🙌🏽 We’re excited to welcome the newest cohort of the IFC–Milken Institute capital markets program. This cohort includes 30 participants from 24 countries, with newcomers from Peru, Bhutan, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic. Notably, 60% are from low and lower-middle-income countries, and nearly half are women. The program aims to enhance expertise and empower these local capital markets practitioners with the skills to strengthen capital markets in their home countries. A special thank you to our new academic partner, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, and to the internship providers for facilitating this program! A warm welcome to the to the new cohort 🎉. Learn more about the program: http://www.ifc.org/cmp IFC Treasury & Mobilization John Gandolfo
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IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused exclusively on the private sector in developing countries. We utilize and leverage our products and services—as well as products and services of other institutions in the World Bank Group—to provide development solutions customized to meet clients’ needs. We apply our financial resources, technical expertise, global experience, and innovative thinking to help our partners overcome financial, operational, and political challenges. Clients view IFC as a provider and mobilizer of scarce capital, knowledge, and long-term partnerships that can help address critical constraints in areas such as finance, infrastructure, employee skills, and the regulatory environment. IFC is also a leading mobilizer of third-party resources for its projects. Our willingness to engage in difficult environments and our leadership in crowding-in private finance enable us to extend our footprint and have a development impact well beyond our direct resources. For more information, visit www.ifc.org.
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In this episode of #ChampionColleague, Ami Dalal, IFC Senior Investment Officer, explains how digitalization is an essential driver of development and jobs in emerging economies. Find out how IFC supports innovation in digital platforms, like Senegal's Kera Health Platforms Inc., that are creating solutions to needs and challenges around the world. https://lnkd.in/e9HycRqB
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#CHAMPION COLLEAGUE. How can we effectively originate investments to meet development needs around the world right now? My colleague Ami Dalal, a Senior Investment Officer based at IFC Headquarters in Washington, D.C., answers that question by looking at the example of our investment in Kera Health Platforms Inc. in Senegal. Kera’s cutting-edge digitalization platform is transforming the country’s healthcare system, benefiting patients and pharmacies alike. I’m proud IFC pushes innovation like this with champions like Ami to deliver a ‘’how right now’’ with our upstream approach. For more on working upstream, listen to Li Yan Chen: https://lnkd.in/ePHppFPW To hear more from Kera Health’s Founder and CEO, check out: https://lnkd.in/eBNbraqA Explore Kera’s website too, which is in the making: https://kera.health/ Moustapha Cisse IFC Health
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Only 4 out of 10 people in rural Haiti have access to safe drinking water.💧 That story is changing, thanks to investment by IFC and IDA Private Sector Window in the Caribbean Bottling Company to expand production and bring clean water to underserved communities: http://wrld.bg/XNyK50TymAp #IDAworks
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If you are a women-led climate startup working in emerging markets and developing economies, then you need to know about She Wins Climate. Check out the details and apply today, because the time is now to accelerate women-led innovation for climate action. www.ifc.org/shewinsclimate #SheWinsClimate IFC Climate & Sustainability
🌍 Call for Applications for She Wins Climate is now Open! Women-led startups are key to innovative climate solutions! Despite their potential, only 7% of venture capital funding goes to women-led businesses in emerging markets, and just 10% is invested globally in women-led climate tech. This imbalance means that disruptive climate innovations by women aren’t getting the visibility, support, or investment they need. She Wins Climate, is IFC’s flagship program aimed at accelerating women-led climate startups and increasing their access to climate investment in emerging markets and developing economies. 1. 🌱 Are you a woman-led climate startup in an emerging market? Apply now to the She Wins Climate regional startup acceleration programs in Eastern Europe or Asia. 2. 🌱 Are you a climate-focused venture capital fund manager looking to strengthen gender-lens investing strategies? Join We Fund Climate peer learning platform! Let’s support and invest in women-led climate innovations to drive impactful solutions! Find out more about IFC’s She Wins Climate program: www.ifc.org/shewinsclimate 🌏 IFC Europe IFC Asia Pacific #ClimateAction #WomenInTech #Sustainability #VentureCapital #EmergingMarkets #SheWinsClimate
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Thrilled to be in Madrid today to meet specifically with General Director of International Financing Ines Carpio San Roman. I welcomed our fruitful exchange on our shared commitment to promoting gender equality for sustainable, inclusive development. We recognize Spain’s clear leadership on reducing global poverty and inequalities and look forward to exploring opportunities to collaborate on these essential issues to create a future of opportunity and prosperity for all – men and women. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business of Spain Ana Jimenez Martinez Paco Poyatos Nathalie Akon Gabala Andrea Engel Isabel Chatterton Simona Spassova, PhD Abby Conway Ines Rocha Alfonso García Mora IFC Europe
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During #UNGA79, I joined the #UnstoppableAfrica event from the Global Africa Business Initiative to discuss why Africa is THE investment destination. IFC - International Finance Corporation has committed $14.3B last year, focusing on trade, energy access, and digital infrastructure. My thoughts on #Africa's future:
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In the past year, IFC committed record-breaking levels of investment in projects, businesses, and initiatives that are creating jobs and improving lives in developing countries. In this Reuters interview, Managing Director Makhtar Diop explains how IFC implemented streamlined processes and decentralized decision-making, which have dramatically enhanced our ability to deploy funds where they're needed most. Read here to learn how these changes have empowered IFC to respond more effectively to the unique needs of different regions and sectors. https://lnkd.in/eQJKaK3N
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🎧 New IFC Audio Stories Episode: As the world gets hotter and more populated, demand for cooling solutions will increase. Many conventional cooling solutions release emissions, which only causes further heating. Sustainable cooling is key. We discuss this with Camilo Mondragón-Vélez, IFC lead author of a new joint report with UN Environment Programme on "Cooler Finance: Mobilizing Investment for the Developing World’s Sustainable Cooling Needs” www.ifc.org/CoolerFinance. Tune in to learn more about the #SustainableCooling challenge and some solutions to cool our people and our planet. 🟢Apple Podcasts: http://wrld.bg/wVpb50Tx8Kj 🟢Spotify: http://wrld.bg/aFtL50Tx8Mj 🟢Website: http://wrld.bg/JV1a50TxgJ4 #CoolerFinance #UNGA #UNGA79 #ClimateWeekNYC #IFCatUNGA79
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Wrapping up an incredible week at #UNGA where I had the privilege of participating in important discussions that shed light on the power of #blendedfinance, its importance to continue attracting funding for #ClimateAction, and to the role of the private sector in addressing refugee inclusion. I also joined The World Bank President Ajay Banga, Makhtar Diop, and IFC colleagues during key engagements to discuss how the Bank Group and MDBs can continue to raise its ambition to create jobs, economic growth, combat climate change so the world can deliver on the #SDG goals. ➡️ At the SIRI Blended Finance Conference organized by Columbia University, we explored how blended finance can be the key solution to tackle pressing global issues like poverty, inequality, and climate change, when they go hand-in-hand with strong institutional frameworks and regulatory environments. ➡️️ In another important discussion hosted by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, we focused on the role of the private sector in addressing forced displacement and refugee inclusion. People in forced displacement settings are economic agents who can contribute to their host countries' development. IFC and #UNHCR’s Joint initiative combines our expertise to create meaningful impact for those affected by forced displacement. ➡️ WEF’s Giving to Amplify Earth Action (GAEA) convened government representatives, heads of philanthropy and climate investors to discuss converging catalytic funding for climate and nature solutions.