by Nathan Kiplagat -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Eco-Business Fund, IFC to Loan $40m to Banco Agromercantil (BAM) to Help MSMEs in Guatemala Manage COVID-19 Pandemic

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, recently agreed to lend Banco Agromercantil (BAM), a subsidiary of Colombia-based Grupo Bancolombia, USD 20 million, thus mobilizing an equal amount from the Eco-Business Fund, which is domiciled in Luxembourg. BAM is to use the liquidity to support

by Eugene DeCosse -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: International Finance Corporation (IFC) Loans $225m to Banco Agromercantil de Guatemala (BAM) to Expand Lending for Housing; Small, Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, recently disbursed a loan of USD 225 million to Banco Agromercantil de Guatemala (BAM), a subsidiary of Colombia-based Grupo Bancolombia. The loan is for on-lending by BAM for housing as well as