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IFC Audio Stories
Hosted by IFC · business · EN
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IFC Audio Stories feature voices from a wide range of experts and stories on investment opportunities in emerging markets, trends that are reshaping economies, and the private sector's role in creating jobs and addressing development challenges.
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What is IFC Audio Stories about?
IFC Audio Stories feature voices from a wide range of experts and stories on investment opportunities in emerging markets, trends that are reshaping economies, and the private sector's role in creating jobs and addressing development challenges.
Who hosts IFC Audio Stories?
IFC Audio Stories is hosted by IFC. The show has published 41 episodes to date.
What has IFC Audio Stories covered recently?
Recent episodes include "My First Job: Zanele Hlatshwayo - When Finance Meets Farming" (11 November 2025, 8 minutes), "AgriConnect: Feeding the Future, Creating Jobs" (31 October 2025, 12 minutes), and "The 20%: Which Firms Create the Most Jobs" (18 August 2025, 14 minutes).
How often does IFC Audio Stories publish?
IFC Audio Stories publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 12 minutes across 41 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on IFC Audio Stories?
Booking probability for IFC Audio Stories is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. IFC Audio Stories requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. IFC Audio Stories's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch IFC Audio Stories?
The strongest fits for IFC Audio Stories are Investing & Wealth Management. IFC Audio Stories has a business audience.
About the host
IFC hosts IFC Audio Stories, a business podcast with 41 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Oct 31, 202512 minS0<p>As the World Bank Group launches AgriConnect, a bold effort to transform smallholder farming, we explore what it means for the future of food and jobs. From the Annual Meetings in Washington, D.C. to farms in...
Episode #19
The 20%: Which Firms Create the Most Jobs
Aug 18, 202514 minS0<p> In this episode of IFC Audio Stories we explore why just a small share of firms, typically young, fast-growing businesses, are responsible for most job creation in emerging markets. IFC Principal Economist Arti...
Aug 4, 202510 minS0<p >In this episode of My First Job, host Camryn Billett speaks with Nigerian tech and finance YouTuber Fisayo Fosudo about how his first job launched his career as a content creator. Starting as a social media manager...
Episode #17
My First Job: Dagmawit Moges Bekele
Jun 23, 20259 minS0<p>In this episode of My First Job on IFC Audio Stories, Dagmawit Bekele—Director of the AU Peace Fund Secretariat and former Cabinet Minister in the Ethiopian government—shares her remarkable journey from working as a...
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Episode #16
How IFC is Powering Rwanda's Biotech Growth
May 6, 202520 minS0<p>In this episode of IFC Audio Stories we explore the dynamic collaboration between IFC, private sector players and the Rwandan government to establish the country as a biotechnology hub. Featuring the voices of...
Apr 18, 202512 minS0<p> Cities house over half the world's population and drive more than 80% of global GDP—but many struggle to finance the infrastructure needed for sustainable growth. In this episode of IFC Audio Stories, we explore how...
Apr 15, 20259 minS0<p>In this episode of IFC Audio Stories, we're in Nairobi, Kenya, where a bold private sector partnership is driving inclusive growth. Royal Apparel EPZ Ltd., backed by IFC, is expanding to create thousands of jobs...
Episode #13
My First Job: Loubna Ghaleb
Mar 28, 20258 minS0<p>In this episode of IFC Audio Stories, Loubna Ghaleb, Board Member for Strategy and Development at Tanger Med Group and the 2025 winner of the MIGA Gender Leadership Award, shares her journey in the infrastructure and...
Episode #12
My First Job: Mary Porter Peschka
Mar 13, 202513 minS0<p>In honor of Women's Month, IFC Audio Stories presents "My First Job" - conversations with senior women leaders about how their careers got started and the lessons they learned along the way. We kick off the series...
Jan 29, 202512 minS0<p>Approximately 685 million people worldwide still lack access to sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy, highlighting the critical urgency of achieving Sustainable Development Goal 7 by 2030 in alignment with...
Episode #10
Mission 300: Powering Progress in Africa
Jan 23, 202511 minS0<p >In this episode of IFC Audio Stories, we explore Mission 300, an ambitious initiative to connect 300 million people in Africa to clean, affordable, and reliable electricity by 2030. Led by the World Bank Group and...
Nov 5, 202410 minS4<p>Listen to the powerful story of resilience and transformation in Vatani village, Fiji, where access to clean water, made possible by an innovative sovereign green bond, has redefined daily life. Join us as we delve...
Oct 30, 202410 minS0<p>Join us for IFC Audio Stories as we explore the World Bank Group's new Gender Strategy and its role in accelerating equality. In this episode, industry leaders Matthias Berninger from Bayer and Asahi Pompey from the...
IFC Audio Stories
Voices from Mongolia: Goat herders and cashmere entrepreneurs on green loans' impact
Oct 4, 20249 minS0<p>Green finance is helping Mongolian cashmere companies become energy-efficient while preserving traditions among the nomadic herders who supply cashmere. In this audio story, Khan Bank CEO Munkhtuya Rentsenbat...
Sep 25, 202412 minS4<p>On July 25th, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres released a call to action on extreme heat. With soaring temperatures killing half a million people each year, there is an increasing need to finance sustainable...
Jun 27, 202419 minS0<p > IFC chats with Chanda Kapande Nxumalo, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Harmattan Renewables, a South African renewable energy company that is a leading provider of technical, commercial and environmental...
Jun 20, 202417 minS4<p>IFC chats with Olasimbo ("Simbo") Sojinrin, Chief Operating Officer of Solar Sister, a leading provider of portable solar home systems in Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania that is working at the intersection of gender...
Jun 18, 202411 minS4<p>On this episode of IFC Audio Stories we explore the 11th edition of the World Bank Group Youth Summit, where thousands of young innovators converged to address global development challenges. This year's theme...
May 30, 202415 minS4<p>In the latest episode of IFC Audio Stories, we delve into the research behind the International Finance Corporation's book, "Digital Opportunities in African Businesses." The episode features insights from IFC...
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Zanele Hlatshwayo
Global Agricultural and Food Security Program (GAFSP)
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Arti Grover
IFC
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Alex Busse
NXTP Ventures
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Dagmawit Moges Bekele
African Union
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