The multilateral Asian Development Bank (ADB) recently issued a local-currency, three-year bond in Mongolia with a face value of MNT 13.7 billion (USD 4 million) and a coupon rate of 11.25 percent paid out semi-annually. The proceeds are to fund Invescore, a non-banking financial institution in Mongolia, to
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MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: ADB, FinDev Canada to Partner on Investments in Market Development; Women’s Empowerment; Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation in Asia, Pacific
The multilateral Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Canadian government’s FinDev Canada recently announced a partnership to support projects in Asia and the Pacific that further FinDev Canada’s priority areas of “women’s economic empowerment, climate action and local market development.” In addition to identifying deals to co-finance, the organizations plan
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: In $112m Deal, ADB, BII, LeapFrog, Premji Invest in Shubham Housing Development Finance of India as Elevar, Motilal Oswal Private Equity Exit
The multilateral Asian Development Bank (ADB), the UK government’s British International Investment (BII), UK-based LeapFrog Investments and India’s Premji Invest (PI) – via its PI Opportunities Fund – recently announced they have led an investment in the India’s Shubham Housing Development Finance in local currency totalling the equivalent of USD 112 million. The four investors disbursed USD 78 million to Shubham as primary capital to
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: ADB Lends $15m to KMF to Boost Financial Inclusion for MSMEs, Post-Covid Growth in Kazakhstan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), a multilateral development finance institution, recently agreed to lend USD 15 million to KazMicroFinance (KMF), a microlender in Kazakhstan. The loan is intended to boost its services to micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) – especially in rural areas – to
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Louis Dreyfus Company Borrowing $100m from ADB to On-lend to Small-scale Farmers to Boost Climate Resilience, COVID-19 Recovery
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), a multilateral institution based in the Philippines, recently agreed to lend USD 100 million to Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), a Netherlands-based firm active in agriculture, food processing and shipping. LDC plans to use the funds to finance “coffee, cotton and rice inventories” for 50,000 smallholder farmers who supply the firm’s operations in India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Thailand and Vietnam. Among the goals of the project are to
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Fairbanc Raises Equity from Accion, ADB, East Ventures, Sampoerna Group to Boost Lending, Payment Systems for MSMEs in Indonesia
Fairbanc, a US-based lender and payment facilitator for micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Indonesia, recently raised pre-Series A equity of
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: ADB Loans $40m to CD Finance of the People’s Republic of China for Microfinance, Mainly for Rural Women
The Chinese microfinance institution CD Finance recently secured a loan of USD 40 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to finance microloans intended to improve the quality of life of farmers, microentrepreneurs and women in rural areas of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Sixty percent of the total is allocated to
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: ADB Raises $20m Through Bond Issue in Kazakhstan to Support Otbasy Bank Housing Loans to Women, Mainly in Rural Areas
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), a Philippines-based multilateral institution, recently raised KZT 8.4 billion (USD 20 million) through bond sales to institutional investors in Kazakhstan to finance loans by the Housing and Construction Savings Bank of Kazakhstan, which is also known as Otbasy Bank. The bond has a 10-year maturity with a
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: ADB Lending $20m in Local Currency to MicroCred to Support MSMEs in Western China
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) recently agreed to loan the equivalent of USD 20 million to MicroCred China, a unit of the France-based Baobab Group, to support micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). The money is intended to
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Hatton National Bank (HNB) Secures Partial Guarantee from Asian Development Bank (ADB) for $20m in Lending to Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s Hatton National Bank (HNB) recently entered an agreement with the Philippines-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) to enable up to USD 20 million in lending by HNB to Sri Lanka’s microfinance sector. The deal is part of ADB’s Microfinance Risk Participation and Guarantee Program, a “credit enhancement program
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: ADB to Place $25m in Equity in Exacta Asia Investment II for Loans to SMEs in ASEAN Region
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) recently agreed to make an equity investment of USD 25 million into Exacta Asia Investment II LP, a
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Asian Development Bank (ADB) Lending $300m to Filipino Government for Infrastructure Supporting Financial Services in the Philippines
The board of directors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) recently approved a loan of USD 300 million to the government of the Philippines