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How Private Capital—By and For Women—Can Be Good for Business
Learn how private equity and venture capital can drive funding to women-owned and -led businesses by having more women at the investment decision-making table.
Trade Finance in Central America and Mexico
Expanding access to low-cost trade finance could boost goods trade as much as 9 percent in Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico, new joint research from the International Finance Corporation and World Trade Organization finds.
Financing Firm Growth: The Role of Capital Markets in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Discover how equity and bond markets foster growth in developing economies, contributing $4 trillion in capital and generating 5 percent more jobs over three decades.
Emerging Market Green Bonds 2024
The seventh edition of the IFC-Amundi Green Bond report shows green, sustainability, sustainability-linked and social (GSSS) bond issuance hit a record $1 trillion in 2024, a 3 percent advance on the previous year.
Digital Opportunities in African Businesses
African firms seeking to increase their use of technology face a number of challenges including a higher cost of adoption compared with other regions. A new book by IFC researchers highlights what can be done to enable African businesses to take full advantage of digitalization, from investing in new infrastructure to funding tech startups.
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