International Finance Corporation ·
IFC creates opportunities to deliver investments with high impact that solve countries’ development challenges. This requires IFC to go in early and collaborate proactively with World Bank and MIGA colleagues to create opportunities for new investment. Since there are not enough bankable projects addressing development priorities, our approach is to create them—not only projects, but markets as well. We call this approach working “Upstream”. COVID-19 has sparked major capital outflows, deeply impacting local economies. Our client countries, especially those with large populations in extreme poverty or those emerging from years of conflict and fragility, are asking us for more as they grapple with the crisis and move toward recovery, with the goal of building resilience. The session will highlight some of Upstream works in Infra, MAS and FIG and introduce how IFC initiates to develop bankable projects. This session will be in English. Please note the following time zones: Japan 10:00pm London 2:00pm Washington DC 9:00am
Speakers
- Koto Ueda, Investment Analyst
- Michihiko Ogawa, Investment Officer
- Risa Komatsuzaki, Investment Officer