What is the PSD Blog

The Private Sector Development Blog (PSD Blog) gathers together news, resources and ideas about the role of private enterprise in fighting poverty. The blog is informal and represents the quirks and opinions of the bloggers, not the World Bank Group. Please contact us if you have any questions.

Our objective

• To provide intelligent commentary on private sector development issues in the news.


• To highlight new Web sites, articles and books that development practitioners might find useful.

Our hosts

The PSD Blog is maintained by the Financial and Private Sector Development Network at the World Bank Group.  Managed jointly by the World Bank and International Finance Corporation (IFC), FPD supports countries to build resilient financial sectors, develop environments that foster entrepreneurship and job creation, enhance access to a variety of financial services in the realms of competitive industries, financial inclusion, financial systems, global capital markets, investment climate, and innovation, technology and entrepreneurship.