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IFC-Supported Au Financiers Reaches over 100,000 Small Business Owners in Rural India
First-time borrowers in India's economically stressed states can access funding to support their small enterprises thanks to Rajasthan-based IFC client Au Financiers (Au), a non-banking finance company.
IFC Farm Forest Initiative Partners Clients and Farmers for Sustainable Business
IFC, DEG, and existing investment clients from the paper and pulp industry launched a pilot farm forestry advisory program in South Asia that will reach 5,000 farmers in the near-term, improving their incomes...
IFC, Partners, and Nepal Chart a Growth Path for a Promising Future
Nepal, a country of 26 million that has experienced conflict, is poised to take a big leap in its development, thanks to the help of IFC and its partners.
Road to Recovery: IFC Commits to Sri Lanka’s Post-Conflict Growth
Recovery and reintegration efforts of Sri Lanka’s post-conflict regions got a boost with IFC’s growing focus on advisory and investment interventions.
IFC Client Extends Record Level of Mortgages to India’s Poor in First Year
Aadhar, a joint venture created in 2011 between IFC and Dewan Housing Finance Corp., extended more than 1,100 home loans to India’s poorest, making the company the first institution of its kind to offer mortgages on a large scale to the underserved
IFC South Asia
To grow opportunities for the underserved, IFC in South Asia has concentrated on low-income, rural, and fragile regions while building infrastructure and assisting public-private-partnerships; facilitating renewable energy generation; promoting cleaner production, energy and water efficiency; supporting agriculture and sustainable forestry; creating growth opportunities for small businesses; reforming investment climate; encouraging low-income housing; and making affordable healthcare accessible. IFC’s strategy in South Asia is built on three pillars:
- IFC aims to promote economic inclusion at the base of the pyramid, particularly in the low income states of India
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Help address climate change impacts
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Encourage global and regional integration including promoting investments from South Asia into Africa
Investing in South Asia
IFC offers a wide variety of financial products and services for private sector projects in developing countries...
Advisory Services in South Asia
IFC Advisory programs are funded from its net income along with co-funding from other donors. IFC manages these programs either directly or in partnership with enterprises and institutions. IFC South Asia Advisory Services are headquartered in New Delhi...
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