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International Finance Corporation

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noun

  1.  IFC.  an organization that invests directly in private companies and makes or guarantees loans to private investors. It is affiliated to the World Bank and is part of the World Bank Group

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A 7-megawatt system, partly financed by the International Finance Corporation, or IFC, got bolted onto the Gaza Industrial Estate, a manufacturing complex.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2025

This forms a major source of income, equivalent to about 30% of household consumption, according to the World Bank's International Finance Corporation.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2022

International Finance Corporation, No. 17-1011, was whether that law, which granted immunity “as is enjoyed by foreign governments,” took account of later developments.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2019

Last month, Guinea's national assembly ratified an investment framework agreement with global miner Rio Tinto, its Chinese partner Chinalco and International Finance Corporation to raise nearly $20 billion to revive the project.

From Reuters • Jul. 25, 2014

The complaint was brought against the International Finance Corporation, an arm of the World Bank that provided CBG a $200 million loan in 2016 for its expansion; the case is now in mediation.

From Washington Post

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