Press Releases

The following press releases were published by the International Finance Corporation and the World Bank.

• September 26, 2011. World Bank-IFC report finds government reforms enhance economic opportunities for women, but greater strides needed
  
  Also available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, and Spanish
• March 17, 2010. Unequal rules for women entrepreneurs and workers across the world, new report finds. (in Chinese)

Reports

• Download 2012 report (PDF, 4.5MB)
• Download 2010 report (PDF, 1.9MB)

Fact Sheets

• East Asia and the Pacific - English
• Eastern Europe and Central Asia - English | Russian
• High Income-OECD - English | French | Spanish | Portuguese
• Latin America and the Caribbean - English | Spanish | Portuguese
• Middle East and North Africa - English | French 
• South Asia - English
• Sub-Saharan Africa - English | French | Portuguese

Events

• Women in Film — Inspiring Stories from Around the World
  On March 8, Women, Business and the Law hosted a screening of "Women in Film — Inspiring Stories from Around the World" (film in HD - 40 mins). The screening was followed by a discussion with filmmaker Gill Fickling (video recording of the event - 85 mins).
  See list of documentries | See speakers
  
  
• Watch Video of the 2012 event (Media Player, 75 mins)
• 2010 Annual Meetings Seminar - October 7, 2010. Empowering women entrepreneurs – Mobilizing women’s economic potential.
• Watch Video of the 2010 event (Media Player, 77 mins)