Persons with disabilities - a group of one billion - represent a significant share of the world’s population, and a potential market of more than 3.4 billion people when family members and caregivers are...
The size and potential of the untapped banking market for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI) people is significant and growing in importance. Estimates suggest that LGBTI people...
The information provided in this guide is meant to aid the ecosystem of the debt market including new and existing bond issuers, borrowers, underwriters, arrangers, and external reviewers to take action...
Against this backdrop, and in an effort to unlock the underdeveloped real sector segment, the Real Economy Green Investment Opportunity Fund (REGIO), anchored by HSBC and IFC, is the first global green...
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis has impacted the health and livelihoods of many millions of people across the planet, and it continues to impose an enormous toll on the poor. The ongoing global recession...
Climate change is the single greatest threat to a sustainable future but, at the same time, addressing the climate challenge presents a golden opportunity to promote prosperity, security and a brighter...
The global coronavirus crisis is a social issue that threatens the well-being of the world’s population, especially the elderly and those with underlying health conditions. This document aims to provide...
IFC has been actively participating in publishing Green Bond Principles, a voluntary set of transparency and disclosure guidelines, and IFC is a member of a working group of multilateral development banks...
IFC has been actively participating in publishing Green Bond Principles, a voluntary set of transparency and disclosure guidelines, and IFC is a member of a working group of multilateral development banks...
Capital markets have been a source of funding for green investments for a number of years, but until recently, financing was predominantly from equity. Private equity, venture capital, and government funding...