8 results
- 25 Sept 2025
IFC Provides Local Currency Support to Access Bank to Expand SME Lending
To help address financing gaps, strengthen private sector growth, and promote inclusive economic development in Sierra Leone, IFC announced a partnership with Access Bank (Sierra Leone) Ltd (ABSL) to…
- 29 Apr 2026
IFC, Standard Chartered Partner on Supply Chain Finance to Support African Businesses
The World Bank Group, through its private sector arm – the International Finance Corporation (IFC) – and Standard Chartered today announced a new risk sharing facility aimed at strengthening supply…
- 26 Jan 2018
IFC Uses Innovative Tool to Help Unlock $500M Investment in West Africa
Using an innovative finance tool to spur more development in low-income countries, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, announced yesterday the completion of a $9 million investment that aims to…
- 6 Dec 2022
IFC Approves Loan to Airtel Africa to Support Mobile Internet Connectivity Expansion Across Africa
To support universal and affordable broadband access in Africa, and the opportunities that come with increased connectivity, IFC yesterday announced a loan to Airtel Africa to help connect millions…
- 6 May 2013
World Bank Unveils Strategy in New Nigerian Portfolio
The World Bank’s new Country Partnership Strategy would focus on three pillars - sustainability and inclusive growth, human development and governance, to achieve results. Marie-Francoise…
- 13 Apr 2022
IFC, Lagos State Partner to Expand Access to Sustainable Urban Transport
To increase access to public transportation and reduce vehicle emissions in Lagos, Nigeria, IFC has partnered with the Lagos State Government to support the development of two bus corridors in the…
- 2 Mar 2020
IFC, Union Bank to Support Nigerian SMEs & Women-led Businesses
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today announced a $25 million local-currency investment in a risk-sharing facility to expand Union Bank’s lending to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in…
- 23 Jul 2013
FG Sets Up Mortgage Refinance Firm
The federal government has established a mortgage company which will make it possible for many Nigerians to own their own houses at affordable rates, according to Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, coordinating…