How can IFC support its clients when their financing needs are much greater than what the IFC can deliver? How can IFC maximize its development impact and play a catalytic role? How do IFC bring together large international financial institutions (IFIs) to provide Euro 24.5 billion in financial...

This paper reviews the main types of credit enhancement approaches used to support climate debt issuances by EMDE borrowers. Fragmentation on the part of the providers of credit enhancements was identified as a major factor impeding scalability of credit-enhanced debt. The acceptance of...

International Finance Corporation (IFC) was very active in the Republic of Korea immediately after the Asian financial crisis erupted in 1997. IFC reestablished operations in Korea and opened a local office in October 1998, and closed it in late 2002 after Korea recovered from the crisis. At the...