Africa (+...) // Latin America and the Caribbean (+...)

Africa IFC has established a leading position promoting private sector investment in Africa. In fiscal year 2024, IFC provided record financing and broad advisory support to help strengthen markets and create jobs across Africa, including in many of the continent’s fragile and most-in-need countries. https://www.ifc.org/en/where-we-work/africa Latin America and the Caribbean https://www.ifc.org/en/where-we-work/latin-america-and-the-caribbean

East Asia and the Pacific // Middle East and Central Asia // South Asia (+++)...

East Asia and the Pacific Economic growth in East Asia and the Pacific has lifted millions out of poverty over the past decades. Yet overlapping global crises have deepened inequality and led to reversals in development gains. Accordingly, IFC’s key priority is to support a green, resilient, and inclusive growth in the region. https://www.ifc.org/en/where-we-work/east-asia-and-the-pacific Middle East and Central Asia The diverse Middle East and Central Asia region, home to nearly 700 million people, faces five overarching development challenges: unemployment (especially for women and youth), climate change, gender inequality, food and water insecurity, and a lack of competitiveness while several parts are deeply affected by ongoing conflict and fragility. https://www.ifc.org/en/where-we-work/middle-east South Asia Private sector investment is essential if the world is to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity by 2030. In South Asia, IFC helps the private sector to create opportunity where it’s needed most by helping sustain and create jobs, improving services for people, expanding access to financial services and promoting inclusive growth. A key focus of IFC’s work in the region is helping countries meet their climate goals. https://www.ifc.org/en/where-we-work/south-asia

Powering Ukraine’s Future: Building Resilience Amid Crisis In the face of widespread infrastructure damage, the country is harnessing private capital and global partnerships to build a more resilient energy system. By Sunita Rappai

Powering Ukraine’s Future: Building Resilience Amid Crisis In the face of widespread infrastructure damage, the country is harnessing private capital and global partnerships to build a more resilient energy system. By Sunita Rappai https://www.ifc.org/en/stories/2026/powering-ukraine-s-future-building-resilience-amid-crisis In Ukraine, children at makeshift nurseries have learned to turn blackouts into a game—cheering every time the lights flicker back on. Like many Ukrainians, they continue to show great resilience to Russia’s invasion. Since February 2022, damage to infrastructure has been extensive, with reconstruction needs now estimated at $524 billion. Around a quarter of Ukrainians have been displaced and the private sector severely disrupted, and ongoing attacks mean about two-thirds of energy generation capacity has been damaged, destroyed, or occupied.

Digital Finance in Rural Europe Transforming Access and Inclusion

Digital Finance in Rural Europe Transforming Access and Inclusion Photo: Arben Llapashtica In rural Kosovo, accessing a bank can still mean traveling long distances. For residents like Hazbije Berisha—an artisan who owns a small plot of arable land on the outskirts of the village of Janjevë—the nearest branch is nearly 20 kilometers away, making routine transactions costly and time-consuming. https://www.ifc.org/en/stories/2026/digital-finance-in-rural-europe-transforming-access-and-inclusion

Best in Glass From local roots to global leadership: more than half a century of partnership with IFC, advancing progress and job creation. By Emre Usta. Multimedia by Şişecam.

Best in Glass From local roots to global leadership: more than half a century of partnership with IFC, advancing progress and job creation. By Emre Usta. Multimedia by Şişecam. https://www.ifc.org/en/stories/2026/best-in-glass Şişecam stands among the world’s leading glass and chemicals manufacturers, recognized as a sector leader in glassware and chromium chemicals, and a major player in flat glass, glass packaging, and soda ash. With approximately 23,000 employees across 13 countries, its products support industries ranging from construction and automotive to pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and energy. This scale did not emerge overnight. It reflects 90 years of growth driven by Şişecam’s long-term industrial vision and execution. For more than half a century, Şişecam and IFC have advanced this strong partnership built on shared ambitions: industrial modernization, export competitiveness, skilled job creation, and resilient growth.

Guarantees and Private Capital Mobilization We work with investors, lenders, and governments to unlock private capital for projects that drive growth and create jobs.

https://www.miga.org/guarantees-and-private-capital-mobilization The world faces complex, overlapping crises that demand a fundamental shift in how we finance development. The World Bank Group Guarantee Platform, housed at MIGA, is a faster single point of entry to manage investment risk and remove friction to help private capital reach emerging and frontier markets.

Building Infrastructure, Strengthening Workforces How this Thai manufacturer is creating better jobs by building safer, low-carbon infrastructure By Ali Shahbaz and Chichi Osuagwu. Photos by Dextra Group.

Building Infrastructure, Strengthening Workforces How this Thai manufacturer is creating better jobs by building safer, low-carbon infrastructure By Ali Shahbaz and Chichi Osuagwu. Photos by Dextra Group. https://www.ifc.org/en/stories/2026/building-infrastructure-strengthening-workforces In March 2025, an earthquake struck Myanmar and sent tremors rolling south into Bangkok, Thailand. It lasted only seconds. For residents though, the effects were felt for much longer. Thai authorities ordered high-rise buildings across the city to be inspected.