Anaweza: She Can, launched by IFC, is a wide-ranging program to empower women across Tanzania's economy to access financing, attain leadership positions in the private sector, and launch or grow businesses.

IFC and the Central Bank of Madagascar today announced a partnership to strengthen the country's public credit registry to improve credit reporting and increase access to finance for individuals and small businesses.

The IFC funding to Moldova's leading commercial bank and lender will support the bank's on-lending to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), a key pillar of the Moldovan economy.

+ Sourcing2Equal Colombia brings together 15 corporate buyers operating in Colombia to make specific and measurable commitments to increase access to corporate procurement opportunities for women-owned small and medium enterprises.

The International Finance Corporation is supporting the Commercial Bank of Ceylon to launch a digital marketplace in Sri Lanka, which will help business owners connect with more customers locally and abroad.

IFC is providing a $40 million loan to Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank to enable the bank to provide support to local small and medium enterprises, especially women-owned businesses.

The project represents the first gender bond issued by a private bank in Brazil in the form of Letras Financeiras (LFs), an exclusive debt security instrument for local financial institutions.

The IFC financing will be aimed at supporting the growth plan of Arrendamás, focusing on increasing both the placement of products, as well as the diversification and quality of its credit portfolio.

The new loan will increase access to payment systems for Colombians, in addition to promoting greater competition in the industry in favor of consumers. 

The investment will allow Banistmo to address two development challenges simultaneously by reducing the financing gap for SMEs and addressing the country's housing deficit.