The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a multilateral institution headquartered in London, has approved the disbursement of a loan of USD 5 million to Kyrgyz Investment and Credit Bank (KICB), a commercial bank in Kyrgyzstan.
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MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Kaah Express, Silatech, American Refugee Committee (ARC) to Launch Kaah Islamic Microfinance Services in Somalia
Kaah Express, a US-based international remittances company, reportedly has partnered with Silatech, a Qatar-based enterprise focused on increasing employment and entrepreneurship among youth in the Middle East and North Africa, and the American Refugee Committee (ARC), a US-based nonprofit that offers humanitarian aid across the globe, to create Kaah Islamic Microfinance Services (KIMS), a commercial microfinance institution (MFI) in Somalia.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Loans $8.3m to Tutunska Banka of Macedonia for Small, Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), Energy Efficiency
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a UK-based multilateral financial institution, has approved a loan of EUR 6 million (USD 8.3 million) to be disbursed to Macedonian commercial bank Tutunska Banka for on-lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: International Finance Corporation (IFC), IFC Capitalization Fund Invest $15m in Subordinated Debt in Nicaragua-based Banco de Finanzas (BDF)
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-investment arm of the US-based World Bank Group, recently announced a USD 15 million subordinated bond investment in Banco de Finanzas, a Nicaragua-based commercial bank that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Panama-based bank holding company Grupo Banco de Finanzas.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: responsAbility Investments Lends $4m to Opportunity International Bank of Malawi
ResponsAbility Investments AG, a Swiss-based investor in microfinance and other sectors, recently announced the disbursement of a loan of USD 4 million to Opportunity International Bank of Malawi Limited (Opportunity Malawi), a member of the US-based Opportunity International network.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: KfW, Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries (BIO), Developpement International Desjardins, Lundin Foundation Commit $41m to AfricInvest Financial Sector Fund
AfricInvest-TunInvest Group, a Tunisia-based private equity firm, recently announced the closing of a third round of capital-raising for its AfricInvest Financial Sector Fund, a vehicle that invests in financial institutions that lend to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in North and Sub-Saharan Africa.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Supports Sovereign Lending for Public Sector Projects, Private Investments in Ukraine
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a UK-based financial institution, is putting together an economic support package for Ukraine that includes sovereign lending for public sector projects such as infrastructure development and increased funding for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Considers $104m Loan to DenizBank of Turkey for Small, Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Agribusiness Sector
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a UK-based multilateral financial institution, is considering offering a loan of EUR 75 million (USD 104 million) to Turkish commercial bank DenizBank for on-lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the agribusiness sector.
MICROCAPITAL EVENT: 2014 Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) Partnership Forum, June 10-12, 2014, Dakar, Senegal
Event Name: 2014 Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) Partnership Forum
Event Date: June 10-12, 2014
Event Location: King Fahd Palace Hotel, Dakar, Senegal
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Union, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Support 100 Small, Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Egypt
The European Union and the Small Business Support program of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a UK-based financial institution, recently held an event in the Egyptian city of Alexandria to highlight their support for approximately 100 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Silatech, PlaNet Finance to Support Youth Entrepreneurship in Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine
Silatech, a Qatar-based social enterprise that serves young people in the Middle East and North Africa, has signed on to support the Youth Entrepreneurship Project (YEP), an initiative founded by French non-governmental organization (NGO) PlaNet Finance and funded by the European Union that seeks to empower young people by supporting three microfinance institutions (MFIs): Alexandria Businessmen’s Association of Egypt, Lebanese Association for Development (Al Majmoua) and Palestine’s Arab Center for Agricultural Development (ACAD).
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) Commits $9m to Sanad Fund to Support Micro-, Small and Medium-Enterprises (MSMEs) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, a Swiss government agency that works in developing countries and is known by the acronym SECO, reportedly has invested EUR 5.5 million (USD 7.4 million) in the Sanad Fund for Micro-, Small and Medium-Enterprise (MSME), a Luxembourg-based entity that funds financial institutions in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Sanad Fund for MSME Loans $500k to Reef Finance in Palestinian Territories for On-Lending to Rural Clients
The Sanad Fund for Micro-, Small and Medium-Enterprise (MSME), a Luxembourg-based investment company that funds financial institutions in the Middle East and North Africa, has agreed to issue a senior loan facility worth USD 500,000 to Reef Finance, a nonprofit microfinance institution (MFI) that operates in the Palestinian Territories of West Bank and Gaza.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Lends $14m to Societe Generale Banka Montenegro to Support On-Lending for Housing
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a multilateral institution headquartered in London, is lending EUR 10 million (USD 13.5 million) to Societe Generale Banka Montenegro, a subsidiary of French banking group Societe Generale, for on-lending to individual borrowers to finance long-term residential mortgages in Montenegro.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Triodos Investment Management Loans $1m each to Advans Banque Congo, Microfinance Institution (MFI) Vitas Jordan
Triodos Investment Management, a subsidiary of Netherlands-based Triodos Bank, reportedly has loaned USD 1 million to Advans Banque Congo, a commercial bank, and JOD 705,000 (USD 1 million) to Amman-based microfinance institution (MFI) Vitas Jordan.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to Loan $14m to Rosbank Leasing (RBL) of Russia for On-lending to Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a UK-based multilateral development bank, recently announced that it will extend a 5-year senior loan of RUB 500 million (USD 14.4 million) to Rosbank Leasing (RBL), the leasing subsidiary of Rosbank, a Russia-based commercial bank.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to Loan $34.3m to European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE) for On-lending to 4k Micro- and Small Enterprises (MSEs) via Retail Lenders
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a UK-based multilateral development bank, recently announced that it will extend a loan of EUR 25 million (USD 34.3 million) to the European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE), a Luxembourg-based microfinance investment vehicle (MIV) that was initiated by German development bank Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau Entwicklungsbank (KfW) with the financial support of the German development ministry Bundesministerium für Wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) and the European Commission.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Invests $60m in Banque Marocaine du Commerce Extérieur’s Eurobond Issue for Micro-, Small, Medium-Sized Enterprises in Morocco
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a UK-based multilateral financial institution, recently invested USD 60 million in a 5-year, senior, unsecured USD 300 million bond issue by a Moroccan public joint stock bank, Banque Marocaine du Commerce Extérieur (BMCE).