MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Oikocredit Loans $2.5m to Grace and Mercy Microfinance Institution to Support MSMEs, Women Entrepreneurs in Nigeria

Oikocredit, a Netherlands-based cooperative, recently offered a loan of USD 2.5 million to Grace and Mercy Households Improvement Initiative, a nonprofit microfinance institution in Nigeria. The loan is intended to support the expansion of

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Oikocredit Lends $10m to FCMB to Boost Lending to SMEs, Agricultural Enterprises in Nigeria

Netherlands-based cooperative Oikocredit recently invested USD 10 million in debt in First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Limited, which has operations in Nigeria and the UK. The investment will finance loans for

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Oikocredit Opens $1.8m Credit Line for Cavica, Cashew Cooperative in Côte d’Ivoire

Netherlands-based cooperative Oikocredit recently agreed to loan up to EUR 1.5 million (USD 1.83 million) to support Côte d’Ivoire-based Coopérative avec Conseil d’Administration de Vivriers et de Cajou (Cavica) in the procurement, sale, storage and transport of cashews. Cavica Board Chair El Hadj Konate Arouna stated,

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Dominican Republic-Based Banco Caribe to Receive $2.64m, Technical Assistance from Oikocredit to Support SMEs

Netherlands-based cooperative Oikocredit recently invested DOP 150 million (USD 2.64 million) in Dominican Republic-based Banco Caribe to support the country’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with the hope that the infusion will “further [motivate] responsible investments in the region.” Additionally, Oikocredit will provide Banco Caribe with technical

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: ADA Microfinance Launching 10-year “Smallholder Safety Net” Program Targeting Agricultural Value Chains, 3m Households; Partnering with 5 Impact Investors

ADA Microfinance, a Luxembourg-based NGO, recently announced a new program called the Smallholder Safety Net Upscaling Programme (SSNUP) to assist: (1) smallholder farmers in accessing insurance and implementing agricultural practices that increase productivity in a “climate-smart” manner; (2) actors in agricultural value chains in adopting “more sustainable environmental and social business practices;” and (3) boosting investment in agricultural value chains. The investors Grameen Credit Agricole Foundation, Incofin, Oikocredit, responsAbility and Symbiotics have agreed to participate by