MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: CDC Group, Habib Bank Limited (HBL) Agree to $50m Risk-sharing Facility to Boost Trade, Supply Chains in South Asia, Africa

CDC Group, a development finance institution backed by the UK government, recently announced a risk-sharing facility valued at USD 50 million in partnership with Habib Bank Limited (HBL) UK, a subsidiary of Pakistan-based HBL. The facility aims to boost HBL UK’s ability to

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: EBRD Commits Up to $45m to Uzpromstroybank of Uzbekistan for Expansion, Including Green Financing for SMEs

Via its Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF), the UK-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) recently committed up to USD 25 million to Uzbekistan-based Uzpromstroybank. Founded in 2019, GEFF delivers

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: CDC Group Announces $50m Risk-sharing Facility with Absa Bank to Boost Lending to Households, MSMEs in Africa

CDC Group, a development finance institution backed by the UK government, recently announced a risk-sharing facility of USD 50 million in partnership with Absa Bank Limited, which is based in South Africa and operates in 14 African countries. Under the agreement, CDC will