IFC at COP29

As part of the World Bank Group delegation, IFC will showcase its efforts to accelerate the transition to low-carbon, resilient and inclusive growth in emerging markets. 

The Latest from IFC

Enabling Green Hydrogen in Emerging Markets

While the business case for green hydrogen faces some challenges, there are opportunities for the discerning investor in emerging markets, and the climate benefits are unmatched. 

Romania’s Bold Blue Future

The first blue finance loan in Central and Eastern Europe is helping businesses such as the Pastravul din Tara Ta fishery in Romania to place sustainability at the core of business growth in the country.

Clean Hydrogen: Scaling Up to Meet Net Zero Emissions Targets

Global efforts to keep the rise in average temperatures within 1.5°C are falling short. To achieve this goal, more extensive decarbonization measures are necessary across all sectors of the economy. 

What We Do

A strong and engaged private sector is indispensible to ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. That's where IFC comes in - we have more than 60 years experience in unlocking private investment, creating markets and opportunities where they are needed most.

Products and Services

We provide investment, advice, and asset management — offerings that are mutually reinforcing and can be tailored to a client’s specific needs.

Sectors and Expertise

We apply our financial resources, technical expertise, global experience, and innovative thinking to help our partners overcome financial, operational, and other challenges.

Our Impact

IFC works with clients to create the opportunities which help the private sector mobilize solutions and finance to solve development challenges.

IFC at a glance

IFC — a member of the World Bank Group — is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work in more than 100 countries, using our capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities in developing countries.

In fiscal year 2024, IFC committed a record $56 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries, leveraging private sector solutions and mobilizing private capital to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. 

  • 62.5 Million
    People connected to the internet
  • 11.3 Million
    People supplied with power
  • $226.5 Billion
    In Trade Finance Volume
  • $516.9 Billion
    In Impact from SME Loans

BROWSE BY REGION

See where we work

IFC’s impact spans more than 100 nations. We empower entrepreneurs all over the world, turning bold ideas into engines of inclusive growth creating millions of jobs, uplifting lives, and transforming communities.