IFC is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in developing countries. By encouraging growth, IFC advances economic development, creates jobs and improves the lives of people.
IFC advances economic development and improves the lives of people by encouraging the growth of the private sector in developing countries. We achieve this by investing in impactful projects, mobilizing other investors, and sharing expertise.
As the largest global development institution focused on the private sector, IFC operates in more than 100 countries around the globe. We apply lessons learned in one region to solve problems in another.
Our impact improves lives. IFC brings a clear set of advantages to the world’s most challenging markets. Including a history of innovation, a global mandate, and a determination to achieve measurable development impact.
Owned by 186 member countries and consistently rated AAA/Aaa. IFC aims to achieve our mission of promoting development by providing debt and equity to the private sector, through a range of benchmark and bespoke products.
Our vision is simple – the private sector drives progress. For over 60 years, we’ve transformed this belief into reality throughout the developing world.
As pioneers in impact investing, we fuel growth where it’s needed most. Our strategic capital empowers visionary entrepreneurs to bring sustainable solutions to scale while our expertise builds successful business environments and creates opportunities for all.
Yet our impact extends beyond dollars and policy reforms. We plant seeds of human potential in the world’s toughest soil. Our investments generate jobs, unlock innovation, and cultivate markets that lift millions out of poverty. We mobilize a global community of partners united by a shared purpose – to create opportunity where it’s needed most.
For us, a job is more than a paycheck. It is dignity. It is hope for a better future. Opportunity by opportunity, we are building that future – one where inclusive, sustainable growth empowers all people to achieve their aspirations.
The World Bank Group is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries. Established in 1944, its mission is to fight poverty with passion and professionalism, for lasting results.
In working to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity, we collaborate closely with other members of the World Bank.
By managing risks and effectively using our financial resources, we remain financially sustainable and maximize our development impact.
For over half a century, IFC has charted a bold course to advance progress through private enterprise. Our efforts span the most underserved regions and challenging investment landscapes imaginable.
We harness the dynamism of business to drive change where it is most desperately needed. Our investments empower entrepreneurs to design solutions tailored to local contexts, from affordable clean energy for rural towns to quality healthcare for urban slums. Our advice reshapes policy frameworks and reforms economies to foster innovation.
Driven by insight and optimism, we illuminate a path forward for societies determined to build inclusive, sustainable economies. We go where conventional finance cannot – because the greatest development challenges demand bold, visionary partners ready to catalyze progress.
60 years ago, IFC pioneered the idea of the private sector as a catalyst for progress in developing countries.
Today, IFC’s enduring impact spans more than 100 nations. Since 1956, we’ve empowered entrepreneurs all over the world, turning bold ideas into engines of inclusive growth with millions of jobs created, lives uplifted, and communities transformed.