IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, creates opportunity for people to escape poverty and improve their lives. We foster sustainable economic growth in developing countries by supporting private sector development, mobilizing private capital, and providing advisory and risk mitigation services to businesses and governments. For more information, visit www.ifc.org.

OUR VISION is that people should have the opportunity to escape poverty and improve their lives

OUR VALUES are excellence, commitment, integrity, and teamwork

OUR PURPOSE is to create opportunity for people to escape poverty and improve their lives by:

• Promoting open and competitive markets in developing countries
• Supporting companies and other private sector partners where there is a gap
• Helping to generate productive jobs and deliver essential services to the underserved

To achieve its purpose, IFC offers development impact solutions through firm-level interventions (direct investments and advisory services), standard-setting, and business enabling environment work.