Korean slang profile
IFC
ifc
International Finance Corporation
A Roman-letter abbreviation for 국제금융공사 (International Finance Corporation).
- Expanded form
- 국제금융공사국제금융공사 (International Finance Corporation)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- May 2, 1998
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
그 자료는 IFC의 민간부문 투자 사례를 정리했다.
The material summarized IFC’s private-sector investment cases.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The body of a 1998 서울신문 article pairs the Korean name “국제금융공사” with “IFC”. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The Korean name and English abbreviation in the contemporary article were compared. The full English form and the abbreviation’s first use remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 世銀에 프로젝트 론 요청/4대 공기업 하반기 민영화/기획예산위 (서울신문)Published May 2, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026