International Finance Corporation (IFC)
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is an international organization whose mission is to promote sustainable private sector investment in developing countries, helping to reduce poverty and improve people’s lives. Furthermore, GIIF seeks to support the development of local markets for insurance in SME segment, with a particular focus on developing insurance for employees and employers in small and medium enterprises in Sri Lanka. In terms of the IFC’s objectives, it has agreed to provide financial and technical assistance to implement a project for development of insurance scheme for SME sector in Sri Lanka. The implementation of the project is now in progress and a pilot test has already been launched in Galle districts, Colombo and Kurunegal district to test insurance product develop for SME’s in Sri Lanka.