In Hanoi:vv Chu Van Anh
Phone: (844) 3937 8745
E-mail: canh1@ifc.org

Yangon, Myanmar, January 23, 2013 – IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today announced its first investment in Myanmar to set up a new microfinance institution that aims to provide loans to more than 200,000 people – mostly micro and small businesses run by women – by 2020.

WASHINGTON, November 1, 2012 – A new Interim Strategy for Myanmar was endorsed today by the World Bank Group’s Board of Directors reaffirming support for reforms to improve the lives of the people of Myanmar. The Strategy will guide the World Bank Group’s work in the country for the next 18 months, focusing on accelerating poverty reduction by helping reform institutions to deliver better services to people during this critical transition period.

Accra, Ghana, June 15, 2012 — IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today announced an investment of $7 million to support the expansion of Vegpro Group into Ghana. The project helps an African company expand into a new market allowing sustainable land development while providing jobs and creating a supply chain that includes small-scale farmers.

The January 2010 earthquake that devastated Haiti directly affected the infrastructure and personnel of the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development (Ministere de l'Agriculture des Ressources Naturelles et du Developpement Rural, or MARNDR). It weakened the ministry's capacity to lead the economic recovery and food security improvements of the country, and set back research, innovation, and extension systems in the agricultural sector.

In Dushanbe/Bishkek:
Kymbat Ybyshova
Phone: +996 312 626162
E-mail: KYbyshova@ifc.org　　

Dushanbe, Tajikistan, February 8, 2012—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is helping Microcredit Deposit-taking Organization Arvand to build an agricultural leasing business, improving farmers’ access to finance and enabling them to make their operations more profitable.

In Cairo:
Riham Mustafa
Phone: +20 22 461 4230
E-mail: RMustafa@ifc.org

In London:
Carmen Powell
Phone: +44 20 7722 0649
E-mail: CPowell@ifc.org

In Washington, D.C.:
Alexandra Klopfer
Phone: +1 202 473 4645
E-mail: AKlopfer@ifc.org

In Washington, D.C.:
Julie Ziegler
Phone: (202) 473-0128
E-mail: JZiegler1@ifc.org

Washington, November 1, 2011—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking will provide a new risk-management tool to allow producers and buyers in Africa, the Middle East, and Central and Eastern Europe to lock in prices for agricultural goods and gain better access to finance.

In Dhaka:
Sarah Karim
Phone: +8801714169355
E-mail: skarim2@ifc.org

Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 22, 2011 — IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is providing a $7 million loan to PRAN Group to expand its local dairy procurement and processing capacity, helping increase the incomes of about 17,000 Bangladeshi dairy farmers and contributing to the country’s food security.

TBILISI, 4 May, 2011 – The World Bank Group has presented today its Progress Report on the Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for Georgia for 2010-2013. Prepared against the backdrop of the twin crises of the August 2008 conflict and the global economic downturn, the CPS was built around two pillars: (i) meeting post-conflict and vulnerability needs, and (ii) strengthening competitiveness for post-crisis recovery and growth.