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Dec 2, 2022

Supply Chain Finance Market Assessment: Nigeria

The Nigerian economy is heavily reliant on crude oil exports, resulting in significant instability as global oil prices fluctuate.

Dec 2, 2022

Market Bite Nigeria: Innovation Offers Key to the Broader MSME Finance Market

The Nigerian economy is heavily reliant on crude oil exports, resulting in significant instability as global oil prices fluctuate.

Nov 30, 2022

Factsheet: Women Banking Champions Program

The Women Banking Champions program, launched in 2018 by IFC in partnership with the Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), aims to improve access to finance and boost financial inclusion for women entrepreneurs.

Nov 26, 2022

Market Bite Iraq: Economic Recovery Creates Opportunity to Invest in Small and Medium Businesses

This report shares the results of an IFC survey of 827 SMEs in Iraq, focusing on the financial health and access to finance for SMEs.

Nov 22, 2022

Creating Opportunities in Challenging Markets: Highlights of IFC Investments Supported by Blended Concessional Finance

Report highlighting how blended finance helps IFC undertake high-risk, high-impact projects that create opportunity in the world’s most challenging markets.

English | 31 pages | 2022 IFC

Nov 16, 2022

Inclusion Financière en Tunisie État des lieux et opportunités

Inclusion Financière en Tunisie État des lieux et opportunités

Nov 16, 2022

Market Bite Tunisie: Opportunités de digitalisation et de financement des chaînes de valeur agricoles

L’enquête IFC révèle que les agriculteurs tunisiens ont largement recours au cash et à des sources de financement informelles.

Nov 15, 2022

Closing the Gender Finance Gap Through the Use of Blended Finance

A guide on the use of blended finance instruments to help women-led SMEs access financing to grow their business.

English | 16 pages | 2022 IFC

Nov 10, 2022

Ayala Healthcare Holdings (AC Health)

Ayala Corporation, the parent organization that launched AC Health, is a much larger conglomerate, still controlled primarily by the same family that founded it in 1834. During the past decade, parent and startup have both defined their core purpose as making life better for all Filipinos.

Nov 10, 2022

Strengthening Sustainability in the E-Waste Industry

The harnessing of electric power in the late-19th century ushered in an industrial era that forever changed the way people work, communicate, and interact.

English | 15 pages | IFC 2021

Nov 2, 2022

Creating Markets in Burundi: Country Private Sector Diagnostic

The Burundi Country Private Sector Diagnostic (CPSD) provides IFC and World Bank analysis of growth and investment opportunities, constraints, and policy recommendations.

English - 112 pages | Français - 118 pages | 2018 IFC

Oct 28, 2022

Being Bold—Case Studies on Women's Business Leadership in Sierra Leone and Liberia

“Being Bold—Case Studies on Women’s Business Leadership in Sierra Leone and Liberia” presents four powerful examples of how women leaders in fragile markets are using their passion, intelligence, skills, and talents to transform their economies and societies.

22 pages | © November 2022 IFC | Complimentary

Oct 24, 2022

Bridging the Gap in the Arab States: Emerging Private Sector Response and Recovery Measures for Gender Equality amid COVID-19

This regional report aims to inform companies in the Arab region and around the world on practices and initiatives for supporting women leaders, employees, entrepreneurs and those in value chains to navigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

39 pages | © October 2022 IFC | Complimentary

Oct 18, 2022

Increasing Access to Health Services Through Inclusive Digital Health

This report aims to share knowledge on how healthcare providers can embed digital health into their business models to expand access to health services among the underserved, or individuals at the base of the pyramid.

English - 16 pages | Español - 16 pages | 2022 IFC

Oct 11, 2022

Supply Chain Finance, Market Assessment, Kenya

This IFC assessment shows that the current market for supply chain finance in Kenya is worth approximately 2.8 trillion Kenyan shilling, equivalent to $24.8 billion. This is a key opportunity for financial institutions to reach small and medium enterprises in a range of value chains. The report includes detailed information on the Kenyan market for supply chain finance, and recommendations to public and private actors on how to realize the supply chain finance opportunity. It is part of a series of supply chain finance market assessments in Africa.

English | 18 pages | 2022 IFC

Sep 30, 2022

The Potential Gains of Digitizing Garment Sector Wages in Cambodia

This report shows how the digital payment of wages can reduce employer costs while improving financial inclusion for workers, especially women workers.

English | 63 pages | 2022 IFC

Sep 30, 2022

Supply Chain Finance, Market Assessment, Côte d’Ivoire

This IFC assessment shows that the current market for supply chain finance in Cote d’Ivoire is worth approximately 2.9 trillion West African CFA, equivalent to $5 billion. This is a key opportunity for financial institutions to reach small and medium enterprises in a range of value chains.

Sep 30, 2022

Market Research to Assess the Business Opportunity of Women’s Markets for Financial Services in Kyrgyzstan

This report is based on findings from the Market Research to Assess the Business Opportunity of Women Markets for Financial Services in Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan that was conducted to understand a range of women’s needs in financial and non-financial services and untapped commercial opportunity for financial institutions.

English | 58 pages | 2022 IFC

Sep 30, 2022

Market Research to Assess the Business Opportunity of Women’s Markets for Financial Services in Tajikistan

This report is based on findings from the Market Research to Assess the Business Opportunity of Women Markets for Financial Services in Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan that was conducted to understand a range of women’s needs in financial and non-financial services and untapped commercial opportunity for financial institutions.

English | 62 pages | 2022 IFC

Sep 30, 2022

Market Research to Assess the Business Opportunity of Women’s Markets for Financial Services in Uzbekistan

This report is based on findings from the Market Research to Assess the Business Opportunity of Women Markets for Financial Services in Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan that was conducted to understand a range of women’s needs in financial and non-financial services and untapped commercial opportunity for financial institutions.

English | 58 pages | 2022 IFC

Sep 27, 2022

Banking on SMEs: Driving Growth, Creating Jobs

This report shows GSMEF's use of Blended Finance financial instruments and targeted Advisory Services to encourage client banks to increase their SME lending.

English | 68 pages | 2022 IFC

Sep 23, 2022

Factsheet: Broadband Connectivity - Building Block for Africa’s Digital Economy

Broadband connectivity is a necessity for development. It is a key part of IFC’s digital strategy which includes developing and investing in scalable platforms across countries and partnering with companies to develop innovative connectivity solutions.

English | 2 pages | 2022 IFC

Sep 23, 2022

Factsheet: Supporting Submarine Cables and Enabling Connectivity in Africa

Broadband connectivity is a necessity for development. It is a key part of IFC’s digital strategy which includes developing and investing in scalable platforms across countries and partnering with companies to develop innovative connectivity solutions.

English | 2 pages | 2022 IFC

Sep 15, 2022

Nepal - Country Climate and Development Report

This Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) identifies ways that Nepal can achieve its overall development objectives while fostering its strategic ambition to transition to a greener, more resilient, and inclusive development pathway.

Sep 15, 2022

Handbook for Scaling Irrigation Systems

This handbook provides policy makers, government agencies, private sector actors, and development institution partners, with tools and guidance on individual small scale irrigation systems.