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Global fintech firm Fasanara Capital and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, have announced plans to create a pioneering lending strategy aimed at helping micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in emerging markets access the capital they need to grow, especially businesses led or owned by women.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group and the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets, has committed $25 million to Seraya Partners Fund I, a private equity infrastructure fund managed by Seraya Partners, to support sustainable infrastructure development in Southeast…

To promote digitalization and jobs in emerging markets, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has partnered with Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), a Japanese financial group, to launch the world’s first social bond exclusively dedicated to digital inclusion, including for micro, small, and medium enterprises…

As part of continuing efforts to promote sustainable, resource-efficient practices and promote job creation, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is investing up to $100 million in a green bond issued by KASIKORNBANK Public Company Limited (KBank), one of Thailand's largest commercial banks.

The World Bank Group (WBG), through its private sector arm the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Permodalan Darul Ta’zim (PDT), the strategic investment arm of the Johor State, and Ditrolic Energy, an integrated energy company, have signed a collaboration agreement to jointly develop a $6 billion Southern Johor Renewable Energy Corridor (SJREC) in…

In response to client demand for reliable energy access and sustainable investments across emerging markets, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, will invests $100 million to support a fund with a target size of $5 billion managed by Brookfield Asset Management.

To promote job creation and economic inclusion across Thailand, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has invested THB 455.7 million ($14 million) as an anchor investor in the initial public offering (IPO) of MR. D.I.Y. Holding (Thailand) Public Company Limited (MR. D.I.Y. Thailand), a home improvement and lifestyle retailer with over 1,000 stores…

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is investing $200 million in Vietnam Prosperity Joint−Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) bond, which will significantly expand the bank's lending to smaller businesses, especially women entrepreneurs, and create tens of thousands of jobs, while also supporting climate‑friendly projects.

Twenty commercial banks, collectively managing more than $5.6 trillion in assets, have joined the Alliance for Green Commercial Banks, an initiative of International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group.

Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) has secured PHP 12.87 billion ($225 million equivalent) from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to advance green buildings in the Philippines.