International Finance Corporation

Our vision is that people should have the opportunity to escape poverty and improve their lives.

Our values are excellence, commitment, integrity, and teamwork.

IFC’s Purpose is to create opportunity for people to escape poverty and improve their lives by

* Promoting open and competitive markets in developing countries
* Supporting companies and other private sector partners where there is a gap
* Helping to generate productive jobs and deliver essential services to the underserved

In order to achieve its Purpose, IFC offers development impact solutions through: firm-level interventions (direct investments and advisory services); standard-setting; and business enabling environment work.

What We Do

IFC fosters sustainable economic growth in developing countries by financing private sector investment, mobilizing capital in the international financial markets, and providing advisory services to businesses and governments.

IFC helps companies and financial institutions in emerging markets create jobs, generate tax revenues, improve corporate governance and environmental performance, and contribute to their local communities. The goal is to improve lives, especially for the people who most need the benefits of growth.

Where IFC Works

IFC invests in enterprises majority-owned by the private sector throughout most developing countries in the world. Developing regions include:

* Sub-Saharan Africa
* East Asia & the Pacific
* South Asia
* Europe & Central Asia
* Latin America & the Caribbean
* Middle East & North Africa

IFC's Strategic Priorities

IFC emphasizes five strategic 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, IFC articulates the expected impact on sustainable development, and, as the projects mature, IFC assesses the quality of the development benefits realized.

Investments

IFC offers an array of financial products and services to its clients and continues to develop new financial tools that enable companies to manage risk and broaden their access to foreign and domestic capital markets.

Advisory Services

IFC offers a range of advisory services in support of private sector development in developing countries.