For a small business, accepting digital payments can mean reaching more customers, increasing sales & building a financial track record. This IFC initiative will help financial institutions bring these opportunities to more businesses in emerging markets: wrld.bg/6kET5101PIN

Progress against extreme poverty has stalled. Without a change in trajectory, extreme poverty will be higher in 2030 than it is today. Learn more in the @WorldBankGroup's latest Poverty, Prosperity, and Planet Report: worldbank.org/en/publication…

Building Liberia, one bag of cement at a time. Backed by @IFC_org & @WBG_IDA's Private Sector Window — with $5M in private capital mobilized — Fouta Cement is creating 800+ jobs & strengthening local manufacturing. bit.ly/4rWW84g #IDAworks

📍Luanda | Nov 3–4 Where will Africa’s next wave of investment opportunities come from? And what will it take for finance to reach more businesses, sectors and markets? These are among the questions financial leaders will take on at #AFIS2026: afis.africa/en/2026-annual-s…

Africa's next wave of investment depends on unlocking domestic capital alongside international financing. @BritishIntInv CEO Leslie Maasdorp joins @IFCAfrica_VP to discuss how local markets can drive growth and jobs. 🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/3VU4zSe #IFCTrendlines

📅 Thursday, Oct 29 | 9:00am ET More than 500 initiatives entered the 2026 Africa Sustainable Futures Awards, recognizing private sector-led solutions driving jobs and growth across Africa. Watch highlights and learn what it takes to scale impact: bit.ly/4scSwM1

NEW: IFC and @Googleorg are working together to to bring digital tools, agricultural advice and financial services closer to smallholder farmers in six countries. Explore the partnership's five priorities that contribute to @WorldBankGroup's #AgriConnect initiative.

Pleased to see @IFC_org joining forces with @Googleorg to help smallholder farmers in six countries access agricultural advice, financing and insurance through a single digital platform. Smallholder farmers are vital to food security and rural livelihoods, yet too many lack the tools and resources they need to thrive. This initiative will help advance #AgriConnect’s goal of creating jobs and boosting food security.

Public resources alone cannot meet the world's development needs. At #WBGMeetings, the UK's @Ed_Miliband makes the case for leveraging private investment to deliver greater impact. bit.ly/4hERCEm

“Superheroes don't scale. Systems do.” Gökçe Duman, co-founder of @ingosaai, shares why entrepreneurs need better access to finance, not extraordinary luck, to grow their businesses. Watch the #WBGMeetings replay: bit.ly/3TUv5ud

Africa's next wave of investment depends on unlocking domestic capital alongside international financing. @BritishIntInv CEO Leslie Maasdorp joins @IFCAfrica_VP to discuss how local markets can drive growth and jobs. 🎧 bit.ly/3VU4zSe #IFCTrendlines

Companies should be able to borrow in the currency in which they earn.  Anjali Varma, IFC Head of Loan Syndications, explains how we're working with insurers to expand local currency financing, reduce currency risk, & mobilize private capital across Asia: bit.ly/3VOsAKv

As the @WorldBankGroup reached a record $112B in private capital mobilization in FY26, Mavis Owusu-Gyamfi of @AcetforAfrica highlights why leveraging private investment is critical to closing Africa's financing gap and creating jobs. bit.ly/4ySaBkn

Reliable energy powers jobs and growth. IFC and EDP are expanding their partnership through investments in Mexico and Brazil, expected to: ✅ Support 4,400+ jobs ✅ Improve energy access for ~200,000 people ✅ Reduce emissions by ~297,000 tons/year. bit.ly/4dU5YhH

How can development finance institutions attract more private capital to Africa? By reducing risks and bringing more investors into the market. @BritishIntInv CEO Leslie Maasdorp and @IFCAfrica_VP discuss on #IFCTrendlines.🎧 bit.ly/3VU4zSe

$112 billion mobilized in FY2026. What's next? From Bangkok to emerging markets around the world, explore how private capital is creating opportunities for businesses and jobs. Don't miss our special post-#WBGMeetings edition of #IFCTrendlines: bit.ly/47wkDMt

From $35B in FY22 to $112B in FY26. Shriti Vadera, Chair of the @WorldBankGroup Private Sector Investment Lab, reflects on the policies, partnerships, and reforms helping private capital flow at greater scale. bit.ly/4ySaBkn #WBGMeetings

Private capital is key to unlocking growth and jobs in emerging markets. Delighted to join @nicolegoldin at @AtlanticCouncil during the #WBGMeetings to discuss de-risking investment, MSMEs, AI, and how we are transforming @IFC_org to mobilize private capital at scale by taking on greater risks, creating investment opportunities, and bringing more investors into developing economies.

BMI Farms shows what’s possible in Guinea: 1,000 hectares cultivated & 300 jobs created across 27 villages. It’s one of several agribusinesses in the country receiving @WBG_IDA + IFC support to unlock private capital and create jobs. worldbank.org/en/news/featur… #EndPoverty #IDAWorks

What happens when local entrepreneurship meets long-term investment? In Liberia, the @WorldBankGroup is supporting Fouta Cement in efforts to expand local production, create jobs, and further drive economic growth in the construction sector: wrld.bg/nacv50ZhLz7