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World Bank Group Partners with Global Insurers to Expand Access to Finance in Emerging Markets through $6 Billion Facility

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Washington D.C., February 24, 2026—The World Bank Group has launched a new insurance-backed facility to expand lending to small and medium-sized businesses in emerging markets, supporting job creation and private sector growth.

Under the facility, participating insurers share credit risk on a portion of eligible loans made by IFC, the World Bank Group’s private sector arm, freeing up capital so IFC can lend more to commercial banks and other financial institutions. The facility allows IFC to mobilize private credit insurance and expand access to finance for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), which make up over 90 percent of all firms and account for around 70 percent of total employment.

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Are emerging market risks for private investors overstated? What the data show

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The G20 has delivered a strong message that multilateral development banks (MDBs) need to be “better, bigger, and more effective.”  That’s the headline of the G20 reform plan adopted in November 2024, which not only sets out the future path but also establishes how to get there with a detailed roadmap of 13 recommendations and 44 actions. 

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Financial Sector at a Crossroads in Emerging Markets: Climate Risks and Financing Gaps Demand Action

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WASHINGTON, August 29, 2024 — In almost 60% of banks in Emerging Market and Developing Economies (EMDEs), lending for climate-related investment accounts for less than 5% of their overall portfolios, and more than one-quarter offer no climate financing at all, according to a new World Bank report.  

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Unlocking the potential of the seaweed sector for sustainable growth

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Unexploited frontiers in the natural world can restore environmental equilibrium whileseaweed_blog.png (1) spurring economic growth and providing opportunities for greater social equality. 

Take seaweed, for instance. 

For centuries, brown, green, and red algae growing naturally in salty coastal waters or strewn along shorelines has been gathered for consumption and sale –mostly by women – to support the nutritional and economic needs of rural families and communities. In more recent times, women have also dominated aquaculture production of seaweed.

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Three ways a strong dollar impacts emerging markets

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Solving the Cooling Conundrum: Accelerating innovation in emerging markets

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Cooling is essential for health, food security, and economic development. Demand for cooling is rising rapidly, especially in emerging markets, but it also produces seven percent of global greenhouse gases and, if business as usual continues, energy used for cooling will triple by 2050. The good news is that sustainable cooling innovation offers one of the most cost-effective ways to fight climate change.

This session will highlight the latest developments in climate-smart cooling innovation and work by IFC’s award-winning TechEmerge Program to pilot, de-risk, and accelerate the adoption of sustainable cooling technologies in emerging markets. TechEmerge and its partners will discuss initial results and lessons learned from more than 70 field tests currently underway in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, conducted in collaboration with some of the world’s most promising cooling innovators and leading local companies.

 

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eC2: Key Factors for Successful Development of Offshore Wind in Emerging Markets

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Deadline: 26-Mar-2020 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

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The scope of the assignment shall cover the major topics that need to be considered by policymakers and regulators when establishing a new market for offshore wind development. These shall include, but not be limited to, the following points:

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eC2: IFC Research on Women & Ecommerce in Emerging Markets

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Deadline: 29-Aug-2019 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) woman

IFC seeks expressions of interest from firms to quantify, qualify and articulate the state of women in eCommerce, and the potential for eCommerce platforms to contribute to closing gender gaps through jobs, skills development and access to finance. This research aims to serve as a foundation of knowledge when building and growing gender-equitable eCommerce platforms in Africa and South East Asia.

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eC2:Research: Business Case for Gender Lens-Investing in Private Equity in Emerging Markets

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Deadline: 30-May-2018 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) gender_accelerating_womens_economic_empowerment_780x439

IFC seeks to procure a firm to research the business case for gender-lens investing for private equity (PE)and venture capital (VC)funds in emerging markets. Gender-lens investing, the use of gender as a category of analysis in investment decision making, is relatively small, but the market for integrating gender into the investment selection process is growing in both size and sophistication. Women are heavily under-represented when it comes to PE fund managers, angel and VC investors, and as fund investees. Yet, we also know that financial performance of companies is correlated to gender diversity. Limited representation of women may be hurting fund performance portfolios. PE/VC funds play a critical role in enterprise growth, job creation, innovation, and financial security and can play a catalytic role in closing economic participation gaps between men and women. The research will support IFC efforts to close gender gaps in access to jobs and assets.

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MIGA – event: Presentation

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MIGA a member of the World Bank Group came to the Netherlands the 21st of June to miga.pnggive a presentation about their activities. MIGA contributes to the World Bank Group’s goals of ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity by facilitating private investment into developing member countries and supporting projects that bring broad developmental impact. MIGA-supported investments help bring jobs, innovation, technology, and skills transfer.

MIGA Presentation FY17

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