Another story coming to us courtesy of the CGAP-MIX Capital Markets Update newsletter, Hivos-Triodos Fund loans USD 561,600 to Marang Financial Services, based in South Africa. The investment by Hivos-Triodos Fund hopes to encourage growth in the foundation by providing the means for new loans. Marang Financial Services (Marang) is a Development Microfinance Institution, working towards enabling poor to access a range of financial services. Marang does not report to the MIX Market, the microfinance clearing house, but according to its annual report, as of March 31^st 2003, Marang had total assets amounting to approximately USD 16.5 mm.

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