International Finance Corporation (IFC’s) annual survey of its banking clients continues to provide insight into the potential size and financial performance of women-owned small and medium enterprises...
The International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) Women’s Employment provides gender-smart business solutions to IFC clients in Manufacturing, Agribusiness, and Services. Through the program, IFC partners...
With one of the youngest populations globally, a growing middle class, and increasing urbanization, Nigeria is the largest consumer market in Africa. The fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector is the...
International Finance Corporation (IFC’s) annual survey of its banking clients continues to provide insight into the potential size and financial performance of women-owned small and medium enterprises...
IFC's annual survey of its banking clients continues to provide insight into the potential size and financial performance of women-led small and medium enterprises (WSMEs) and why financial institutions...
The business case for gender equality is compelling. It is also widely underutilized. The most commonly cited evidence of the business case highlights two points: first, gender equality strengthens national...
In Turkey, only 16 percent of small and medium enterprises are majority-owned by women.1 If women participated fully in the labor force, the Turkish Gross National Income could increase by 22 percent...
In Papua New Guinea, gender-based violence (GBV) is widespread, with 94 percent of employers saying their staff has likely experi¬enced GBV. This violence affects women at home and at work. The impacts...
From developing talent to reaching new markets, a growing body of evidence captures ways companies can benefit from investing in women as leaders, employees, entrepreneurs, customers and community partners...
Even as women make increasing strides in employment, many industries remain tacitly off limits. One hundred economies maintain gender-based job restrictions by law, reinforcing the informal social mores...
There are few places in the world with greater need, and opportunity, to promote gender-smart solutions for business than Papua New Guinea. Women participate in the formal sector at less than half the...
SolTuna is the only tuna-processing facility in Solomon Islands, a country where the tuna industry accounts for 18 percent of gross domestic product. SolTuna’s remote location presents the company with...
The small- and medium-enterprise (SME) sector in Lebanon is a powerful economic force, accounting for 97 percent of all enterprises and employing more than half of the nation’s workforce. Despite this...
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), finding ways to expand banking services presents a particular challenge because financial institutions are scarce. However, some organizations are using innovative...
Marketing to women isn’t just about promoting goods and services to them. It requires an understanding of women’s needs, as well as preferences, across various market segments. Working with International...
Lighting Asia/India, part of IFC’s Lighting Global program, accelerates access to clean and affordable energy in rural India by promoting modern off-grid lighting products, home systems, and mini-grid...
Over the past several years, Kenya has launched a number of initiatives to address its electricity shortfall. But power supply continues to be unreliable in many parts of the country, acting as an impediment...
In the coming years, the agribusiness sector will navigate a rapidly shifting, and, in many ways, an increasingly challenging context. The sector will face increased demand for agricultural products, a...