2003 Sustainability Review : Innovation, Impact, Sustainability--IFC's Commitment

This annual report reviews the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) operations activity during FY03, a period that emphasized coordination, and mutually reinforcing efforts among World Bank Group units, particularly in pursuing private se...

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Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/2624653/international-finance-corporation-ifc-annual-report-2003-innovation-impact-sustainability-commitment-vol-3-3
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spelling okr-10986-142812021-04-23T14:03:13Z 2003 Sustainability Review : Innovation, Impact, Sustainability--IFC's Commitment International Finance Corporation ANNUAL REPORTS INVESTMENTS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INVESTMENT ANALYSIS EXCHANGE MARKETS CAPITAL MOBILIZATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FLOATING EXCHANGE RATES FINANCIAL VOLATILITY TRADE DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE CAPITAL FLOWS EUROCURRENCY MARKETS RISK MANAGEMENT DEBT MANAGEMENT AQUIFERS BANKRUPTCY BUSINESS SECTORS CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITAL MARKETS CARBON CARBON EMISSIONS CATALYTIC ROLE COLLABORATION COMMERCIAL BANKS CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DEBT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SITUATION EMERGING MARKETS EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES EQUITY INVESTMENTS FARMS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FISCAL YEAR FOREIGN EXCHANGE FORESTRY HEALTH CARE HOUSING INCOME INTERNATIONAL BANKS LEARNING LIVING STANDARDS LOW INCOME MICROFINANCE MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS MUNICIPALITIES NONPERFORMING LOANS POLLUTION PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PROGRAMS PROPERTY RIGHTS REDUCING EMISSIONS SEWAGE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SUBSIDIARY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WATERSHED WORKING CAPITAL This annual report reviews the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) operations activity during FY03, a period that emphasized coordination, and mutually reinforcing efforts among World Bank Group units, particularly in pursuing private sector development in client countries. The report stresses the need for support of IFC's priorities, including emerging, and frontier markets, technical assistance, and advisory services to help improve investment climates, and small and medium enterprises. Also underscored, is the significance of IFC's presence in difficult, country environments as a central component of its development mandate, while IFC's counter-cyclical role in the face of heightened investor uncertainty, and volatility of capital flows to developing countries, is recognized, as is the Corporation's performance within the annual portfolio performance review, despite continued difficulty in the global economic environment. IFC's financial management is reviewed, and its leadership for protecting the Corporation's financial integrity, without compromising its development mandate, was commendable, though the need to maintain profitability, while increasing development impacts, is stressed. The report presents financial highlights, particularly outlining IFC's commitment to innovation, impact, and sustainability, and further identifies the period's operational, and regional outlook. The annual review also summarizes the financial and portfolio reviews, as well as technical assistance and advisory services during FY03. 2013-06-27T22:03:48Z 2013-06-27T22:03:48Z 2003 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/2624653/international-finance-corporation-ifc-annual-report-2003-innovation-impact-sustainability-commitment-vol-3-3 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14281 English en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Publication
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topic ANNUAL REPORTS
INVESTMENTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INVESTMENT ANALYSIS
EXCHANGE MARKETS
CAPITAL MOBILIZATION
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
FLOATING EXCHANGE RATES
FINANCIAL VOLATILITY
TRADE DEVELOPMENT
PRIVATE CAPITAL FLOWS
EUROCURRENCY MARKETS
RISK MANAGEMENT
DEBT MANAGEMENT
AQUIFERS
BANKRUPTCY
BUSINESS SECTORS
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITAL MARKETS
CARBON
CARBON EMISSIONS
CATALYTIC ROLE
COLLABORATION
COMMERCIAL BANKS
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
DEBT
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC SITUATION
EMERGING MARKETS
EMPLOYMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
EQUITY INVESTMENTS
FARMS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FISCAL YEAR
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FORESTRY
HEALTH CARE
HOUSING
INCOME
INTERNATIONAL BANKS
LEARNING
LIVING STANDARDS
LOW INCOME
MICROFINANCE
MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS
MUNICIPALITIES
NONPERFORMING LOANS
POLLUTION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCTIVITY
PROFITABILITY
PROGRAMS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
REDUCING EMISSIONS
SEWAGE
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SUBSIDIARY
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
WATERSHED
WORKING CAPITAL
spellingShingle ANNUAL REPORTS
INVESTMENTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INVESTMENT ANALYSIS
EXCHANGE MARKETS
CAPITAL MOBILIZATION
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
FLOATING EXCHANGE RATES
FINANCIAL VOLATILITY
TRADE DEVELOPMENT
PRIVATE CAPITAL FLOWS
EUROCURRENCY MARKETS
RISK MANAGEMENT
DEBT MANAGEMENT
AQUIFERS
BANKRUPTCY
BUSINESS SECTORS
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITAL MARKETS
CARBON
CARBON EMISSIONS
CATALYTIC ROLE
COLLABORATION
COMMERCIAL BANKS
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
DEBT
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC SITUATION
EMERGING MARKETS
EMPLOYMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
EQUITY INVESTMENTS
FARMS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FISCAL YEAR
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FORESTRY
HEALTH CARE
HOUSING
INCOME
INTERNATIONAL BANKS
LEARNING
LIVING STANDARDS
LOW INCOME
MICROFINANCE
MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS
MUNICIPALITIES
NONPERFORMING LOANS
POLLUTION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCTIVITY
PROFITABILITY
PROGRAMS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
REDUCING EMISSIONS
SEWAGE
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SUBSIDIARY
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
WATERSHED
WORKING CAPITAL
International Finance Corporation
2003 Sustainability Review : Innovation, Impact, Sustainability--IFC's Commitment
description This annual report reviews the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) operations activity during FY03, a period that emphasized coordination, and mutually reinforcing efforts among World Bank Group units, particularly in pursuing private sector development in client countries. The report stresses the need for support of IFC's priorities, including emerging, and frontier markets, technical assistance, and advisory services to help improve investment climates, and small and medium enterprises. Also underscored, is the significance of IFC's presence in difficult, country environments as a central component of its development mandate, while IFC's counter-cyclical role in the face of heightened investor uncertainty, and volatility of capital flows to developing countries, is recognized, as is the Corporation's performance within the annual portfolio performance review, despite continued difficulty in the global economic environment. IFC's financial management is reviewed, and its leadership for protecting the Corporation's financial integrity, without compromising its development mandate, was commendable, though the need to maintain profitability, while increasing development impacts, is stressed. The report presents financial highlights, particularly outlining IFC's commitment to innovation, impact, and sustainability, and further identifies the period's operational, and regional outlook. The annual review also summarizes the financial and portfolio reviews, as well as technical assistance and advisory services during FY03.
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author International Finance Corporation
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title 2003 Sustainability Review : Innovation, Impact, Sustainability--IFC's Commitment
title_short 2003 Sustainability Review : Innovation, Impact, Sustainability--IFC's Commitment
title_full 2003 Sustainability Review : Innovation, Impact, Sustainability--IFC's Commitment
title_fullStr 2003 Sustainability Review : Innovation, Impact, Sustainability--IFC's Commitment
title_full_unstemmed 2003 Sustainability Review : Innovation, Impact, Sustainability--IFC's Commitment
title_sort 2003 sustainability review : innovation, impact, sustainability--ifc's commitment
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/2624653/international-finance-corporation-ifc-annual-report-2003-innovation-impact-sustainability-commitment-vol-3-3
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