IFC’s Experience with Inclusive Business : An Assessment of IFC’s Role, Outcomes, and Potential Scenarios

This evaluation is a corporate-level assessment of the role and effectiveness of IFC in its support to its clients’ inclusive business models. It also identifies implications and options for IFC’s future support to inclusive business. The evaluati...

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Main Author: Independent Evaluation Group
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/503711525903711942/IFC-s-experience-with-inclusive-business-an-assessment-of-IFC-s-role-outcomes-and-potential-scenarios
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spelling okr-10986-332002021-05-25T10:54:39Z IFC’s Experience with Inclusive Business : An Assessment of IFC’s Role, Outcomes, and Potential Scenarios Independent Evaluation Group INCLUSIVE GROWTH INVESTMENT AND ADVISORY SERVICES INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION AGRIBUSINESS SOCIAL BONDS INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT INCLUSIVE BUSINESS IFC STRATEGY This evaluation is a corporate-level assessment of the role and effectiveness of IFC in its support to its clients’ inclusive business models. It also identifies implications and options for IFC’s future support to inclusive business. The evaluation uses a two-pronged approach based on: (i) a review of IFC’s entire portfolio (comparing inclusive business projects with the rest of IFC’s portfolio), integrating IEG’s relevant evaluative evidence across different sectors and themes; and (ii) a focus on the agribusiness sector. Based on the findings of this evaluation, the report concludes with three options for IFC to consider: (i) Option 1: Keep the current approach, (ii) Option 2: Upgrade IFC’s current approach to an “operational framework”, and (iii) Option 3: Design a corporate strategy toward inclusive business. 2020-01-21T18:14:39Z 2020-01-21T18:14:39Z 2018-03-30 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/503711525903711942/IFC-s-experience-with-inclusive-business-an-assessment-of-IFC-s-role-outcomes-and-potential-scenarios http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33200 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: IEG Evaluation
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topic INCLUSIVE GROWTH
INVESTMENT AND ADVISORY SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION
AGRIBUSINESS
SOCIAL BONDS
INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE BUSINESS
IFC STRATEGY
spellingShingle INCLUSIVE GROWTH
INVESTMENT AND ADVISORY SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION
AGRIBUSINESS
SOCIAL BONDS
INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT
INCLUSIVE BUSINESS
IFC STRATEGY
Independent Evaluation Group
IFC’s Experience with Inclusive Business : An Assessment of IFC’s Role, Outcomes, and Potential Scenarios
description This evaluation is a corporate-level assessment of the role and effectiveness of IFC in its support to its clients’ inclusive business models. It also identifies implications and options for IFC’s future support to inclusive business. The evaluation uses a two-pronged approach based on: (i) a review of IFC’s entire portfolio (comparing inclusive business projects with the rest of IFC’s portfolio), integrating IEG’s relevant evaluative evidence across different sectors and themes; and (ii) a focus on the agribusiness sector. Based on the findings of this evaluation, the report concludes with three options for IFC to consider: (i) Option 1: Keep the current approach, (ii) Option 2: Upgrade IFC’s current approach to an “operational framework”, and (iii) Option 3: Design a corporate strategy toward inclusive business.
format Report
author Independent Evaluation Group
author_facet Independent Evaluation Group
author_sort Independent Evaluation Group
title IFC’s Experience with Inclusive Business : An Assessment of IFC’s Role, Outcomes, and Potential Scenarios
title_short IFC’s Experience with Inclusive Business : An Assessment of IFC’s Role, Outcomes, and Potential Scenarios
title_full IFC’s Experience with Inclusive Business : An Assessment of IFC’s Role, Outcomes, and Potential Scenarios
title_fullStr IFC’s Experience with Inclusive Business : An Assessment of IFC’s Role, Outcomes, and Potential Scenarios
title_full_unstemmed IFC’s Experience with Inclusive Business : An Assessment of IFC’s Role, Outcomes, and Potential Scenarios
title_sort ifc’s experience with inclusive business : an assessment of ifc’s role, outcomes, and potential scenarios
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2020
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/503711525903711942/IFC-s-experience-with-inclusive-business-an-assessment-of-IFC-s-role-outcomes-and-potential-scenarios
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