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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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Zacharia told Buck Sexton on “The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show” in February 2025 that she had worked as outside counsel to the International Finance Corporation and the World Bank while based in China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

Before the war, Ukraine’s private sector, including its huge steel and agricultural industries, accounted for 70 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, said Elena Voloshina, head of the International Finance Corporation in Ukraine.

From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2023

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

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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