• Short Name: IFC

• Other Name: Corporación Financiera Internacional

• Address: 2121 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

• Phone: 1-202-4731000, 1 - 202 - 4733800

• Fax: 1-202-9744384

• City: Washington

• State: District of Columbia

• Zip Code: 20433

• Country: United States

• Website: http://www.ifc.org

• General Email: ifc-newsroom@ifc.org

• Regional Presence: Chile, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Regional, Belize, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Dominican R., Bolivia, Paraguay, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana, Bahamas

Description:

International Finance Corporation (IFC) promotes economic development in some 179 member countries in Africa, Asia, Central and South America, and Europe by providing loans and equity financing for private sector investment. Established in 1956, it is part of the World Bank group and is headquartered in Washington, DC. IFC generally operates independently as it is legally and financially autonomous with its own Articles of Agreement, share capital, management and staff.

Last Update: Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Research by: Cecilia Ravest

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