2019

Oct 7, 2019

IFC & Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women: Investing in Women's Business Growth

The Women Entrepreneurs Opportunity Facility Progress Report 2019

English | 2019 IFC

Oct 7, 2019

Closing the SDG Financing Gap—Trends and Data

How big is the financing gap to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Can private capital fill the gap? This note provides an updated overview of estimates of SDG financing in low- and middle-income countries and gives an analytical and data-based foundation for discussion. Based on a review of recent studies, as well as IFC’s own calculations of cross-border flow trends, the note documents the ongoing and significant SDG financing gap. Raising taxes to expand public spending is an option for many middle-income countries to fill the gap, but it will be insufficient for low-income countries. Private financing, especially of infrastructure, can also contribute to bridging the gap, but it will depend on the availability of investable projects. Capital market development and improved domestic financial systems can help intermediate more private capital into available investment opportunities.

English | 8 Pages - October - Note 73 | IFC 2019