by Sophie Fiala -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation Disburses $10m to Microfinance Institutions for On-lending in Indonesia, Myanmar

The Grameen Crédit Agricole (GCA) Foundation, whose head office is in Luxembourg, recently announced it has disbursed loans in local currency to three microfinance institutions (MFIs) active in Indonesia and Myanmar. GCA Foundation loaned the

by Jessica McLeod -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Proximity Finance Raises $14m in Equity from Finnfund, Nordic Microfinance Initiative, Proparco to Support Farmers in Myanmar

Proximity Finance, a unit of Myanmar-focused social enterprise Proximity Designs, recently agreed to a package of equity investments totaling USD 14 million in equal shares from three European institutional investors, Proparco (Promotion et Participation pour la Coopération Économique), the Nordic Microfinance Initiative (NMI) and Finnfund. The deal, which is pending regulatory approval, would support Proximity Finance’s services to small-scale, rural farmers in Myanmar, including plans to disburse 1.5 million loans within four years and expand