The UK-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) recently loaned EUR 1.5 million (USD 2 million) to Kreditimi Rural i Kosoves Limited Liability Company (KRK), a non-bank microfinance institution (MFI) that serves rural areas in Kosovo, for on-lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and residential clients in Kosovo for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.
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MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: International Finance Corporation (IFC) Loans $1m to BancoSol of Bolivia to Support Rural Areas
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the US-based World Bank Group, recently notified MicroCapital that it will provide a loan of up to USD 1 million to Banco Solidario SA (BancoSol), a Bolivian commercial bank that offers microfinance services, in an effort to improve financial access for farmers and poor rural families in the Bolivian cities of La Paz, Oruro and Potosi [1].
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Gray Matters Capital Invests Equity in Unitus Capital
Unitus Capital (UC), a Bangalore-based financial services firm that specializes in capital market services for microfinance institutions (MFIs) and other social enterprises in Asia, recently announced that Gray Matters Capital (GMC), a US-based private foundation, invested an undisclosed amount in UC to fund social businesses that both assist poor clients and generate financial returns.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Absolute Portfolio Management’s Dual Return Funds Invest $9.5m in Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) of Eight European, Asian, Latin American Countries
In June 2013, Absolute Portfolio Management (APM), an Austrian firm that invests in microfinance and other sectors, issued loans totaling the equivalent of USD 9.5 million to microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Cambodia, Colombia, Ecuador, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan and Poland though its two Vision Microfinance funds, Dual Return Fund- Vision Microfinance and Dual Return Fund- Vision Microfinance Local Currency Fund.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: EFSE Loans $33m to UniCredit for Business, Home Loans in Serbia
The European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE), a Luxembourg-based, government-backed microfinance investor that aims to foster regional development, recently announced that it has provided loans totaling EUR 25 million (USD 33 million) to UniCredit Serbia to support its small enterprise lending operations and its homes and housing improvement program [1].
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), European Union Launch $3m “Small Business Support” Facility to Bring Technical Assistance to Firms in Egypt
The UK-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) recently launched a Small Business Support (SBS) facility with EUR 2.4 million (USD 3 million) in financial support from the EU for approximately 50 projects in Egypt.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Loans $80m to Turkey’s Yapi Kredi for SME Energy Efficiency Projects
The UK-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) recently loaned USD 80 million to Yapi Kredi, a Turkish commercial bank, in an effort to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy investments for small and medium-sized enterprises in Turkey.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Loans $65m to Türk Ekonomi Bankasi of Turkey for Rural Micro-, Small, Medium-Sized Enterprises
The UK-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) recently loaned USD 65 million to Türk Ekonomi Bankasi (TEB), a Turkish commercial bank, to be on-lent to micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in an effort to boost agribusinesses in rural areas of Turkey [1].
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Fairtrade Access Fund Loans $1.8m to Coffee, Cacao, Sugar Cooperatives COAGRICSAL of Honduras, UCOSEMUN of Nicaragua, NORANDINO of Peru
The Fairtrade Access Fund (FAF), an affiliate of German NGO Fairtrade International that provides loans to farmers in developing countries, recently disbursed a total equivalent to USD 1.8 million to Cooperativa Agrícola Cafetalera San Antonio Limitada (COAGRISCAL) of Honduras, Unión de Cooperativas de Servicios Múltiples (UCOSEMUN) of Nicaragua and Cooperativas de Servicios Múltiples Norandino (NORANDINO) of Peru.
MICROFINANCE EVENT: 24th Annual SRI Conference on Sustainable, Responsible, Impact Investing, October 28-30, 2013, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Event Name: 24th Annual SRI Conference on Sustainable, Responsible, Impact Investing
Event Date: October 28-30, 2013
Event Location: The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Islamic Development Bank (ISDB), Government of Punjab Provide $195m for Microfinance Facility in Pakistan
The Islamic Development Bank (ISDB), a Saudi Arabia-based multilateral development financial institution, recently announced that it will disburse a loan of PKR 14.6 billion (USD 146 million) with a 0.5 percent interest rate per year to the Punjab provincial government of Pakistan for a microfinance facility that will provide interest-free loans to small enterprises in the province, which is home to approximately 90 million people.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) Loans $5.7m to Bank Andara to Support Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in Indonesia
Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), a UK-based financial services company, recently announced that it will disburse a loan of IDR 57 billion (USD 5.74 million) to Bank Andara, an Indonesian commercial institution that provides wholesale services to microfinance institutions (MFIs) and savings services to individuals.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Silatech, Macroinvest, Jaida, Afif, ANAPEC, IYF, Ministry of Tourism to Support Moroccan Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs), Youth
Silatech, a Qatar-based social enterprise that seeks to promote youth entrepreneurship and employment in Arab countries, recently announced seven new partnerships in an effort to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and youth in Morocco.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: International Finance Corporation (IFC) Loans $4m to FINCA Georgia to Support Micro- and Small Businesses, Entrepreneurs
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the US-based World Bank Group, recently announced that it will provide a USD 4 million loan to the Republic of Georgia-based subsidiary of the Foundation for International Community Assistance (FINCA), a US-based microfinance network, for on-lending to micro and small businesses as well as entrepreneurs in rural regions of Georgia.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Considering $85m Facility for DeltaCredit Bank of Russia for Residential Mortgage Loans
The UK-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) recently revealed the pending approval of a finance facility of up to the equivalent of USD 85 million disbursed in a mix of USD and RUB to DeltaCredit Bank, a commercial bank in Russia that specializes in mortgages for residential housing loans.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: responsAbility Loans $9.5m to MicroCred Nanchong of China
ResponsAbility Social Investments, a Swiss company with a focus on microfinance, recently notified MicroCapital that it disbursed a loan of CNY 60 million (USD 9.5 million) to Chinese microfinance institution (MFI) MicroCred Nanchong, a member of the France-based MicroCred.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: AccessBank of Azerbaijan Receives $60m Syndicated Loan from FMO, OeEb, PROPARCO
Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappijvoor Ontwikkelingslanden NV (FMO), a Dutch development finance institution, recently notified MicroCapital that it has arranged a USD 60 million syndicated loan facility for AccessBank, a for-profit microfinance institution located in Azerbaijan.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Considers $100m Loan to Sberbank Kazakhstan (SBK) for Micro-, Small, Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs)
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a UK-based development finance institution, is reviewing a proposal to invest KZT 15 billion (USD 100 million) in the Subsidiary Bank Sberbank of Russia Joint Stock Company (SBK) in Kazakhstan, a commercial banking subsidiary of Sberbank of Russia, to increase financial access for micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Kazakhstan. The EBRD board of directors will consider the proposal in July 2013.