The FINANCIAL — The Association of Serbian Banks (ASB), an organization which gathers all banks operating in Serbia and the Belgrade Stock Exchange, joined the IFC-supported Sustainable Banking Network (SBN), a community of financial sector regulatory agencies and industry associations from emerging
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The FINANCIAL — A two-year partnership, known as SheWorks Sri Lanka, has led to a 12 percent increase in the number of women employed by 15 of the country’s leading companies, equating to over 12,000 more women in the workforce. Initiated
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The FINANCIAL — IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is lending its support to UniCredit Leasing Corporation (UCLC), Romania’s top leasing company, to increase access to finance for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and to provide more climate finance
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The FINANCIAL — IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and The Currency Exchange Fund (TCX) have bolstered their partnership to promote cross-border investment flows by helping investors manage currency risk in the world’s poorest countries. IFC is investing $10 million
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The FINANCIAL — Sri Lankan women, including female entrepreneurs, are expected to have increased access to insurance and more of a chance of a job in the insurance industry, in the wake of an agreement between IFC, a member of the World Bank
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The FINANCIAL — About 15,000 micro, rural and women entrepreneurs in the next three years are set to benefit from an innovative Mongolia Tugrik (MNT) denominated loan facility for Transcapital LLC, a leading non-bank financial institution in Mongolia, arranged by IFC, a
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The FINANCIAL — IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has signed a new partnership with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) to encourage commercial banks in Asia to adopt strategies and targets to become greener. The signing of the agreement
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The FINANCIAL – IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, announced it will be working with the National Bank of Ukraine to develop a national financial inclusion strategy aimed at improving access to digital financial services, creating jobs and boosting the
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The FINANCIAL — IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is partnering with Santander Brasil to boost access to credit for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and expand green financing in Brazil. IFC is providing $100 million (BRL560 million equivalent) in
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The FINANCIAL — IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is bringing together more than 50 global health-tech innovators along with leading East African healthcare providers to forge partnerships to help address Africa’s healthcare challenges by mobilizing new technologies and systems
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