IFC and DAVR-BANK Partner to Boost Financing for Small Businesses and Women Entrepreneurs in Uzbekistan
The $40 million financing package is meant to expand lending to micro and small enterprises, with 25% earmarked for women-owned businesses.
IFC Marks 20 Years of Partnerships for Impact in Iraq, Announces $1B in New Investments
Since 2005, IFC has invested and mobilized more than $2.5 billion for projects in Iraq. These investments have created over 28,000 jobs, including 5,000 for women, while strengthening infrastructure, expanding access to finance, supporting manufacturing, and enhancing food security.
IFC and PrivatBank Partner to Scale up Lending to Smaller Businesses, Enhance Import of Critical Goods in Ukraine
A new risk-sharing facility will boost lending for smaller businesses in Ukraine, especially for agribusinesses and women-owned enterprises, helping them maintain production, create jobs, and grow.
IFC and HDFC Capital Partner to Boost Green Affordable Housing Finance in India With $1B H-DREAM Fund
H-DREAM Fund is among the first private credit funds globally focused on increasing sustainable affordable and mid-income housing in urban India.
IFC, BOAD and BII Invest in West Africa’s First Multi-Country Securitization to Boost MSME Financing
Proceeds from the $90.4 million bond will help NSIA Banque Benin expand its MSME loan portfolio across Benin, Senegal, and Togo over the next three years.
IFC Supports Smaller Businesses and Women Entrepreneurs in Uzbekistan
To increase access to finance for small businesses and women entrepreneurs in Uzbekistan, IFC has signed an agreement with Hamkorbank, the country’s third largest private lender, to provide a loan of up to $50 million.
IFC Invests CLP 23 Million in Securitized Bond Issued by Copeval to Support More Than 50,000 Farmers in Chile
The operation will support the company’s ongoing working capital needs, enabling it to provide pre-harvest financing to more than 50,000 farmers across the country.
IFC and FirstRand Bank Set Up Risk-Sharing Facility to Boost Access to Finance for SMEs in South Africa
To make loans more accessible and affordable for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), IFC has set up a risk-sharing facility with FirstRand Bank Limited that will cover half of the credit risk for a portfolio of up to ZAR1.8 billion ($99 million equivalent) of loans to these businesses in South Africa.
IFC Boosts Finance for Women Entrepreneurs, Climate Investments in Bosnia and Herzegovina
At least 50 percent of proceeds of this EUR 20 million IFC loan to Mikrofin, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s leading microfinance institution, will support women-owned businesses, 25 percent to finance climate-related projects.
IFC and Banco Industrial Expand Financing for SMEs, With a Focus on Women-Led Businesses and the Legal Amazon
The investment will support women-led businesses in particular and help expand financial services in the Brazilian Legal Amazon region, contributing to promoting the country's inclusive and sustainable economic growth.