Absolute Portfolio Management (APM), an Austrian firm that invests in microfinance and other sectors, recently disbursed loans totaling USD 18.5 million for microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ecuador, El Salvador, Georgia, India, Peru, Sri Lanka and Tajikistan [1].
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MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Indian Microfinance Institution Utkarsh Raises $12m in Non-convertible Debentures from UTI International Wealth Creator 4, Microfinance Enhancement Facility, AAV Sarl
Indian microfinance institution (MFI) Utkarsh reportedly has raised INR 75.8 crore (USD 12.2 million) through the issue of non-convertible debentures (NCDs) to Mauritius-based Unit Trust of India International Wealth Creator 4, a fund of UTI Asset Management Company of India; the Microfinance Enhancement Facility (MEF), an investment vehicle founded by the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation and German development bank Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW); and AAV Sarl, a fund structured by Switzerland’s Symbiotics to deploy investments belonging to that firm’s clients.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Standard Chartered Bank Loans $5m to Cambodia’s Prasac for Microlending
The Indian unit of UK-based commercial institution Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) recently notified MicroCapital that it has disbursed a loan of USD 5 million to Cambodia’s Prasac, a microlender that seeks to support agricultural development.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Grameen-Jameel Microfinance to Loan $2m Each to Microfund for Women of Jordan, Al Majmoua of Lebanon
Grameen-Jameel Microfinance Limited, a nonprofit Cyprus-based joint venture of the US-based Grameen Foundation and the Saudi Arabia-based nonprofit Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives, recently declared that it will loan USD 2 million each to Microfund for Women (MFW), a microfinance provider in Jordan, and Al Majmoua, a Lebanese nongovernmental organization (NGO) that lends to microenterprises.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: International Finance Corporation (IFC) to Loan $1.5m to FINCA MDO for Microlending in Tajikistan
IFC, a US-based international financial institution and a member of the US-based World Bank Group, plans to loan USD 1.5 million to Foundation for International Community Assistance (FINCA) Microcredit Deposit Organization (MDO), a microfinance institution (MFI) based in Tajikistan that is a part of the US-based, nonprofit FINCA International microfinance network.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Deutsche Bank Secures $75m for Microfinance Enhancement Facility for On-lending to Micro-, Small Enterprises
Deutsche Bank, a German financial services company, recently secured USD 75 million in financing from unspecified private investors for the Microfinance Enhancement Facility (MEF), a microfinance investment vehicle, for on-lending via retail financial institutions to micro- and small enterprises in middle and low-income countries.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE) Loans $3.4m to Agricultural Cooperative Bank of Armenia (ACBA) Leasing in Armenia, Makes $106k Equity Investment in Kreditimi Rural i Kosoves of Kosovo
The European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE), a Luxembourg-based microfinance investment vehicle (MIV) backed by multiple governments, has disbursed two loans totaling USD 3.4 million in Armenia to Agricultural Cooperative Bank of Armenia (ACBA) Leasing, the leasing subsidiary of ACBA [1].
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: “Partnership for Financial Inclusion” of International Finance Corporation (IFC), MasterCard Foundation Donates $2.7m to AccessBank Tanzania, FINCA Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for Projects Including Mobile Banking
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the US-based World Bank Group, recently notified MicroCapital that it has launched projects with AccessBank Tanzania (ABT), a member of Germany’s Access Microfinance Holding (AccessHolding), and FINCA DRC, a subsidiary of the US-based nonprofit Foundation for International Community Assistance (FINCA International) that operates in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [1].
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Goodwell West Africa Invests Equity in MicroCred Microfinance Bank Nigeria
Goodwell West Africa, a private equity fund managed by Netherlands-based social investment company Goodwell Investments and Nigeria-based investment management and advisory firm Alitheia Capital, has announced that it will be investing equity of an unspecified amount in Microcred Microfinance Bank (MFB) Nigeria, a member of the France-based MicroCred Group [1].
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Shell Foundation, GroFin to Provide $100m in Risk Capital, Business Support to Small, Medium-Sized Enterprises in Middle East, Africa
The Shell Foundation, a social investment initiative of Netherlands-based petroleum firm Royal Dutch Shell Private Limited Company, reportedly has partnered with GroFin, a South African small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) financier, to launch a program to provide USD 100 million in risk capital and unspecified business support to SMEs in the Middle East and Africa.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: PlaNet Finance Partners with Thaneakea Phum Cambodia (TPC), China Foundation of Poverty Alleviation (CFPA) to Implement Microfinance Risk Management System
PlaNet Finance, a France-based nongovernmental organization, recently partnered with Thaneakea Phum Cambodia (TPC), a Cambodia-based microfinance institution (MFI), and the China Foundation of Poverty Alleviation (CFPA), a China-based microfinance lender, to integrate PlaNet Finance’s new risk management system into the two Asian MFIs’ operations.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund (TaiwanICDF) Lend $3.5m to TBC Kredit of Azerbaijan for Micro-, Small, Medium-Sized Enterprises
The UK-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) recently reported that it will lend USD 2.5 million to Tbilisi Business Centre (TBC) Kredit LLC, a microfinance institution (MFI) based in Azerbaijan, to support on-lending micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Azerbaijan.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: People’s Bank of China (PBC) Reports Growth of Microcredit Sector in Country
The People’s Bank of China (PBC), the central bank of the People’s Republic of China, has reported significant growth in the country’s microcredit sector over the past three years, with the number of microcredit companies reaching approximately 7,000 and the total outstanding loans reaching CNY 700 billion (USD 115 billion) at the end of June 2013 in China [1].
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Pasha Bank Underwrites Inaugural Bond Issue of $12.7m to FINCA Azerbaijan to Support Micro and Small Businesses, Entrepreneurs
Pasha Bank, an Azerbaijan-based financial services provider, recently underwrote a three-year inaugural bond issue of AZN 10 million (USD 12.7 million) to the Azerbaijan-based subsidiary of the Foundation for International Community Assistance (FINCA), a US-based microfinance network.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: FINCA International Starts Operations in Pakistan
The Foundation for International Community Assistance (FINCA), a US-based microfinance network, recently announced that it will start operations in Pakistan.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: International Finance Corporation (IFC) Loans $4m to FINCA Georgia to Support Micro- and Small Businesses, Entrepreneurs
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the US-based World Bank Group, recently announced that it will provide a USD 4 million loan to the Republic of Georgia-based subsidiary of the Foundation for International Community Assistance (FINCA), a US-based microfinance network, for on-lending to micro and small businesses as well as entrepreneurs in rural regions of Georgia.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Sanad Fund for MSME to Loan $2m to Al Majmoua of Lebanon for Microenterprises
The Sanad Fund for MSME (micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises), an initiative that invests in financial institutions in the Middle East and North Africa, recently agreed to grant a senior loan facility of USD 2 million to Al Majmoua, a Lebanese nongovernmental organization (NGO) that lends to microenterprises.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: FINCA Becomes Majority Shareholder of Kashf Microfinance Bank of Pakistan with $8.4m Investment
Kashf Microfinance Bank Limited (KMBL), a Pakistan-based microfinance bank (MFB), recently announced an equity injection of PKR 824.7 million (USD 8.4 million) from FINCA Microfinance Coöperatief U.A., a Netherlands-based entity controlled by US-based NGO FINCA International.