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| IFC recognizes that in the modern world, media is a major tool for raising awareness and promoting change. IFC's communications strategy for the region seeks to forge strong partnerships with the media in an effort to raise awareness about IFC's areas of intervention and to advocate for the role of private sector led-growth in the Middle East and North Africa. |
 IFC is investing in a new hospital in Afghanistan that will expand access to health care and medical training and help address the country's shortage of medical professionals. more...  Yemen has made some important business reforms this year. IFC and the U.K.’s Department for International Development are partnering to keep progress on track. more...
IFC COMMITMENTS |
Scaling Up and Promoting Regional Expansion of Emerging Market Companies
Since investing $315 million for 21 projects in fiscal year 2005, IFC's volume of annual commitments has grown. In fiscal year 2008, IFC investment commitments reached $1.4 billion for 50 projects, up from $1.2 billion for 40 projects in fiscal year 2007 and $668 million for 29 projects in fiscal year 2006. IFC's activities have generated tangible results, increasing employment, mobilizing additional financing and assisting smaller businesses. The performance of our two largest exposure countries - Pakistan and Egypt - has generally been above IFC's average. Read more... |
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