Documents et rapports
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IFC Banking on Women : Business Case Update Number Three : Lower NPLs for Women-Owned SMEs (anglais)
International Finance Corporation (IFC’s) annual survey of its banking clients continues to provide insight into the potential size and financial performance of women-owned small and medium enterprises...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 159087 Date du document: 18 mai 2021 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Schnabel,Jessica A.,Pulizzi,Henry
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Gender - Smart Business Solutions : Bauducco’s Commitment to Gender Equality - A Strategic Approach to Increase their Customer Value (anglais)
The International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) Women’s Employment provides gender-smart business solutions to IFC clients in Manufacturing, Agribusiness, and Services. Through the program, IFC partners...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 172755 Date du document: 1 janvier 2021 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Lozansky,Tania,Daley,Sanola Alexia
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Case Study : Women Entrepreneurs Find Business Opportunities in Nigeria’s Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Sector (anglais)
With one of the youngest populations globally, a growing middle class, and increasing urbanization, Nigeria is the largest consumer market in Africa. The fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector is the...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 146323 Date du document: 1 janvier 2020 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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IFC Women on Banking : Business Case Update No. 4 – Lower NPLs for Women Owned SMEs (anglais)
International Finance Corporation (IFC’s) annual survey of its banking clients continues to provide insight into the potential size and financial performance of women-owned small and medium enterprises...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 172745 Date du document: 1 janvier 2020 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Schnable, Jessica,Pulizzi,Henry
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IFC Banking on Women : Business Case Update Number Two : Lower NPLs for Women-Led SMEs (anglais)
IFC's annual survey of its banking clients continues to provide insight into the potential size and financial performance of women-led small and medium enterprises (WSMEs) and why financial institutions...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 146335 Date du document: 1 décembre 2019 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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Investing in women : new evidence for the business case (anglais)
The business case for gender equality is compelling. It is also widely underutilized. The most commonly cited evidence of the business case highlights two points: first, gender equality strengthens national...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 121536 Date du document: 1 mars 2017 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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Case study : Boyner Group's supply chain strengthens women in business (anglais)
In Turkey, only 16 percent of small and medium enterprises are majority-owned by women.1 If women participated fully in the labor force, the Turkish Gross National Income could increase by 22 percent...
Type de document: Fiche Numéro du rapport: 121547 Date du document: 1 janvier 2017 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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Case study : addressing gender-based violence with companies in Papua New Guinea (anglais)
In Papua New Guinea, gender-based violence (GBV) is widespread, with 94 percent of employers saying their staff has likely experi¬enced GBV. This violence affects women at home and at work. The impacts...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 121540 Date du document: 1 janvier 2017 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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Executive briefing : the business case for gender-smart solutions in the private sector (anglais)
From developing talent to reaching new markets, a growing body of evidence captures ways companies can benefit from investing in women as leaders, employees, entrepreneurs, customers and community partners...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 121531 Date du document: 1 janvier 2017 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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Case study : gender smart solutions reduce employee absenteeism and turnover in Solomon Islands (anglais)
SolTuna is the only tuna-processing facility in Solomon Islands, a country where the tuna industry accounts for 18 percent of gross domestic product. SolTuna’s remote location presents the company with...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 121543 Date du document: 1 janvier 2017 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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Employing women catalyzes change at a chemical plant in India (anglais)
Even as women make increasing strides in employment, many industries remain tacitly off limits. One hundred economies maintain gender-based job restrictions by law, reinforcing the informal social mores...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 121537 Date du document: 1 janvier 2017 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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Case study : NCS drives women's leadership in Papua New Guinea (anglais)
There are few places in the world with greater need, and opportunity, to promote gender-smart solutions for business than Papua New Guinea. Women participate in the formal sector at less than half the...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 121541 Date du document: 1 janvier 2017 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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Case study : banking on women entrepreneurs pays dividends at BLC Bank (anglais)
The small- and medium-enterprise (SME) sector in Lebanon is a powerful economic force, accounting for 97 percent of all enterprises and employing more than half of the nation’s workforce. Despite this...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 121527 Date du document: 1 janvier 2017 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Murti,Bhattiprolu Balachandra
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Women entrepreneurs open a path for digital financial services in the Democratic Republic of Congo (anglais)
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), finding ways to expand banking services presents a particular challenge because financial institutions are scarce. However, some organizations are using innovative...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 121528 Date du document: 1 janvier 2017 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Murti,Bhattiprolu Balachandra
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Banco BHD Leon uses women-centered design to grow its market in the Dominican Republic (anglais)
Marketing to women isn’t just about promoting goods and services to them. It requires an understanding of women’s needs, as well as preferences, across various market segments. Working with International...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 121530 Date du document: 1 janvier 2017 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Murti,Bhattiprolu Balachandra
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Women entrepreneurs light the way for solar products in India (anglais)
Lighting Asia/India, part of IFC’s Lighting Global program, accelerates access to clean and affordable energy in rural India by promoting modern off-grid lighting products, home systems, and mini-grid...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 121538 Date du document: 1 janvier 2017 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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Case study : Kenya’s solar lighting entrepreneurs (anglais)
Over the past several years, Kenya has launched a number of initiatives to address its electricity shortfall. But power supply continues to be unreliable in many parts of the country, acting as an impediment...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 121539 Date du document: 1 janvier 2017 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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Investing in women along agribusiness value chains (anglais)
In the coming years, the agribusiness sector will navigate a rapidly shifting, and, in many ways, an increasingly challenging context. The sector will face increased demand for agricultural products, a...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 121535 Date du document: 1 octobre 2016 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Hoffmann,Nathalie Ilona,Roscoe,Alexa