Private Sector Window

Through the Private Sector Window (PSW), the International Development Association (IDA) works closely with the World Bank Group private sector arms—International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)—to leverage IDA’s resources and help mobilize sustainable private sector investment in the poorest and most fragile markets.

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Creating Jobs Where They Are Needed Most

In places where risk is high and opportunity is scarce, the IDA PSW is building the foundations to sustain jobs and spark economic growth.
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Expanding Opportunities in Madagascar

How microcredit improves livelihoods for entrepreneurs and their families
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Providing Clean Water in Conflict-Affected Haiti

Just 60 percent of Haitians have access to safe drinking water. An IFC and IDA Private Sector Window investment in a Haitian water bottling company is providing a welcome source of reliability.
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Pioneering Sustainable and Inclusive Finance

A growing field of innovative financial instruments is unlocking funding for green, sustainable, and inclusive development.
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Smallholder Farmers Rule the Roost

Support from a poultry distributor is empowering local agents and helping address food security in Ethiopia.