IFC invested in Singapore-based Global Indian International Schools to increase access to quality primary and secondary education in emerging markets in Asia, including in lower-income countries.
Demand for electricity in Indonesia has surged during the last decade and the government aims to dramatically expand power generation and transmission capacity.
IFC in East Asia and the Pacific focuses on supporting sustainable, private sector-led development to ensure the region’s economic growth reaches all segments of society. Around half of our investments in fiscal year 2012 were in the region’s poorest countries with IFC opening up access to finance for small and medium enterprises, connecting rural households to electricity for the first time, improving access to healthcare, and fighting climate change by improving energy efficiency.