MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Sanad Fund for MSME Loans $500k to Reef Finance in Palestinian Territories for On-Lending to Rural Clients

The Sanad Fund for Micro-, Small and Medium-Enterprise (MSME), a Luxembourg-based investment company that funds financial institutions in the Middle East and North Africa, has agreed to issue a senior loan facility worth USD 500,000 to Reef Finance, a nonprofit microfinance institution (MFI) that operates in the Palestinian Territories of West Bank and Gaza. Reef Finance intends to use the loan to provide financial services to rural clients, including farmers and small-business owners.

As of November 2013, Reef Finance reports USD 8.6 million in outstanding loans. Reef Finance does not accept deposits. Sanad Fund for MSME provides financial services in Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, the Palestinian Territories, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen. As of 2012, Sanad has raised total investor commitments of USD 61 million, with USD 38 million in approved investments.

By Meraj Husain, Research Associate

About Reef Finance

Reef Finance is a nonprofit, private microfinance institution (MFI) that is based in the Palestinian Territories of the West Bank and Gaza. The MFI focuses on providing financial services to rural clients. As of December 2012, Reef Finance reports total assets of USD 8.3 million, total revenues of USD 1.97 million and profits of USD 1.04 million. This organization does not accept deposits.

About Sanad Fund for MSME

Sanad Fund for MSME provides medium- and long-term debt and equity financing to financial institutions in the Middle East and North Africa with the intent of strengthening local financial markets and the micro-, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector. It is an initiative of the German development bank Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), and it is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (known by its German acronym BMZ) and the European Union. It was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Luxembourg. Sanad focuses in Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, the Palestinian Territories, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen. As of 2012, Sanad has raised total investor commitments of USD 61 million, with USD 38 million in approved investments.

Sources and Additional Resources

[1] Sanad Fund for MSME: “SANAD and Reef Finance sign senior loan facility for rural and agricultural financing in the Palestinian Territories,” http://www.sanad.lu/Press-Releases—2014-01-27-SANAD-and-Reef-Finance-sign-senior-loan-facility-for-rural-and-agricultural-financing-in-the-Palestinian-Territories——_site.index..html_dir._siteid.67_nav._entryid.160_likecms.html

[2] Reef Finance, “Financial Statements,” http://www.reef.ps/pdfs/financial%20report%202012%20eng.pdf

[3] Reef Finance, “Monthly Report November 2013,” http://www.reef.ps/pdfs/portfolio%20report%20en%2011-2013.pdf

MicroCapital, July 24, 2013, “Sanad Fund for MSME Loans $6m to Enda Inter-Arabe of Tunisia for Young Entrepreneurs, Micro, Small, Medium-sized Enterprises in Rural Areas,” https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-sanad-fund-for-msme-loans-6m-to-enda-inter-arabe-of-tunisia-for-young-entrepreneurs-micro-small-medium-sized-enterprises-in-rural-areas/

MicroCapital, June 13, 2013, “Sanad Fund for MSME to Loan $2m to Al Majmoua of Lebanon for Microenterprises,” https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-sanad-fund-for-msme-to-loan-2m-to-al-majmoua-of-lebanon-for-microenterprises/

MicroCapital Universe Profile: Reef Finance https://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=Reef+Finance

MicroCapital Universe Profile: Sanad Fund for MSME https://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=SANAD+Fund+for+MSME+%28SANAD%29

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