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MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: LeapFrog Acquires Majority Stake in Ghana’s Express Life Insurance For $5.5m
LeapFrog Investments, a microinsurance equity fund based in Mauritius, recently acquired a majority stake in Ghana’s Express Life Insurance Company at the cost of USD 5.5 million.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Citi to Buy 1.1m Tons of Carbon Credits from MicroEnergy Credits, Offsetting Cost of Efficient Heaters Financed by Mongolian Microfinance Institution XacBank
Citi Microfinance, a subsidiary of US-based Citibank that supports microfinance institutions (MFIs), and Citibank’s Environmental Products Trading and Organization Team recently announced a plan to buy 1.17 million metric tons of carbon credits from MicroEnergy Credits (MEC), a US-based for-profit firm that assists MFIs in launching clean-energy lending programs.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microinsurance Equity Fund LeapFrog Investments Hires David Steel, Niclas Thelander
LeapFrog Investments, a Mauritius-based for-profit equity fund investing in microinsurance, has announced two new hires.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Omtrix Raises $35m for New Higher Education Finance Fund (HEFF), Loans to be Distributed via Microfinance Institutions
Omtrix, a Costa Rica-based fund manager and financial consulting firm, has announced the launch of the Higher Education Finance Fund (HEFF), a student loan financing fund to promote and finance higher education opportunities for low-income youth in Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Paraguay and Peru.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: LeapFrog to Invest $15m in India’s Shriram Group to Expand Microinsurance, Savings Offerings
LeapFrog Investments, a US-based private equity fund focusing on microinsurance activities, will invest USD 15 million in the Shriram Group, an India-based provider of financial services to low-income individuals, to help the organization expand its offering of microinsurance and savings products for up to 10 million clients.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) Approves $15m Loan to Peru’s Mibanco for Lending to Micro- and Small Enterprises (MSEs)
The Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC), a member of the US-based Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, has approved a USD 15 million loan to Mibanco Banco de la Microempresa SA, a private Peruvian bank that provides a range of financial services to micro- and small enterprises (MSEs).
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: ImpactAssets Includes 22 Microfinance-Focused Fund Managers in List of Top 50 Impact Investors
ImpactAssets, a US-based nonprofit company specializing in impact investment, recently released its “2011 ImpactAssets 50,” a list of investment fund managers that “achieve financial performance with positive social and environmental impacts,” including 22 microfinance-focused funds.
MICROFINANCE EVENT: USAID, SHOPS Present “Panel Discussion on Wealth and Health: Leveraging Microfinance for Better Health Outcomes,” June 13, 2011, Washington, DC, USA, And Online
Event Name: Panel Discussion: Wealth and Health: Leveraging Microfinance for Better Health Outcomes
Event Date: June 13, 2011
Event Time: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Event Location: Online or at the Diplomat Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street NW, Washington, DC, USA
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: LeapFrog Partners With Unitus Capital Looking to Invest $40m to Increase Microinsurance Penetration in India
LeapFrog Investments, a US-based private equity fund focusing on microinsurance activities, is reportedly looking for opportunities to deploy up to USD 40 million in India.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Establishes “Flexible Financing Facility” for Countries in Latin America, Caribbean
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), a US-based multilateral finance institution that operates in Latin America and the Caribbean, has established a “Flexible Financing Facility” (FFF) that will give Latin American and Caribbean countries flexibility in loan terms and conditions as well as allowing the use of hedges to manage interest rate and currency risks associated with loans from IDB [1].
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: LeapFrog Makes $13.5m Equity Investment in Apollo Investments for Microinsurance in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania
Leapfrog Investments, a private equity fund that supports microinsurance initiatives, recently made a USD 13.5 million equity investment in Apollo Investments Limited, an insurance company that operates in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, to improve access to microinsurance for low-income individuals.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Peruvian Microfinance Institution (MFI) Mibanco Seeks $60m Syndicated Loan from International Finance Corporation (IFC), Grupo ACP Issues $85m in Bonds
Mibanco, a Peruvian microfinance institution (MFI), is seeking a syndicated loan in an amount equivalent to USD 60 million from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-investment arm of the World Bank Group.
MICROCAPITAL SPECIAL REPORT: “Principles for Investors in Inclusive Finance” Launched at Responsible Finance Forum in The Hague, Netherlands
A group of 40 global investors in the microfinance industry, including US retirement planning firm TIAA-CREF and several microfinance investment vehicles (MIV), recently launched a set of guiding principles for investing in the microfinance industry at the Responsible Finance Forum in The Hague, Netherlands. The initiative – titled “Principles for Investors in Inclusive Finance” – is reportedly the brainchild of Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima, the United Nations Secretary General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development, and a core group of Dutch investors, including; Triodos, a microfinance investment vehicle (MIV); Goodwell, a for-profit social investment outfit; Oikocredit, a cooperative investment fund; PGGM, an investment and pension firm; and SNS Asset Management, an institutional investment group. The group and Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima developed the principles together with CGAP and the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), a network of international investors created to promote the practice of responsible investing.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: MFX Solutions Publishes “Risky Business: An Empirical Analysis of Foreign Exchange Risk Exposure in Microfinance”
MFX Solutions Incorporated, a company based in Washington, DC, that provides currency hedging solutions for microfinance institutions (MFIs) and microfinance investment vehicles (MIVs), today published a study on currency risk exposure.
MICROCAPITAL EVENT: International Quality and Productivity Center (IQPC) Announces Microfinance 2.0 Conference on November 15-17, 2010 in San Francisco, California, USA
Event Name: Microfinance 2.0 Conference
Event Date: November 15-November 17, 2010
Event Location: San Francisco, California, USA (Venue to be determined)
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: BlueOrchard Finance Opens Office in Cambodia, Announces Plans to Triple Microfinance Investments in Asia
BlueOrchard Finance SA, a commercial microfinance intermediary operating as a subsidiary of Geneva-based BlueOrchard, recently announced its intention to triple its microfinance investments in Asia.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: German Asset Management Firm, Finance In Motion, Signs the United Nations’ Principles for Responsible Investment
Finance in Motion (FIM), a German asset management firm with EUR 800 million under advisory, has signed the United Nations’ (UNs’) Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), thereby pledging to integrate sustainability into its investment processes. The PRI are declarations jointly developed by the UN Environment Program Finance Initiative and the UN Global Compact.