Bereke Microfinance Organization, which is located in Kazakhstan, has received a loan in local currency approximately equivalent to USD 680,000 from the Grameen Credit Agricole (GCA) Foundation, whose head office is in Luxembourg, to expand its loan portfolio. Bereke seeks to increase its clients’ standard of living by lending for microenterprise, small enterprise, agriculture, housing and consumption. The institution was founded in 2003 to serve the northern, eastern and central regions of Kazakhstan. As of 2017,