by Tejas Gumudavelly -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: DFC Agrees to Loan $100m to WaterEquity Global Access Fund to Boost Access to Clean Drinking Water, Sanitation

The government-backed US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) recently agreed to loan USD 100 million to the WaterEquity Global Access Fund and disbursed the first tranche of USD 25 million. US-based investment manager WaterEquity launched the Global Access Fund with the goal of raising USD 150 million to “empower at least 5 million people to access improved water and sanitation across Asia, Latin America and Africa.” The terms of the loan from DFC

by Michelle Fleming -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Banco Sudameris, OPIC, Citi Cooperate on $125m Loan Package for SMEs in Paraguay, Focusing on Women Entrepreneurs

As part of its 2X Women’s Initiative, the US government’s Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has partnered with Colombia-based Banco Sudameris and US-based Citi to assemble USD 125 million for Banco Sudameris to lend to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Paraguay. This includes USD 23.44 million