IFC fosters sustainable economic growth in developing countries by financingprivate sector investment, mobilizing capital in the international financialmarkets, and providing advisory services to businesses andgovernments.
IFC helps companies and financial institutions in emergingmarkets create jobs, generate tax revenues, improve corporate governance andenvironmental performance, and contribute to their local communities. The goalis to improve lives, especially for the people who most need the benefits ofgrowth.
IFC invests in enterprisesmajority-owned by the private sector throughout most developing countries in theworld.
Developing regions include:
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- East Asia & the Pacific
- South Asia
- Europe & Central Asia
- Latin America & the Caribbean
- Middle East & North Africa
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IFC's Strategic Priorities
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IFC emphasizes
fivestrategic priorities for maximizing its sustainable development impact:
- Strengthening its focus on frontier markets, particularly the SME sector;
- Building long-term partnerships with emerging global players in developing countries;
- Addressing climate change, and environment and social sustainability activities;
- Addressing constraints to private sector investment in infrastructure, health, and education; and
- Developing domestic financial markets through institution building and the use of innovative financial products.
For all new investments, IFCarticulates the expected impact on sustainable development, and, as the projectsmature, IFC assesses the quality of the development benefits realized.
IFCoffers an array of
financial products andservices to its clients and continues to develop new financial toolsthat enable companies to manage risk and broaden their access to foreign anddomestic capital markets.
IFC offers a range of
advisory services in support of private sectordevelopment in developing countries.