MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: KosInvest Borrows $650k from Grameen Crédit Agricole for Microfinance in Kosovo

The Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation, a Luxembourg-based investor in social businesses, recently issued a two-year loan of EUR 600,000 (USD 660,000) to KosInvest, a Kosovo-based microfinance institution (MFI) affiliated with the US-based Christian NGO World Vision. KosInvest provides microinsurance as well as loans designed for purposes such as

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Most Refugee, Host Savings Groups in 2 Uganda Districts Continue Meeting, Saving Despite Loss of Income Due to Pandemic

VisionFund Uganda, a microfinance institution (MFI) subsidiary of VisionFund International, recently conducted a survey on the impacts of COVID-19 on refugee and host-community savings groups. The 417 respondents are members of savings groups in the Yumbe and Obongi districts of Uganda, to which many refugees from South Sudan have relocated. The results are divided into