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Actionable economic research to help unlock sustainable private investment in Emerging Markets.

Innovation in Green Technologies

Learn how emerging markets are leading green tech trade, reducing pollution, cutting emissions, and creating opportunities for investors!

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How Private Capital—By and For Women—Can Be Good for Business

Learn how private equity and venture capital can drive funding to women-owned and -led businesses by having more women at the investment decision-making table.

Trade Finance in Central America and Mexico

Expanding access to low-cost trade finance could boost goods trade as much as 9 percent in Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico, new joint research from the International Finance Corporation and World Trade Organization finds.

Financing Firm Growth: The Role of Capital Markets in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Discover how equity and bond markets foster growth in developing economies, contributing 4ドル trillion in capital and generating 5 percent more jobs over three decades.

Emerging Market Green Bonds 2024

The seventh edition of the IFC-Amundi Green Bond report shows green, sustainability, sustainability-linked and social (GSSS) bond issuance hit a record 1ドル trillion in 2024, a 3 percent advance on the previous year.

Digital Opportunities in African Businesses

African firms seeking to increase their use of technology face a number of challenges including a higher cost of adoption compared with other regions. A new book by IFC researchers highlights what can be done to enable African businesses to take full advantage of digitalization, from investing in new infrastructure to funding tech startups.

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