Sustainable Livelihoods and Skills Building
In Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea, master trainers give wings to entrepreneurial dreams
When the covid-19 pandemic derailed in-person business skills training in Côte d’Ivoire, Bamoussa Sanogo, trainer and senior manager of Africa Business Explorer, pivoted. “With the support of IFC, I earned my advanced master trainer certification and started offering online courses,” he says. This pandemic-era shift enabled his business to grow, while giving local entrepreneurs—especially women—skills they need to succeed.
A Sustainable Future for Infrastructure Finance
A remarkable new trend is taking hold in the world of infrastructure finance. Sustainable Finance—investments structured with environmental, social, and governance criteria—saw unprecedented growth in 2021, reaching over $1.6 trillion in total annual issuance and more than doubling 2020 volumes. Why is the rise of Sustainable Finance a big deal? Because it offers tangible evidence […]
Leveraging data: 7 Factors for Maximizing Digital Opportunities in the Mining Sector
In our recent blog, we looked at three ways to keep vulnerable segments of the population — women and youth — from being left behind in the digital divide. Digital transformation and the renewed focus on the sustainability of mining offer great opportunities for the industry — it will help companies refresh their brands and […]
IFC Engages Local Leaders in Municipal Planning in the Peruvian Highlands
A pioneering initiative implemented by IFC with support from the Government of Canada to promote good governance practices in the highlands of Peru has helped local leaders and municipal authorities prioritize municipal investments for the next 3 years so as to respond to unattended basic local needs. This effort is part of a larger initiative […]
