IFC 2004 Annual Report : Adding Value to Private Sector Investment, Volume 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis, Financial Statements, and Investment Portfolio

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) expanded its sustainable development impact through private sector project financing operations and advisory activities. This year the Board of Directors approved a number of investments and maintained close oversight of development and implementation of IFC strategy. The Board was heavily involved in discussion of IFC's strategic directions, which outline the overall framework for future IFC activities. The Board urged IFC to collaborate more closely with other World Bank Group institutions, especially in providing technical assistance on the business climate and private sector development. In this regard, Directors were pleased to note the increased cooperation between IFC and IDA in Africa. The Board also reviewed country-specific operations and discussed 15 joint World Bank-IFC-MIGA country assistance strategies and related products. Directors noted the challenges in both maintaining profitability and increasing development impact, and they reaffirmed their support of IFC's focus on frontier markets, with a particular emphasis on small and medium enterprises; innovative financing mechanisms; "south-to-south" investments; long-term partnerships; infrastructure; and health and education. Specific issues Directors discussed with IFC management include the update of the IFC's Safeguard Policies and associated guidelines, the review of IFC's Policy on Disclosure of Information, an assessment of IFC's strategy and procedures for donor funded operations, and, in conjunction with other units of the World Bank Group, the Extractive Industries Review. These discussions were ongoing into FY05, along with a proposal to establish a technical assistance and advisory fund to provide sustainable financial support for the Corporation's growing technical assistance activities.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	International Finance Corporation
Format:	Publication biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2004
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING, ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, ASSETS, AUTHORIZED CAPITAL, BALANCE SHEET, BANKING SERVICES, BONDS, BORROWING, CAPITAL ADEQUACY, CAPITAL ADEQUACY RATIO, CAPITAL BASE, CAPITAL GAINS, CAPITAL MARKETS, CAPITALIZATION, CAPS, COLLATERAL, COMMERCIAL BANKS, CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS, CORPORATE BONDS, COUNTERPART, COUNTERPARTY, CREDIT GUARANTEES, CREDIT POLICIES, CREDIT RATING AGENCIES, CREDIT RISK, CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT, CURRENCY, CUSTODY, DEALERS, DEBT, DEBT SECURITIES, DERIVATIVES, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DIRECT INVESTMENT, DISBURSEMENTS, DIVIDENDS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EMERGING MARKETS, ENVIRONMENTAL, EQUITY INVESTMENTS, EQUITY RATIO, EXCHANGE RATES, EXPENDITURES, EXPOSURE, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING, FINANCIAL CONDITION, FINANCIAL DATA, FINANCIAL FUTURES, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES, FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, FINANCIAL POLICY, FINANCIAL RATIOS, FINANCIAL RISK, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FINANCIAL STRUCTURE, FISCAL YEAR, FIXED INCOME, FIXED INCOME SECURITIES, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, FORWARD CONTRACTS, GENERAL RESERVES, GOVERNMENT BONDS, HEALTH, HEDGING, INCOME, INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS, INSURANCE, INTEREST INCOME, INTEREST RATE, INTEREST RATE SWAP, INTEREST RATE SWAPS, INTERNATIONAL BANKS, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, INTERNATIONAL SECURITIES, INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS, INVESTMENT BANKING, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, INVESTMENT COMMITMENTS, INVESTMENT CRITERIA, INVESTMENT DISPUTES, INVESTMENT FUNDS, INVESTMENT OPERATIONS, INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO, INVESTMENT PRODUCTS, INVESTMENT PROJECTS, INVESTMENT STRATEGY, ISSUERS, LAWS, LEASING, LIABILITY, LIABILITY MANAGEMENT, LIBOR, LIQUID ASSETS, LIQUIDITY, LIQUIDITY RISK, LOAN SYNDICATION, LOCAL CURRENCY, MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES, MARKET FACTORS, MARKET RISK, MARKET VALUE, MATCHING, MATURITIES, MATURITY, METALS, MINING, MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT GUARANTEE AGENCY, NET WORTH, NONACCRUAL LOANS, OFFERINGS, OIL, OPEN INTEREST, OPERATING INCOME, OPERATIONAL RISK, OUTSTANDING DEBT, PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE, PORTFOLIO SUPERVISION, POTENTIAL EXPOSURE, PREFERRED STOCK, PRIVATE CAPITAL, PRIVATE EQUITY, PRIVATE INVESTORS, PRIVATE SECTOR FINANCE, PRIVATIZATION, PROFITABILITY, REDEMPTION, REINVESTMENT, RESERVE AGAINST LOSSES, RESOURCE MOBILIZATION, RETAINED EARNINGS, RISK MANAGEMENT, SAFETY, SECURITIES, SECURITIES FIRMS, SETTLEMENT, SHARE CAPITAL, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL POLICIES, SOVEREIGN RISK, SUBSCRIPTIONS, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TIME DEPOSITS, TREASURY OPERATIONS, VARIABLE RATE LOANS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/01/5183183/international-finance-corporation-ifc-annual-report-2004-adding-value-private-sector-investment-vol-2-2-managements-discussion-analysis-financial-statements-investment-portfolio http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14283
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