Tagged: ifc

September 29, 2026 @ 12:07 am By Michael Wong  |  

International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-sector investment arm of the World Bank Group, is set to provide an unfunded risk participation facility of up to $200 million to Visa, according project documents seen by CrowdFund Insider. The facility will cover settlement risk exposure on a… Read More

September 19, 2026 @ 1:33 am By Michael Wong  |  

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is proposing a senior unsecured loan of up to $40 million to Azerbaijan’s Unibank Commercial Bank OJSC, aimed at expanding financing for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), according to project disclosure seen by CrowdFund Insider. The proposed financing comprises… Read More

September 6, 2026 @ 7:44 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Morocco’s Crédit du Maroc is set to receive a proposed risk-sharing facility of up to 125 million Moroccan dirhams ($13.5 million) from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to expand lending to small and medium-sized enterprises in the country’s agricultural sector and rural areas. The proposed… Read More

September 1, 2026 @ 8:46 am By Michael Wong  |  

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is considering an equity investment of up to $4 million in Gigmile Technologies Ltd, a Nigerian financial technology company providing lease-to-own financing for commercial vehicles. The proposed investment would form part of Gigmile’s Series A funding round and support its… Read More

August 18, 2026 @ 1:00 am By Michael Wong  |  

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is proposing an equity investment of up to $25 million in Jumia Technologies AG, Africa’s leading e-commerce platform and the first African technology company to list on the New York Stock Exchange. The proposed project aims to accelerate Jumia’s growth… Read More

August 9, 2026 @ 2:12 am By Michael Wong  |  

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is proposing an unfunded trade finance facility of up to $250 million for Banco Bradesco S.A., one of Brazil’s largest financial institutions, under its Global Trade Finance Program (GTFP). The proposed project involves a GTFP limit in an aggregate amount… Read More

August 1, 2026 @ 1:29 am By Michael Wong  |  

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) plans to invest up to 750 million euros ($866 million) in an unfunded risk-sharing facility with Deutsche Bank to support trade finance transactions involving emerging market banks, according to a project disclosure seen by CrowdFund Insider. The proposed GTLP DB… Read More

July 25, 2026 @ 9:41 am By Michael Wong  |  

AMERRA Capital Management is targeting about $200 million for a private credit fund that will provide senior secured financing to predominantly Brazilian food and agribusiness companies, with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) considering an anchor investment of up to $30 million. According to a project… Read More

July 18, 2026 @ 9:24 am By Michael Wong  |  

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is considering an investment of up to $150 million equivalent in euros in a green bond to be issued by Bank Zachodni WBK S.A., with the potential to mobilize a further $100 million, or its euro equivalent, from other investors…. Read More

June 22, 2026 @ 12:01 am By Michael Wong  |  

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is considering providing up to $86 million in long-term financing to Vietnam’s Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank) to expand lending to small businesses, women entrepreneurs and affordable housing, according to documents seen by Crowdfund Insider. The proposed five-year… Read More

November 1, 2025 @ 11:25 am By Michael Wong  |  

Vietnam is leaning on digital finance to lift productivity and widen access to credit as it chases high-income status by 2045, with regulators and lenders turning sandboxes and open-banking trials into near-term policy tools rather than distant ambitions. The two-day Digital Finance Inclusion Conference 2025,… Read More

September 17, 2025 @ 1:53 am By Michael Wong  |  

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced $1 billion in new investments and partnerships for Iraq during an IFC Partnerships Day in Baghdad, marking two decades of the World Bank Group member’s operations in the country. The investments will target energy, infrastructure, agribusiness and finance sectors… Read More

April 15, 2025 @ 5:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

C2FO, the world’s on-demand working capital platform, has announced the completion of a $30 million funding round with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and existing shareholders. This infusion of capital will help accelerate the “technical development and expansion… Read More

April 5, 2025 @ 1:37 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is providing a $42 million equivalent debt financing package to Agricover Credit IFN, Romania’s largest non-bank financial institution focused on agriculture, to improve access to funding for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs)… Read More

March 23, 2025 @ 9:28 pm By Michael Wong  |  

IFC, IDB Invest, and Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. have launched a BRL 1.4 billion ($250 million) bond issuance aimed at supporting biodiversity conservation and expanding access to credit for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Brazil. Structured as a private placement, the bond is… Read More

September 3, 2024 @ 11:05 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has proposed an investment of up to $130 million in Asialink Finance Corp, a prominent lender to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Philippines. The financing package, aimed at bolstering Asialink’s lending… Read More

June 1, 2024 @ 10:34 am By Michael Wong  |  

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, has launched a new initiative to facilitate financial support for small businesses in emerging markets, particularly those owned by women and those in the agriculture and climate sectors. The MSME Finance Platform will channel… Read More

May 11, 2024 @ 7:20 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Mongolia’s first digitally focused bank M bank has secured $30 million in financing from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) provide digital lending to women and small and medium enterprises (SMEs). In a collaborative effort to bolster the Mongolian financial sector, IFC and M bank are… Read More

September 21, 2023 @ 10:22 am By Michael Wong  |  

A landmark cooperation agreement has been forged between the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Banking Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina (UBBiH). This collaboration is set to strengthen the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) capabilities of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s banking industry. The alliance strives… Read More

September 9, 2023 @ 4:35 pm By Michael Wong  |  

In a notable demonstration of faith in Central Asia’s growth potential, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has invested and mobilized a staggering $1.6 billion in the region during fiscal year 2023 (FY23). This investment, the highest ever for… Read More