All Publications: Middle East, Central Asia, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Pakistan

May 29, 2020

COVID-19 Economic Impact: Middle East and North Africa

The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to trigger a severe economic contraction in Middle East and North Africa. IFC is working with existing clients in the region to evaluate where our support is needed most.

English | 2 pages | 2020 IFC

Oct 7, 2019

Scaling Infrastructure: Seven Sisters (Jordan)

Jun 13, 2019

Case Study: Pakistan Business Council Helps Boost Women's Employment

Over the course of a year, IFC and the Pakistan Business Council produced a series of peer-learning activities and knowledge tools addressing topics such as female employee retention, anti-sexual harassment policies, women in leadership, and the business case for women’s employment. This case study explores the results of this project that reached more than 335 executives from the Pakistan business community, both from PBC member companies and the wider Pakistani private sector.

English | 4 pages | 2019

May 11, 2019

Private Sector & Refugees—Pathways to Scale

A new IFC study—Private Sector & Refugees: Pathways to Scale—produced in partnership with The Bridgespan Group, takes an unprecedented look at over 170 initiatives in both Africa and the Middle East to understand the nature of, and derive lessons from, private sector engagement with refugees and host communities.

English | 80 pages | 2019 IFC

Feb 18, 2019

Country Private Sector Diagnostic. Creating Markets in Uzbekistan

Feb 18, 2019

Диагностика частного сектора. Создание рынков в Узбекистане

Dec 17, 2018

Case Study—HBL Pakistan. Advancing Gender Diversity through Effective Anti-Harassment Mechanisms

HBL, the largest bank in Pakistan, implemented a zero tolerance anti-harassment policy and realized this is a key element to achieving gender diversity by enhancing perceptions of safety and security for female and male employees. HBL has seen a steady increase in the share of women in its workforce, from 12.6% in 2015 to 15% in 2017. This case study explores HBL’s business impacts of creating a safe workplace.

English | 12 pages | IFC

Aug 22, 2018

Assesment of Tax Compliance Costs for Businesses in the Kyrgyz Republic

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the costs borne by the private business for compliance with the tax legislation requirements. This study shall serve as a basis for elaboration of recommendations on tax administration governance, and may also be used as a benchmark against which the efficiency of adopted reforms will be judged.

English 61| IFC

Aug 22, 2018

Исследование затрат бизнеса на соблюдение обязательных требований Налогового законодательства в Кыргызской Республике

Целью исследования IFC являлось оценка годовых расходов бизнеса на соблюдение требований налогового законодательства и законодательства по платежам по социальному страхованию (включая расчет сумм налогов и обязательных платежей; заполнение и сдачу налоговой, финансовой и статистической отчетности; прохождение налоговых проверок и выполнение других процедур, вытекающих из налоговых обязательств).

English 61| IFC

Apr 17, 2018

Setting a Higher Standard for Sustainability in Pakistan

IFC, US Apparel, and Levi Strauss & Co.: Setting a Higher Standard for Sustainability in Pakistan

Apr 10, 2018

Waste Heat Recovery in Turkish Cement Industry

Mar 1, 2018

Исследование затрат бизнеса на соблюдение обязательных требований Налогового законодательства в Республике Таджикистан

Целью исследования IFC являлось оценка годовых расходов бизнеса на соблюдение требований налогового законодательства и законодательства по платежам по социальному страхованию (включая расчет сумм налогов и обязательных платежей; заполнение и сдачу налоговой, финансовой и статистической отчетности; прохождение налоговых проверок и выполнение других процедур, вытекающих из налоговых обязательств).

English 61| IFC

Mar 1, 2018

Assessment of Tax Compliance Costs for Businesses in Tajikistan

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the costs borne by the private business for compliance with the tax legislation requirements. This study shall serve as a basis for elaboration of recommendations on tax administration governance, and may also be used as a benchmark against which the efficiency of adopted reforms will be judged.

English 61| IFC

Jan 31, 2018

Luminus

Luminus Education is committed to transforming technical and vocational education (TVET) in Jordan and advancing the Education 4 Employment philosophy. Based in the region with the highest youth unemployment rate in the world, Luminus offers high-quality, market-oriented programs and recognizes that equipping Jordanian youth with vocational skills is important for both economic and security reasons.

Dec 19, 2017

Creating Markets in Kazakhstan: Country Private Sector Diagnostic

A new joint IFC and World Bank private sector diagnostic study has identified Kazakhstan’s wheat, livestock, and transport and logistics sectors to have great potential to increase private sector investment, create new markets, and boost job creation.

English | 46 pages | 2017 IFC

Dec 19, 2017

Диагностика частного сектора Казахстана

В данном отчете, который является одной из двух пилотных оценок, представлены результаты совместной диагностики частного сектора Международной финансовой корпорации (IFC) и Всемирного банка в Казахстане.

2017, IFC

Feb 15, 2017

Tafila Region Wind Power Projects - Cumulative Effects Assessment

The Tafila Region Wind Power Project Cumulative Effects Assessment (CEA) is the first of its kind in the Eastern Europe, Middle East, and North Africa region. It aims to promote more sustainable wind energy investments in Jordan while assessing and managing potential adverse environmental and social effects of renewables. The overall management and technical direction of the CEA was undertaken by IFC, supported by a team of multidisciplinary international and Jordanian experts and advisors.

184 pages | © February 2017 IFC | Complimentary

Dec 2, 2016

Kyrgyz Republic: A Review of the Attitudes and Capacity for Indebtedness

61| 2016 IFC |

Dec 2, 2016

Tajikistan: A Review of the Attitudes and Capacity for Indebtedness

139| 2016 IFC |

Dec 2, 2016

Таджикистан: заимствование частными лицами. Краткое изложение вопросов и наблюдений.

170| 2016 IFC |

Dec 1, 2016

Kyrgyz Republic: A Review of the Attitudes and Capacity for Indebtedness

87| 2016 IFC |

Dec 1, 2016

Tajikistan: A Review of the Attitudes and Capacity for Indebtedness

115| 2016 IFC |

Oct 21, 2016

Profit with Purpose - Making Banking on Women Impactful

English 94| IFC

Oct 14, 2016

Garanti Bank Turkey: Combining SME Banking Excellence with a Proposition for Women

English 30| IFC

Oct 14, 2016

BLC Bank - Lebanon: Leading in Banking on Women - A study

English 27| IFC