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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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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8/13/2020
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Recent Episodes
November 11, 2025
My First Job: Zanele Hlatshwayo - When Finance Meets Farming
<p><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW41945417 BCX0">In this episode of</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW41945417 BCX0">My First Job</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW41945417 BCX0">on</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW41945417 BCX0">IFC Audio Stories</span><span class="TextRun SCXW41945417 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW41945417 BCX0">, Zanele Hlatshwayo, Deputy Program Manager for the <a href="https://www.gafspfund.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Global Agricultural and Food Security Program</a> (GAFSP), shares how she transitioned from law to corporate finance, a shift that sparked her passion for</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW41945417 BCX0">developmen</span><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW41945417 BCX0">t</span> <span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW41945417 BCX0">and agriculture. A farmer herself, Zanele discusses how GAFSP has supported over 90 agribusiness projects in 27 countries, reaching more than a million smallholder farmers, and why private sector investment is vital for resilient food systems and global food security.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW41945417 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
October 31, 2025
AgriConnect: Feeding the Future, Creating Jobs
<p><span class="TextRun SCXW44928945 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW44928945 BCX0">As the World Bank Group launches </span><a href= "https://www.worldbank.org/ext/en/agriconnect"><span class= "NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW44928945 BCX0">AgriConnect</span></a><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW44928945 BCX0">, 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 Tanzania, this episode follows how global partnerships and private sector innovation are helping farmers</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW44928945 BCX0">grow stronger businesses, create jobs, and build a more food-secure world.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW44928945 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":225,"335559740":276}"> </span></p>
August 18, 2025
The 20%: Which Firms Create the Most Jobs
<p><span style= "font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 116%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> 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 Grover unpacks new research showing that age, networks, and capabilities - not size - are the best predictors of a firm's job creation potential. Then, Alex Busse, Managing Director at NXTP Ventures, offers the venture capital perspective, sharing how early-stage investors identify and support the startups with the capacity to scale and hire.</span></p> <p><span style= "font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 116%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> Click</span> <span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 116%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'MS Mincho'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> <a href= "https://www.ifc.org/en/insights-reports/2025/which-firms-create-more-and-better-jobs"> <span style= "font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 116%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"> here</span></a></span> <span style= "font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 116%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">to read IFC's insights on the firms that create more and better jobs. </span></p>
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