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MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: BlueOrchard Raises $140m for “COVID-19 Emerging and Frontier Markets MSME Support Fund” from Schroders, Japan, UK, US

BlueOrchard Impact Investment Managers, a member of the UK-based Schroders Group, recently partnered with Schroders and three development finance institutions to launch an initiative to fund lenders serving micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in developing countries that have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The group of investors, which has committed a total of

by Nathan Kiplagat -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Deposit Insurance Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Renews Credit Line from EBRD with 40% Lower Ceiling

The UK-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) recently agreed to provide a “standby credit line” in the amount of EUR 30 million (USD 35.2 million) to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) to help it