The European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE), a Luxembourg-based, government-backed microfinance investor that aims to foster regional development in southeastern Europe and parts of central Asia, recently announced that it has provided a loan of EUR 1 million (USD 1.3 million) to Microinvest, a microfinance institution (MFI) founded by the Soros Foundation in Moldova, to support micro- and small enterprises (MSEs) [1].
Search Results for: EBRD
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Asian Development Bank (ADB) Loans $50m to AccessBank of Azerbaijan for Micro-, Small, Medium-sized Enterprises in Rural Areas
AccessBank, an Azerbaijani for-profit microfinance institution (MFI), recently notified MicroCapital that the Asian Development Bank (ADB), a multilateral finance institution based in the Philippines, will provide a USD 50 million five-year senior loan facility to AccessBank.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: EFSE Loans $33m to UniCredit for Business, Home Loans in Serbia
The European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE), a Luxembourg-based, government-backed microfinance investor that aims to foster regional development, recently announced that it has provided loans totaling EUR 25 million (USD 33 million) to UniCredit Serbia to support its small enterprise lending operations and its homes and housing improvement program [1].
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Loans $80m to Turkey’s Yapi Kredi for SME Energy Efficiency Projects
The UK-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) recently loaned USD 80 million to Yapi Kredi, a Turkish commercial bank, in an effort to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy investments for small and medium-sized enterprises in Turkey.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Etisalat, National Bank of Egypt, MasterCard to Launch Mobile Money Service in Egypt
The Egyptian subsidiary of the Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat), a United Arab Emirates-based telecommunications services provider, recently formed two partnerships with the National Bank of Egypt (NBE), a commercial bank wholly owned by the Egyptian government, and MasterCard, a US-based payment solutions company, to launch a mobile commerce service known as “Flous,” meaning “money” in Arabic.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Societe de Promotion et de Participation pour la Cooperation Economique SA (PROPARCO) to Loan $10m to Societe Generale Ghana, Part for Small, Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
Societe de Promotion et de Participation pour la Cooperation Economique SA (PROPARCO), a French public-private development finance institution, reportedly has signed a seven-year USD 10 million loan agreement with Societe Generale (SG) Ghana, a Ghanaian bank that is a subsidiary of the French-owned Groupe Societe Generale, for on-lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as larger corporations.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: AccessBank of Azerbaijan Receives $60m Syndicated Loan from FMO, OeEb, PROPARCO
Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappijvoor Ontwikkelingslanden NV (FMO), a Dutch development finance institution, recently notified MicroCapital that it has arranged a USD 60 million syndicated loan facility for AccessBank, a for-profit microfinance institution located in Azerbaijan.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE) Loans $9.3m to Mikrofin Banja Luka, MF Banka of Bosnia and Herzegovina for Micro- and Small Enterprise (MSE) in Rural Areas
The European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE), a Luxembourg-based government-backed investor in microfinance, has loaned a total of EUR 7 million (USD 9.3 million) to Mikrofin Banja Luka, a microfinance institution based in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and MF Banka, a subsidiary of Mikrofin formed in 2010, for on-lending to micro- and small enterprises (MSEs) in rural areas.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE) Loans $13m to Newly Launched Sberbank BH of Bosnia and Herzegovina for Housing, Micro- and Small Enterprise (MSE)
The European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE), a Luxembourg-based investment company, and Sberbank BH, the Bosnia and Herzegovina branch of government-owned Sberbank of Russia, recently signed a EUR 10 million (USD 13.3 million) loan agreement.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development May Offer $40m in Subordinated Debt to Turkey-based Fibabanka
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a multilateral institution headquartered in London that aims to finance operations that are both commercially viable and assist development, has announced that it is considering granting subordinated debt of EUR 30 million (USD 39.6 million) to Fibabanka A.S., a private bank based in Turkey, with the aim of supporting growth of the Turkish micro-, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: IFC Loans $70m to SB Sberbank of Kazakhstan to Support Small, Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, recently announced that it would loan the local-currency equivalent of USD 70 million to Subsidiary Bank Sberbank of Russia Joint Stock Company (SBK) in Kazakhstan, a subsidiary of government-owned Sberbank of Russia, in an effort to increase financial access for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Kazakhstan [1].
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Commission, European Investment Bank Launch Small, Medium-Sized Enterprise Financing Website
The European Commission (EC), the legislative body of the European Union (EU), recently introduced an online portal featuring small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) stock prices and providing SMEs with information on the following EC programs: the Competitiveness and Innovation Program (CIP), which offers business support services; European Progress Microfinance Facility, which supports microcredit providers; Risk Sharing Instrument Facility (RSI), which supports debt financing to SMEs for research, development and innovation projects; and the Joint European Resources for Micro to Medium Enterprises (JEREMIE), which allows EU member states to use EU structural funds to finance SMEs via equity, loans or guarantees [1].
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to Loan $77m to UniCredit Bank Serbia for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a UK-based multilateral finance institution, recently announced it will lend EUR 60 million (USD 76.9 million) to UniCredit Bank Serbia, a subsidiary of Italy-based financial services company UniCredit Group, for on-lending to private small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Serbia.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Telenor, Societe Generale to Purchase Serbian Unit of KBC Banka
Telenor Group, a telecommunications company based in Norway, and Societe Generale, a France-based financial institution, have agreed to purchase KBC Banka, the Serbian unit of KBC Group, a Belgium-based financial institution, for an undisclosed price.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: ProCredit Bank Bulgaria Launches Home Loan Program
ProCredit Bank Bulgaria, a microfinance institution (MFI) and member of Germany’s ProCredit Holding, recently launched a housing lending program for clients purchasing homes and refinancing existing home loans.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: DemirBank of Azerbaijan Offers Automated Teller Machine Repayment Option
DemirBank, an Azerbaijani commercial bank that lends to small and medium-sized enterprises, recently announced that customers have the opportunity to repay loans at automated teller machines (ATMs) with their bank cards.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Loans $197m to Turkey’s Isbank to Support Small, Medium-sized Enterprises, $350m to Turkish Banks for Energy Efficiency
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), an international finance institution headquartered in London, plans to provide a financing facility of EUR 150 million (USD 197 million) to Isbank, a Turkish commercial bank.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Online Fundraiser Kiva, Microlender Microinvest of Moldova End Partnership
Kiva, a US-based online microlending fundraiser, and Moldovan microfinance institution (MFI) Microinvest have agreed to terminate their six-year partnership for undisclosed reasons.