Making a Difference—How Private Enterprise is Creating Opportunity and Improving Lives in Developing Countries1

Making a Difference—How Private Enterprise is Creating Opportunity and Improving Lives in Developing Countries

This is a snapshot of IFC projects, which shows clearly how the private sector is making a tangible difference in the lives of people in developing countries. The companies whose projects are highlighted—just a few among IFC’s many excellent clients—are leading in areas such as environmental, social, and corporate governance performance, as well as being commercially successful. Their results are all the more impressivefor the challenging locations and circumstances in which these businesses often operate.