Publication: IFC and Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Partners in Private Sector Development
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2023-09-01
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2024-03-20
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IFC maintains a focused relationship with the Baltic countries, which revolves around engagement with select companies in the fintech and tech, forestry, logistics, agribusiness and retail sectors, which are interested in co-investment opportunities in emerging markets. As of June 2023, IFC had a long-term committed investment portfolio of twenty-five million with Estonian partners in the Disruptive Technologies and Funds sector. In February 2023, IFC, the Association of the Latvian Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry (LAKIFA) and MIGA organized an online workshop on investment opportunities in the health sector. In September 2022, IFC and MIGA held a business development event focused on the Disruptive Technologies and Funds sector with the Lithuanian Innovation Agency and the Ministry of Finance.
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“International Finance Corporation. 2023. IFC and Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Partners in Private Sector Development. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/41236 License: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO .”
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