Overview:
Khula Enterprise Finance (KEF) of South Africa provides funding to financial institutions to be channeled to socially-oriented causes.
Description:
Khula Enterprise Finance (KEF) is a wholesale finance institution which operates through a network of channels to supply funding to small business. The channels include commercial banks, retail financial institutions, specialist funds, and joint ventures in which KEF participates. KEF was established in 1996 as an independent agency under the South African Department of Trade and Industry.
Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Profile:
http://mixmarket.org/funders/kef
Organization’s Website:
http://www.khula.org.za/
Just the Facts:
Country of Incorporation: South Africa
Year Founded: 1996
Legal Status: Limited Liability Company
Area of Operation: South Africa
Instruments: Loans and Debt Securities, Equity, Grants, Guarantees, Technical Assistance
Investment Horizon: 3 years
Fund Currency: ZAR
Contact Information:
Khula Head Office
The dti Group Campus, 1st Floor, Block G
77 Meintjies Street, Sunnyside, 0002
South Africa
Tel.: +08600 54852
e-mail: helpline@khula.org.za
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Additional Resources:
Latest news from KEF
http://www.khula.org.za/content784.html
Link to Microcapital Universe wiki page
https://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=Khula+Enterprise+Finance+%28KEF%29
Authored by Kenny Kline, Research Associate
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