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SMFG, IFC partner to launch $500M digital inclusion bond, supporting MSMEs in emerging markets

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…