MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: EU Donates $8.9m to Huruma Fund for Technical Assistance Facility Promoting Agricultural Microfinance, Market Development

Huruma Fund, a Spain-based vehicle supporting rural financial services providers in low- and moderate-income countries, recently received a donation of EUR 7.7 million (USD 8.9 million) from the EU for a technical assistance facility (TAF) set up by the two primary entities behind Huruma, Gawa Capital Partners and Compañia Española de Financiación del Desarrollo (COFIDES), both of Spain. The TAF will support companies, such as

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: COFIDES Launches $145m Huruma Fund to Deliver Microfinance to 45k Farmers on 4 Continents

Compañia Española de Financiación del Desarrollo (COFIDES), a development finance institution controlled by the Spanish government, recently launched the Huruma Fund, an investment vehicle with commitments of EUR 120 million (USD 145 million) to assist rural farmers in Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean via a range of intermediaries. Seventy percent of Huruma’s portfolio will be deployed via