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The Latest from IFC

Mission 300: Energizing Africa

New Commitments to Scale Up Electricity Access

Seventeen African countries have committed to concrete plans to expand electricity access through our Mission 300 initiative.

The Power of Stories

The Power of Stories

In the latest Creative Development, Kiran Rao on Indian cinema’s evolution, the rise of independent voices, and why local storytelling matters. 

Upgrading Businesses for More and Modern Jobs

Upgrading Business for More and Modern Jobs

Learn how tailored business upgrading programs drive firm growth, boost profits, create jobs, and transform emerging market economies.

What We Do

A strong and engaged private sector is indispensible to ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. That's where IFC comes in - we have more than 60 years experience in unlocking private investment, creating markets and opportunities where they are needed most.

Products and Services

We provide investment, advice, and asset management — offerings that are mutually reinforcing and can be tailored to a client’s specific needs.

Sectors and Expertise

We apply our financial resources, technical expertise, global experience, and innovative thinking to help our partners overcome financial, operational, and other challenges.

Our Impact

IFC works with clients to create the opportunities which help the private sector mobilize solutions and finance to solve development challenges.

IFC at a glance

IFC — a member of the World Bank Group — is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work in more than 100 countries, using our capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities in developing countries.

In fiscal year 2025, IFC committed a record $71.1 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries, leveraging private sector solutions and mobilizing private capital to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. 

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    People connected to the internet
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    People supplied with power
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    In Trade Finance Volume
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    In Impact from SME Loans

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IFC’s impact spans more than 100 nations. We empower entrepreneurs all over the world, turning bold ideas into engines of inclusive growth creating millions of jobs, uplifting lives, and transforming communities.

Featured Publications

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Innovation in Green Technologies

Report

Emerging market economies are claiming a rising share of trade in products associated with the new technologies that help reduce pollution, limit greenhouse gas emissions, and help mitigate the impact of extreme weather.

Venture Capital and the Rise of Africa's Tech Startups

EMERGING MARKET INSIGHTS

Africa’s fledgling startup scene is seeing breakneck growth, slowed only by a lack of funding. This offers new opportunities to investors looking for returns in untapped, fast-growing markets.

Efficiency and Tech Upgrades May Counter Falling FDI in Developing Economies

Research Note

Global demand for technologies that increase energy efficiency, reduce pollution, and respond to shifting weather patterns may ease a broad-based decline in foreign direct investment flows to developing countries.