IFC Press Releases http://www.ifc.org/pressroom/ Latest news on IFC activity en-us IFCLN101/Facility/World Bank IFC Finances Base Metal Exploration in Zambia to Foster Economic Growth, Create Jobs http://www.ifc.org/IFCExt/pressroom/IFCPressRoom.nsf/0/0CB062575872EFB5852575E7004E8505?OpenDocument Johannesburg, South Africa, July 2, 2009—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will invest up to $15 million in the equity of Kiwara to help the company explore and develop mineral deposits in Zambia, helping create jobs and supporting the country’s economic growth. Kiwara, which is liste IFC and Pakistan’s United Bank Limited Partner to Expand Trade http://www.ifc.org/IFCExt/pressroom/IFCPressRoom.nsf/0/92CF5BC7C50126CE852575E7004FCDD3?OpenDocument Islamabad, Pakistan, June 29,2009–IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today announced that it will work with Pakistan’s United Bank Limited, as an issuing and confirming bank, to help increase trade finance for local businesses in Pakistan. The partnership is part of the IFC Global Trad Media Advisory: [<i>]Global Trade Liquidity Program: From Concept to Reality[</i>]. http://www.ifc.org/IFCExt/pressroom/IFCPressRoom.nsf/0/307F2CC3884797FB852575E70053F8F0?OpenDocument On behalf of the Global Trade Liquidity Program (GTLP) partners, we are pleased to invite you to a launch ceremony to be held on Monday, July 6, 2009 at 12.00 p.m. at the WTO in Geneva, Switzerland, co-hosted by World Trade Organization Director-General, Mr. Pascal Lamy, and World Bank Group P World Bank Group Support to Latin America and the Caribbean at Record High http://www.ifc.org/IFCExt/pressroom/IFCPressRoom.nsf/0/EAF21B5EC5F88D26852575E600765C4D?OpenDocument Washington, July 1, 2009—The World Bank Group (WBG) committed $17.1 billion in fiscal year 2009 to help countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) struggling amid the global economic crisis, a 70 percent increase over the previous fiscal year and a record high for the global developmen Apoyo del Grupo del Banco Mundial a América Latina y el Caribe alcanza un récord histórico http://www.ifc.org/IFCExt/pressroom/IFCPressRoom.nsf/0/D9DA137A970D3E62852575E7004ABB58?OpenDocument Washington, 1 de julio de 2009—El Grupo del Banco Mundial (GBM) comprometió US$17.100 millones en el año fiscal 2009 a fin de ayudar a los países de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) que se debaten en medio de la crisis económica mundial. Este valor representa un incremento de 70% respecto del