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IFC Appoints Vikram Kumar As Director For Infrastructure And Natural Resources In Asia Pacific

Monday, 1 July 2024, 5:00 pm | International Finance Corporation

IFC currently has an investment portfolio of $3.1 billion across infrastructure and natural resources in Asia and the Pacific and is continuing to grow in key areas including renewable energy, digital infrastructure, and transportation. More >>

IFC Issues 500 Million New Zealand Dollar Bond

Friday, 8 December 2023, 6:40 pm | International Finance Corporation

Re-Opening Kauri Bond Market for Supranationals, Sovereigns and Agencies After Four Month Hiatus Sydney, Australia, December 8, 2023—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, issued a new Kauri bond, raising 500 million New Zealand dollars to support ... More >>

IFC Launches Financing Platform To Respond To Global Food Crisis And Build Resilient Food Systems

Tuesday, 4 October 2022, 3:19 pm | International Finance Corporation

Washington, D.C., October 3, 2022— Responding to surging levels of food insecurity, IFC has launched a new, $6 billion financing facility to strengthen the private sector's ability to respond to the crisis and help support food production. The war in Ukraine ... More >>

IFC Supports BioE To Expand Access To Low-cost Vaccines In Developing Countries

Thursday, 17 December 2020, 7:23 pm | International Finance Corporation

An investment in one of India’s top vaccine manufacturers, Biological E Limited (BioE), will expand access to low-cost vaccines for children in developing countries and help increase production of a COVID-19 vaccine when developed, a key step in ... More >>

IFC Helps Businesses In Poorest Countries Fight Pandemic With $4 Billion In COVID-19 Financing

Friday, 30 October 2020, 7:01 pm | International Finance Corporation

IFC’s pandemic response is focused on reaching the most vulnerable people in developing countries. Of the $8 billion in IFC COVID-19 fast-track financing approved by the IFC Board in March 2020, $4 billion has been committed to date, of which close to ... More >>

IFC Helps Pacific Banks Build Resilience

Tuesday, 2 June 2020, 2:50 pm | International Finance Corporation

The Pacific’s biggest commercial financial institutions have come together to share ways to stay resilient during the COVID-19 crisis. In a first-of-its-kind virtual meeting hosted by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), senior management ... More >>

Bringing Renewable Power to Solomon Islands

Monday, 16 December 2019, 7:53 pm | International Finance Corporation

Bringing Renewable Power to Solomon Islands, with a Financing Package Worth Over US$200 Million Construction now set to begin on Tina River Hydropower Project in early 2020 HONIARA, December 16, 2019 — The Government of Solomon Islands and the ... More >>

IFC’s Partner in Cassava Project a Winner

Monday, 2 December 2019, 4:10 pm | International Finance Corporation

Sydney, Australia, December 2, 2019 —Papua New Guinea has the opportunity to develop a new commercial agricultural market for the production of starch from cassava, according to International Finance Corporation, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group. IFC’s ... More >>

Tina River Hydropower Project moves closer to construction

Saturday, 28 September 2019, 12:17 pm | International Finance Corporation

Crucial final agreements signed as Tina River Hydropower Project moves closer to construction in Solomon Islands SYDNEY, September 27, 2019 – A series of crucial final agreements have been signed today to bring the start of construction closer ... More >>

60 Investors Commit to Manage over $350 Billion

Sunday, 14 April 2019, 6:23 pm | International Finance Corporation

60 Investors Commit to Manage over $350 Billion in Assets in Line with New Impact Principles Sydney, Australia, April 13, 2019 —LeapFrog Investments, founded by Australian resident, Dr Andrew Kuper, is among 60 investors that are adopting the ... More >>

60 Investors Commit to Manage over $350 Billion in Assets

Saturday, 13 April 2019, 10:59 am | International Finance Corporation

60 Investors Commit to Manage over $350 Billion in Assets in Line with New Impact Principles More >>

Rhodes PNG acquires certification for Gender Equality

Thursday, 28 March 2019, 5:32 pm | International Finance Corporation

First Construction Company in the Pacific obtains Global Business Certification for Gender Equality More >>

New Study Shows High Cost of Domestic and Sexual Violence

Tuesday, 26 March 2019, 7:03 pm | International Finance Corporation

New Study Shows High Cost of Domestic and Sexual Violence to People and Business Honiara, Solomon Islands, March 26, 2019 – A new study shows employees in Solomon Islands lose more than two working weeks a year due to domestic and sexual violence, ... More >>

Moves to help develop Fiji’s Corporate Bond Market

Wednesday, 13 February 2019, 9:07 pm | International Finance Corporation

Suva, Fiji, February 13, 2019: IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, in co-operation with the Reserve Bank of Fiji (RBF) is working with industry representatives to develop Fiji’s corporate bond market. More >>

Boosting the Benefits of Cruises to Fiji’s Economy

Thursday, 13 December 2018, 1:21 pm | International Finance Corporation

Suva, Fiji, December 13, 2018—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is partnering with the Fijian Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism and the cruise tourism industry to measure the economic impact of cruising in Fiji. The study - supported by the ... More >>

Helping Papua New Guinea Develop a Corporate Bond Market

Thursday, 13 December 2018, 1:20 pm | International Finance Corporation

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, in co-operation with the Bank of Papua New Guinea and government and industry representatives is helping Papua New Guinea develop a corporate debt market. More >>

IFC says renewable energy will help bring power to PNG

Thursday, 8 November 2018, 1:03 pm | International Finance Corporation

IFC says renewable energy will help bring power to PNG A global expert on power with IFC, the International Finance Corporation, says Papua New Guinea is blessed with natural resources and he’s optimistic the country can deliver more renewable ... More >>

IFC says renewable energy will help bring power to PNG

Wednesday, 7 November 2018, 12:50 pm | International Finance Corporation

A global expert on power with IFC, the International Finance Corporation, says Papua New Guinea is blessed with natural resources and he’s optimistic the country can deliver more renewable energy. The comment by IFC’s Stratos Tavoulareas, came at ... More >>

For Tongans, Guaranteed Way to Send Money Home is Priceless

Friday, 15 June 2018, 4:24 pm | International Finance Corporation

For Tongans, a Guaranteed Way to Send Money Home is Priceless Working overseas is tough. But it can be even tougher for workers trying to send their hard-earned money back home to help relatives. Sione Tau, a Tongan who has been picking strawberries ... More >>

IFC Launches First Green Kauri Bond in NZ Dolllars

Thursday, 27 July 2017, 11:51 am | International Finance Corporation

IFC Launches First Green Kauri Bond in New Zealand Dollars to Support Climate-Smart Investments Auckland, New Zealand, July 27, 2017—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today successfully launched a minimum 100 million New Zealand dollar Green ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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