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Samoa’s New Digital Payment System To Boost Financial Inclusion And Support Economic Activity
Tuesday, 16 May 2023, 3:24 pm | IFC
Apia, Samoa, May 16, 2023- Samoans are set to benefit from their new national digital payment platform, which will make it easier and quicker to transfer funds, including large volume for retail payments, helping accelerate growth of digital financial ... More >>
IFC Issues First Kauri Social Bond To Support Positive Social Impact In Developing Countries
Thursday, 1 December 2022, 11:55 am | IFC
Washington, D.C., November 30, 2022—IFC issued its first New Zealand dollar-denominated social bond in the Kauri market to support underserved communities in developing countries including women entrepreneurs and low-income households in need of access ... More >>
Transformative Project To Deliver Thousands Of Jobs And Economic Security For Solomon Islands
Tuesday, 3 May 2022, 1:09 pm | IFC
Honiara, Solomon Islands, May 3, 2022 — More than 5,500 jobs are set to be created with the construction of a major tuna processing plant in Solomon Islands that will provide economic security for the Pacific Islands nation and its people into the ... More >>
New Infrastructure Investment Approach To Benefit Millions Across Pacific, Driving Jobs And Growth
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 1:51 pm | IFC
Sydney, Australia, November 11, 2021 — Millions of people across the Pacific stand to benefit from a co-investment approach to overcoming a massive infrastructure gap that could also yield significant capital inflows, jobs and more sustainable economic ... More >>
EFL And IFC Sign Agreement For Pacific’s Largest Solar Project
Wednesday, 21 October 2020, 12:24 pm | IFC
Suva, Fiji, October 21, 2020- A landmark agreement between Energy Fiji Limited (EFL) and IFC to deliver the largest solar project of its kind in the Pacific to date has been hailed a transformative step that will take the island nation closer to its ... More >>
IFC report shows employers and workers pay high cost
Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 7:11 pm | IFC
New IFC report shows employers and workers pay high cost for lack of childcare in Fiji Suva, Fiji, May 28, 2019 – The lack of quality, affordable and reliable childcare services in Fiji is causing public and private employers to lose over 12 work days ... More >>
Tourism on the Rise in Papua New Guinea
Thursday, 23 May 2019, 11:30 am | IFC
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, May 23, 2019 — New research shows there were almost 95,000 visitors arriving by air in Papua New Guinea, PNG, in 2018, who generated more than PGK $690 million (USD$205 million) of spending flowing into the country’s ... More >>
Plan to develop affordable housing for Fijian families
Monday, 18 March 2019, 4:39 pm | IFC
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has signed a landmark agreement with the Fijian Government to bring in the private sector to help provide affordable and climate-resilient homes for low and middle-income families. More >>
Global Business Certification for Gender Equality
Monday, 9 July 2018, 1:44 pm | IFC
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, July 9, 2018 — IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has helped Papua New Guinea’s largest catering and camp management company, NCS, become the first company in the Pacific to be awarded the leading global assessment ... More >>
Papua New Guinea Set to Expand Renewable Energy
Wednesday, 27 June 2018, 2:49 pm | IFC
Papua New Guinea Set to Expand Renewable Energy in Port Moresby Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, June 26, 2018— IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and PNG Power Limited have begun consultations with business on expanding renewable energy sources ... More >>
Niche-Market Investment Needed to Drive Tourism in PNG
Monday, 16 April 2018, 1:15 pm | IFC
IFC Highlights Niche-Market Investment Needed to Drive Tourism in Papua New Guinea Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, April 16, 2017— IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, in partnership with the Tourism Promotion Authority of Papua New Guinea, says ... More >>
Stock Exchanges Ring the Bell for Gender Equality
Thursday, 8 March 2018, 1:48 pm | IFC
IFC and Stock Exchanges in Fiji and Australia and around the World Ring the Bell for Gender Equality More >>
