The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is a strong and engaged private sector that operates to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity. The IFC is experienced in unlocking private investment, creating markets and opportunities. Since 1956, IFC has invested more than $321 billion in emerging markets and developing economies. It offers an array of debt and equity financing services and helps companies face their risk exposures while refraining from participating in a management capacity.
IFC is operating globally and specifically in East Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, Middle East, Central Asia, Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Asia, and Africa.
The IFC raise capital through bond issuances in international capital markets to fund loans to clients and maintain their financial strength.
The IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, D.C. in the United States.