Established in 2002 by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), International Finance Corporation (IFC), Black Sea Trade and Development Bank, and German LFS Financial Systems GmbH, AMFB provides financial services to micro and small business within the country. The banks typical microloans are between $400 and $10,000 for a maximum of 9 months. In June 2005, the Azerbaijan Microfinance Association reported that AMFB had a total loan portfolio of more than $11.4 million. It is the only one of the 45 commercial banks in Azerbaijan that focuses on microfinance services. AMFB does not report to the MIX Market, the World Bank’s microfinance information clearinghouse. Further information about their performance is not publicly available.
Established in 1992, Incofin invests in MFIs in 14 countries, and in mid-2005 had total assets of $5.6 million. The duration of Incofins loans, which are between $120,000 and $600,000, is five years, and the terms offered are LIBOR plus full cost plus full risk. At the end of 2004, Incofin, along with KBC, Boerenbond, VDK Spaarbank, Volksvermogen (Belgian institutional investors) set up the Impulse Microfinance Investment Fund, which had initial capital of å¥5 million. By mid-2005, the funds assets were worth $15,413,875. The fund invests between $300,000 and $1.5 million in MFIs, and offers the same terms as Incofin.
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