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Our clients provided nearly 24 million loans to micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises, totaling nearly $79 billion. Our clients cared for 18.8 million patients.</p> </div> <div class="cmp-teaser__action-container"> <ul> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="statisticslist aem-GridColumn--default--none aem-GridColumn--offset--desktop--0 aem-GridColumn--offset--phone--0 aem-GridColumn--offset--default--0 aem-GridColumn--desktop--none aem-GridColumn--tablet--12 aem-GridColumn--offset--tablet--0 aem-GridColumn--phone--none aem-GridColumn--desktop--7 aem-GridColumn--phone--12 aem-GridColumn--tablet--none aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--7"> <div class="ifc__stats"> <h2>Impact of IFC clients in 2021</h2> <ul> <li> <div class="ifc__stats_number">328 K</div> <div class="ifc__stats_detail">Jobs created via direct investments <span class="ifc__stats_detailstat"></span> </div> </li> <li> <div class="ifc__stats_number">368 K</div> <div class="ifc__stats_detail">Jobs created by fund investee companies <span class="ifc__stats_detailstat"></span> </div> </li> <li> <div class="ifc__stats_number">848 M</div> <div class="ifc__stats_detail">In payments to governments as results of IFC direct investments <span class="ifc__stats_detailstat"></span> </div> </li> <li> <div class="ifc__stats_number">1.38 B</div> <div class="ifc__stats_detail">In payments to governments by Fund Investee Companies <span class="ifc__stats_detailstat"></span> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container responsivegrid layer-white aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12"> <div id="container-0586b2bee8" class="cmp-container"> <div class="aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--default--12 "> <div class="container responsivegrid ifc-grid aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--12"> <div id="container-4504291dc2" class="cmp-container"> <div class="aem-Grid aem-Grid--12 aem-Grid--tablet--12 aem-Grid--default--12 aem-Grid--desktop--12 aem-Grid--phone--12 "> <div class="embed aem-GridColumn--default--none aem-GridColumn--desktop--10 aem-GridColumn--offset--desktop--1 aem-GridColumn--offset--phone--0 aem-GridColumn--offset--default--1 aem-GridColumn--desktop--none aem-GridColumn--tablet--12 aem-GridColumn--offset--tablet--0 aem-GridColumn--phone--none aem-GridColumn--phone--12 aem-GridColumn--tablet--none aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--default--10"> <div id="videos" class="cmp-embed"> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PL72255E80BD3E7262" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; 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We are deepening capital markets for other countries including Bangladesh and introducing thematic bonds in the region.<br /> </p> <p> </p> </div> <div class="cmp-teaser__action-container"> <ul> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser primary_card_v1_components ifc__card bg_white aem-GridColumn--default--none aem-GridColumn--offset--desktop--0 aem-GridColumn--offset--phone--0 aem-GridColumn--offset--default--0 aem-GridColumn--desktop--none aem-GridColumn--tablet--12 aem-GridColumn--offset--tablet--0 aem-GridColumn--phone--none aem-GridColumn--phone--12 aem-GridColumn--tablet--none aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--desktop--4 aem-GridColumn--default--4"> <div class="cmp-teaser"> <div class="cmp-teaser__image"> <div data-cmp-dmimage data-asset-id="eeac07ab-0460-4611-883b-367e39111463" id="teaser-5d9905af25-image" class="cmp-image" itemscope> <img srcset="https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/wbcollab/students-participate-in-school-competition:750x422?qlt=100&resMode=sharp2 1400w,https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/wbcollab/students-participate-in-school-competition:652x367?qlt=100&resMode=sharp2 992w,https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/wbcollab/students-participate-in-school-competition:768x432?qlt=100&resMode=sharp2 768w,https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/wbcollab/students-participate-in-school-competition:458x258?qlt=100&resMode=sharp2 576w" src="https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/wbcollab/students-participate-in-school-competition?qlt=90&fmt=webp" loading="lazy" class="cmp-image__image" itemprop="contentUrl" width="1500" height="1000" alt title="Students participate is school activities at the Sahabatpur Daspara Ananda school in Sahabatpur village, Bangladesh on October 12, 2016. 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IFC is helping facilitate investments, improve construction and fire safety, labor and environmental standards, and establish the conditions for it to grow in a sustainable way.</p> </div> <div class="cmp-teaser__action-container"> <ul> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser primary_card_v1_components ifc__card bg_white aem-GridColumn--default--none aem-GridColumn--offset--desktop--0 aem-GridColumn--offset--phone--0 aem-GridColumn--offset--default--0 aem-GridColumn--desktop--none aem-GridColumn--tablet--12 aem-GridColumn--offset--tablet--0 aem-GridColumn--phone--none aem-GridColumn--phone--12 aem-GridColumn--tablet--none aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--desktop--4 aem-GridColumn--default--4"> <div class="cmp-teaser"> <div class="cmp-teaser__image"> <div data-cmp-dmimage data-asset-id="21c6814c-7c23-486b-855f-49c011f332c8" id="teaser-fa528bbca0-image" class="cmp-image" itemscope> <img srcset="https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/wbcollab/beneficiary-of-utkarsh-small-finance-bank:750x422?qlt=100&resMode=sharp2 1400w,https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/wbcollab/beneficiary-of-utkarsh-small-finance-bank:652x367?qlt=100&resMode=sharp2 992w,https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/wbcollab/beneficiary-of-utkarsh-small-finance-bank:768x432?qlt=100&resMode=sharp2 768w,https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/wbcollab/beneficiary-of-utkarsh-small-finance-bank:458x258?qlt=100&resMode=sharp2 576w" src="https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/wbcollab/beneficiary-of-utkarsh-small-finance-bank?qlt=90&fmt=webp" loading="lazy" class="cmp-image__image" itemprop="contentUrl" width="5400" height="3600" alt title="Govind Singh (left), chief executive officer of Utkarsh Small Finance Bank, greets Irawati Devi and her family at their home in Harhua Village, on September 20, 2018. 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IFC is tapping opportunities to enhance access to financial services and leveraging innovative technology solutions to extend financial inclusion.</p> </div> <div class="cmp-teaser__action-container"> <ul> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="teaser primary_card_v1_components ifc__card bg_white aem-GridColumn--default--none aem-GridColumn--offset--desktop--0 aem-GridColumn--offset--phone--0 aem-GridColumn--offset--default--0 aem-GridColumn--desktop--none aem-GridColumn--tablet--12 aem-GridColumn--offset--tablet--0 aem-GridColumn--phone--none aem-GridColumn--phone--12 aem-GridColumn--tablet--none aem-GridColumn aem-GridColumn--desktop--4 aem-GridColumn--default--4"> <div class="cmp-teaser"> <div class="cmp-teaser__image"> <div data-cmp-dmimage data-asset-id="eaf40e60-4f28-48d1-8860-1f0a8486b6ed" id="teaser-25f77118c9-image" class="cmp-image" itemscope> <img srcset="https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/wbcollab/madhuri-jaiswal:750x422?qlt=100&resMode=sharp2 1400w,https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/wbcollab/madhuri-jaiswal:652x367?qlt=100&resMode=sharp2 992w,https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/wbcollab/madhuri-jaiswal:768x432?qlt=100&resMode=sharp2 768w,https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/wbcollab/madhuri-jaiswal:458x258?qlt=100&resMode=sharp2 576w" src="https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/wbcollab/madhuri-jaiswal?qlt=90&fmt=webp" loading="lazy" class="cmp-image__image" itemprop="contentUrl" width="5400" height="3600" alt title="Madhuri Jaiswal, a beauty parlor owner in Varanasi, India, used a microfinance loan from Utkarsh Small Finance Bank to expand her business. 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