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Mar 2021
UK's CDC Group Invests Rs 320 Crore in Pooled Bond Issuance of 6 Indian MFIs
March, 31 2021
India - CDC Group, the UK government's development finance institution, invested Rs 320 crore in a pooled bond issuance of as many as six Indian microfinance lenders including Annapurna Finance, Arohan Financial Services and Fusion Microfinance ...
EBRD and Dutch FMO Acquire Substantial Stake in Tajikistan’s Leading Micro Lending Institution
March, 30 2021
Tajikistan - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank FMO have paid $5.4mn to acquire a 43.5% stake in Tajikistan’s leading micro lending institution, Imon International ...
Three Things Development Finance Institutions Can Do to Ensure Paris Alignment of Intermediated Finance
March, 30 2021
Global - While they have made (some) progress with establishing Paris lending criteria for their direct lending activities – clear rules and guidance for how to align “intermediated lending” with the Paris Agreement remains a gap ...
N. Chehade and A. Reviakin, CGAP: Fintech in the Arab World - Toward Gender Parity in 15, Not 150, Years
March, 30 2021
MENA - CGAP’s research on fintech in the Arab World reveals how gender inequality is playing out in the region’s nascent fintech space. With some notable exceptions, very few fintechs in the region are offering solutions that would help close the gender gap ...
MicroVest Secures Debt Financing from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation to Advance Financial Inclusion in Emerging Markets
March, 30 2021
Global - MicroVest, an emerging markets-focused impact investment manager, today announced that the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has committed to double the size of its financing to MicroVest's flagship levered fund, from $48 million to $96 million ...
BTG Pactual Launches $200 Million Strategy for Mid-size Businesses in Latin America
March, 30 2021
Latin America - The Brazilian investment bank is launching an impact fund through its private capital division to make equity investments in mid-size businesses across Latin America ...
India: Annapurna Finance Raises USD 30 Mn from Nuveen Global
March, 30 2021
India - Microlender Annapurna Finance on Tuesday announced that it has raised USD 30 million in a fresh funding round led by impact investor Nuveen Global Impact Strategy ...
Skandia Invests SEK1bn in Latin American Social Bond via Placement
March, 29 2021
Latin America and the Caribbean - Sweden’s Skandia announced it is investing SEK1bn (€98m) in a five-year social bond issue benefiting Latin American and Caribbean youth, taking up bulk of the issue, with asset manager BlackRock and other investors also participating in the private placement of the bonds ...
Grameen Credit Agricole Foundation Grants a 3M Euros Loan to Pahal in Favour of Financial Inclusion in India
March, 26 2021
India - The Foundation’s financial support comes at a time when the microfinance sector is emerging out of the Covid-19 crisis. After lockdown relaxation, the anticipated microcredit demands are expected to trigger swift recovery of the sector. ...
FRV Reaches Financial Close with IFC, EBRD and Ameriabank for Largest Utility Scale Solar Power Plant in Armenia
March, 25 2021
Armenia - Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV), part of Abdul Latif Jameel Energy and a leading global developer of renewable energy projects, has closed the financing agreement for the development of the largest utility-scale solar power plant in Armenia. ...
Combining Green Banks and National Funds to Boost Climate Financing in Africa
March, 25 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa - The African Development Bank has partnered with the Climate Investment Funds to release a scoping report highlighting the impact of combining green banks and national climate funds to accelerate green financing ...
Investing in Sierra Leone’s Private Sector during the COVID-19 Crisis
March, 24 2021
Sierra Leone - Cordaid Investment Management and Triodos-Hivos Fund team up to invest $1 million debt in Capitol Foods Limited in Sierra Leone. The investment supports business growth and the lives of thousands of farmers in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic ...
Nigerian Fintech of the Unbanked Bankly Raises $2M Led by Vault
March, 24 2021
Nigeria - Bankly aims to grow its customer base to 2 million unbanked Nigerians over the next three years. The goal is to support the Central Bank of Nigeria’s National Financial Inclusion Strategy of increasing the number of banked Nigerians from 60% to 80% by 2020. ...
South Africa: World’s First Wildlife Bond to Track Rhino Numbers in Africa
March, 24 2021
South Africa - A bond designed to raise funds to grow the population of endangered black rhinoceros in South Africa will be sold by the World Bank this year ...
USD 300 Million from Green Climate Fund to Support ADB’s First Green Recovery Program in Southeast Asia
March, 24 2021
Southeast Asia - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Catalytic Green Finance Facility (ACGF) Green Recovery Program aims to leverage GCF and ADB funds to catalyze financing from development partners and private capital sources to support more than $4 billion worth of green infrastructure projects across the region. ...
IFC Supports OpenCo to Drive Fintech Innovations and Help Improve Access to Finance in Brazil
March, 24 2021
Brazil - International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, announces an investment of up to $10 million in OpenCo, the Brazilian consumer financing fintech created this year after the merger of Geru and Rebel, the two leading players in this credit space ...
Africa: AECF Avails US $1.2m Innovation Fund to Unlock Renewable Energy Potential
March, 24 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa - The African Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) has availed a US $1.2m Innovation Fund to unlock the potential of renewable energy and create new business opportunities in seven countries namely: Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, and Mozambique ...
E. Duflos, CGAP: 3 Ways to Elevate the Consumer Voice in Financial Regulation
March, 23 2021
Global - Understanding and protecting consumers, especially those who are the most vulnerable to shocks, has become more urgent than ever during COVID-19 ...
IDB Invest Issues First Gender Bond to Finance Projects Supporting Women in Latin America & the Caribbean
March, 23 2021
Latin America and the Caribbean - IDB Invest, the private sector institution of the IDB Group, issued a gender social bond worth 2,500 million Mexican pesos (equivalent to approximately $122 million) with a three-year maturity in Mexico. This is the largest IDB Invest bond issue in Mexico to date and has been listed on the Mexican Institutional Stock Exchange (BIVA). ...
Pakistan: PMIC Sets up Fund for Startups
March, 23 2021
Pakistan - The Pakistan Microfinance Investment Company Limited (PMIC) has recently set up and launched its “Institution Development Fund” to provide support to the companies that would not normally meet PMIC’s financing requirements, a statement said on Monday. ...
Jamaica: SMEs to Get Greater Access to Loans from JN Bank
March, 23 2021
Jamaica - Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are to benefit from broader access to financing from the JN Group, with its commercial banking arm, JN Bank, now on-lending funds at single-digit interest rates from the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) ...
India: Dvara KGFS Raises Euro 8 Million in ECBs
March, 23 2021
India - Dvara KGFS, a non-deposit-taking NBFC based in Chennai, on Monday said it has raised euro 8 million from European social impact funds, Invest In Visions, Germany (IIV) and Darlehenskasse Muenster, Luxembourg (DKM), in external commercial borrowings (ECBs) ...
Cambodia: De-dollarisation Finds a Willing and Eager Base in Rural, Agricultural Communities
March, 22 2021
Cambodia - The government has identified policies to promote local currency usage as a key priority in its financial sector development strategy ...
Capital Raised by Clean Cooking Companies Reaches New High
March, 22 2021
Global - Clean cooking companies raised more capital in 2019 than in any year since the Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) began tracking investment in the industry ...
India: IPO-Bound Utkarsh SFB Raises Rs 240 Crore from Six Investors
March, 22 2021
India - The allotment included 37,037,037 equity shares to Olympus ACF, 13,444,444 shares to responsAbility Participations Mauritius, 12,962,962 equity shares to Aavishkaar Bharat Fund; and 8,539,068 equity shares each to Triodos Sicav II - Triodos Microfinance Fund, Legal Owner Triodos Funds BV and Growth Catalyst Partners LLC ...
Nigeria: CBN Raises SMEs Fund to N300bn, Disburses N149.21bn
March, 20 2021
Nigeria - The Central Bank of Nigeria on Saturday announced its decision to raise the Targeted Credit Facility for households and small and medium enterprises from N150bn to N300bn. It also stated that the bank had disbursed a total of N149.21bn to SMEs and households across the country under the TCF ...
India: USAID, DFC to Provide $41 Million Loan for Financing Rooftop Solar by SMEs
March, 19 2021
India - The joint statement further added that rooftop solar power generation offers a win-win situation, adding that lower monthly energy costs drive important social benefits, including job creation and economic growth while reducing carbon emissions and improving air quality ...
J. Schwartz and M. Arévalo-Carpenter, IMPAQTO: Impact Investing in Latin America and Addressing the 'Missing Middle'
March, 19 2021
Latin America - Despite the demonstrated funding needs of small businesses, the first wave of impact investing in Latin America has focused on more established markets and larger companies ...
Airtel Africa Sells $200m Mobile Money Business Stake to TPG’s Rise Fund
March, 18 2021
Africa - Following the deal’s completion, Airtel Africa will still hold a majority stake in the business and is also exploring the opportunity to take the business public within the next four years. ...
Kenya: KCB Bank Secures US$150m Credit for SMEs and Green Projects
March, 18 2021
Kenya - Kenya Commercial Bank has secured a US$ 150 Million credit facility to enable it to increase lending to climate-friendly projects and small business enterprises, especially those run by women ...
IFC, GIIN Launch Harmonized Measurement Indicators for Impact Investors
March, 18 2021
Global - World Bank Group member the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), and a group of leading impact investors announced the launch of the Joint Impact Indicators (JII), a set of high-level, harmonized indicators aimed at helping impact investors to measure and report on their investment activities ...
HSBC and IFC Raise $538m for Final Close of EM Green Bond Fund
March, 18 2021
Global - The climate-focused green bond fund, which is known as REGIO, has reached a final close with total investor commitments of $538m after two European investors increased allocations to the fund ...
Philippines: Bangko Sentral Expects Loan Costs to Go down for Microentrepreneurs
March, 18 2021
Philippines - The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said it expects the borrowing costs of microentrepreneurs to fall in step with record-low benchmark interest rates as well as innovations that can help lower the costs of microfinance institutions ...
M.S. Martinez, GP, Mouro Capital: Lending as Destination
March, 17 2021
Global - Lending is at the core of what we do as fintech investors. But our approach to investing in lending start-ups has changed over the years, integrating learnings from the past to bet on the winners of the future. ...
Africa: ACF Secures $115m Syndicated Loan for Sustainable Agriculture
March, 17 2021
Africa - The $115 million syndicated line of credit now available to Agri Commodities and Finance (ACF) has been opened by several development finance institutions. These include the Netherlands Development Finance Corporation (FMO), the Canadian government’s Development Finance Institute (FinDev Canada), and Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank AG (OeEB), the Austrian development bank ...
Missio Invest Secures $20 Million Anchor Investment from U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
March, 17 2021
Africa - Missio Invest, an impact investor that provides loans and technical assistance to social enterprises operated by the Catholic Church in Africa, today announced that it has secured a $20 million loan facility from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (the "DFC") for the Missio Invest Social Impact Fund ("MISIF" or the "Fund") ...
S. K. Kumaraswamy and A. Sotiriou, CGAP: Opening Pandora’s Box - Revisiting the Impact of Small Business Finance
March, 16 2021
Global - We surveyed the existing evidence base and identified knowledge gaps that underscore why it will be important for researchers and donors to continue researching the impact of MSE finance, rather than move on from it ...
Y. S. Lamy, C. Leijonhufvud and N. O’Donohoe: The Next 10 Years of Impact Investment
March, 16 2021
Global - To get an idea of where impact investment might be headed over the next decade, the authors examine where the field has been in three areas that play an outsized role in its goals and practices ...
S. Mendelson and D. Rozas, e-MFP: ‘The First Wealth is Health’ - Exploring the European Microfinance Award 2021’s Focus on Inclusive Finance and Health Care
March, 16 2021
Global - The role of the financial inclusion sector in innovating in this area has never been more relevant, so we are especially pleased that this year’s European Microfinance Award is focusing on the role of inclusive finance in health care ...
Ankur Capital Tops up Early-Stage Impact Tech Fund in India
March, 16 2021
India - The Mumbai-based impact investor secured backing from India’s Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council and the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development to bring its second fund to 3.3 billion rupees ($45.5 million) of a targeted $50 million ...
EAIF Loan of EUR 29m to Back Urbasolar Project in Burkina Faso
March, 16 2021
Burkina Faso - The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) will lend EUR 29 million (USD 34.6m) to French company Urbasolar for a 30-MWp solar project in Burkina Faso, it was announced on Monday ...
$200m Loan for Cambodia’s Leading Commercial Bank Acleda in the Works
March, 16 2021
Cambodia - A $200 million investment in Cambodia’s leading bank, ACLEDA, is being considered by The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group ...
J. Anand, Clean Energy Access Network: India - Better Financing Can Boost Livelihoods around Renewables
March, 15 2021
India - A recent CLEAN report surveying financial institutions in India, including banks (public, private, small finance, regional and state cooperatives), microfinance and development finance institutions, non-banking financial companies and foundations found that enterprises providing renewable energy solutions to rural populations have gained the interest of the government and the private sector ...
Fund Worth $25-Million Launches for Early-Stage African Tech Startups
March, 15 2021
Africa - Savannah Fund II is focused on investing in early-stage sub-Saharan startups founded by women along with disruptive companies in high-growth sectors. ...
IFC Invests in Vinci Impact Fund to Support High Impact Sectors and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Northeast Region of Brazil
March, 15 2021
Brazil - The fund will make investments that have a clear strategy or business model to serve low-income populations. At least 35% of commitments will be allocated in the northeast region of Brazil, one of the most underserved regions in the country ...
Sri Lanka: CDB Raises EUR 5 MN in Subordinate Debt from Triodos IM to Strengthen Tier II Capital
March, 14 2021
Sri Lanka - Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB) raised €5 Mn in Tier II qualifying capital, strengthening its capital ratios aimed at supporting its business growth ...
Metito Gets IFC Backing for Middle East, Africa Water Projects
March, 13 2021
Africa and the Middle East - This is part of IFC’s $8 billion COVID-19 fast-track financing facility, launched in March 2020 to support businesses and sustain jobs through the coronavirus pandemic. Metito is the first company in the infrastructure sector across the Middle East and North Africa to benefit from this facility ...
Former Hong Kong Bourse Chief LI Plans New Microfinance Platform in 2021
March, 12 2021
China - Former Hong Kong stock exchange CEO Charles Li plans to launch a platform this autumn for global institutional investors to fund China’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) ...
Experian Teams up with FinScore to Uplift Financial Inclusion through Alternative Data Scoring in the Philippines
March, 12 2021
Philippines - Through this partnership and subsequent access to Experian’s global know-how, FinScore will intensify its focus on delivering alternative credit scoring to help financial institutions reduce high default rates and prevent fraudulent activity, whilst simultaneously bridging the financial inclusion gap for unbanked individuals in the country ...
India: Svasti Microfinance Raises INR 310 Mn from Existing Investors
March, 12 2021
India - Reserve Bank of India-licensed microfinance institution (MFI) Svasti Microfinance Private Limited announced to have raised a total of INR 310 million from its existing investors Adar Poonawalla, Nordic Microfinance Initiative (NMI), and Rajiv Dadlani Group ...
E. Rhyne and E. Duflos, CGAP: Debt Moratoria in the Next Pandemic - Be Prepared, and Be Fair
March, 11 2021
Global - Through the moratoria, the world’s economies put the shock-absorbing capacity of financial systems to good use. But these policy makers also see that moratoria could have worked better in some respects ...
Pro Mujer and Deetken Impact Receive US$1.3m from USAID to Advance Gender Equality and Promote Gender Smart Practices in SMEs in Latin America
March, 11 2021
Latin America - Impact asset manager Deetken Impact and mission-driven social enterprise Pro Mujer today announce a partnership with USAID to advance women's economic empowerment and gender equality ...
Greenwashing in Finance: Europe’s Push to Police ESG Investing
March, 10 2021
Global - Under the European rules, which are part of a wider series of green finance regulations, investment products will effectively be categorised as sustainable and non-sustainable. Any asset manager that wants to market their fund as a sustainable product will be subject to tough disclosure requirements ...
Pakistan: EMGA Completes US$25m Capital Raise for Kashf Foundation with Financing from CDC and Finnfund
March, 09 2021
Pakistan - The US$25 million funding facility for Kashf Foundation was originated, structured, and negotiated by Emerging Markets Global Advisory Limited (EMGA), the emerging market investment bank, which continues to execute capital raising operations in most emerging countries, despite COVID-19 ...
O. Nielsen, J. Balani and N. Razwani: Better Loans for Better Homes - A New Assessment Tool Helps Microfinance Institutions Increase Their Housing Impact
March, 09 2021
Global - The Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter, a unit of Habitat for Humanity that works with housing market actors to expand innovative and client-responsive services, developed the Housing Quality Assessment Tool for MFIs. ...
New Benchmarks for ESG Accountability
March, 09 2021
Global - While data suggests that the ESG and impact investing markets are growing rapidly, concerns abound about how financial services firms are measuring and managing their ESG and impact investing performance ...
Banque Populaire Launches Microfinance Program for Moroccan Women
March, 09 2021
Morocco - On Monday, Morocco’s Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) announced the creation of “Gender Bond,” the country’s first microfinance project geared towards women ...
India: Kinara Capital Secures Rs 52 CR from Impact Investment Exchange for Women Entrepreneurs
March, 09 2021
India - Kinara Capital will be disbursing the fund through its HerVikas discounted loan programme to an estimated 2,500+ women-owned small businesses ...
South Africa: SA Fintech Group Adumo Gets R225m from World Bank Member, IFC
March, 09 2021
South Africa - In a statement, Adumo says IFC’s investments will support the company to make digital payments systems more affordable and accessible to smaller businesses in Africa, many of which currently rely on cash transactions ...
India: Microfinance Disbursements Almost at Pre-COVID Levels - MFIN
March, 09 2021
India - Lenders and investors continued to show full confidence in the microfinance sector as evident by the debt funding going up 10.4% as compared to the previous quarter and equity moving up 16.6% compared to corresponding quarter last year ...
Temasek Commits $500m to Impact Investing Specialist LeapFrog
March, 09 2021
Global - Temasek, the $214bn Singapore state-backed investment company, has made a $500m allocation to Leapfrog Investments, in a partnership that marks the largest single commitment to a specialist impact investment manager ...
SunFunder Reaches $70 Million Close for Solar Energy Transformation Fund
March, 08 2021
Global - The nine-year debt fund aims to back 50 solar energy companies serving three million people. The fund’s investments include distributed commercial and industrial solar projects, a growing segment of emerging markets’ off-grid energy sector ...
C. Leijonhufvud, CEO at BlueMark: Why Institutional Investors Are Adding Independent Verification to Their Impact Due Diligence
March, 08 2021
Global - As asset owners look to allocate more capital to impact funds, they are looking for reliable ways to identify best-in-class managers. This is where impact verification comes in ...
EIB and BNB Sign EUR 200m Loan to Support COVID-19 Hit Brazilian Companies
March, 08 2021
Brazil - BNB will finance private micro-enterprises affected by the COVID-19 breakout, providing short-term loans below EUR 1,000 via its Crediamigo Programme ...
G. Sinha and R. Sinha, Grameen Foundation: India - Women as Changemakers Improve Access to Water and Sanitation
March, 08 2021
India - In 2019-20, Grameen Foundation interviewed over 4,000 microfinance clients as part of an impact evaluation of Water.org’s WaterCredit program in India. We wanted to understand the impact of women's participation in WSS investment decisions on household dynamics and water and sanitation-related outcomes. ...
African Development Bank Lends $27.2 Million for 200 MW Solar Park in Egypt
March, 05 2021
Egypt - In addition to the AfDB's financing, structured in the form of a senior loan, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the Arab Bank and the OPEC Fund for International Development will contribute to the funding ...
Fourth Partner Energy Sets up Indonesian JV
March, 05 2021
Indonesia - Fourth Partner Energy (4PEL) has partnered with Indonesia’s Indika Energy to form a joint venture, Empat Mitra Indika Tenaga Surya (EMITS), for setting up integrated solar, storage and electric vehicle (EV) charging projects in Indonesia, the firms said in a joint statement on Friday ...
EIB and ADOPEM Sign EUR 7 Million Loan to Support Dominican Micro-Entrepreneurs
March, 05 2021
Dominican Republic - The loan will help to address the working capital and investment needs of businesses affected by the COVID-19 breakout in the Dominican Republic, targeting women and very low-income borrowers in the country ...
Mobility App Bolt Receives €20m to Expand in Emerging Markets
March, 05 2021
Global - The start-up, which offers ride-sharing and e-scooter services, said it will use the IFC funding to further develop mobility solutions that “create earning opportunities, stimulate entrepreneurship and improve access to transportation in emerging economies” ...
Central Bank Launches the First-Ever National Financial Inclusion Strategy of Sri Lanka
March, 05 2021
Sri Lanka - The NFIS is strategically designed to align all isolated efforts of financial inclusion taken by various entities in the economy into a single direction, having noted the potential higher yield of these efforts ...
Mexican Pay on Demand Startup Minu Raises $14mn in Series a Funding
March, 04 2021
Mexico - Minu bridges this liquidity gap between paychecks to reduce financial stress and avoid expensive loans. It offers 24×7 instant access to employees’ earned wages for a $2 fixed withdrawal fee ...
Gender Lens Investing Struggles to Take off in Asia
March, 03 2021
Asia - Danish pension plan PBU may have backed a Southeast Asia women-focused fund for commercial reasons, but it is in a small minority of asset owners making such investments ...
Mastercard Issues $600 Million Sustainability Bond
March, 03 2021
Global - The 10-year bond will pay interest semi-annually at a fixed rate of 1.90%. Accompanying this 10-year Sustainability Bond was a traditional $700 million 30-year bond that will pay interest semi-annually at a fixed rate of 2.95%. Mastercard expects to allocate the net proceeds from the Sustainability Bond to eligible initiatives within 3 years of the transaction ...
Investors Are Failing African Entrepreneurs — It’s Time for a Change
March, 02 2021
Africa - Despite the global economic slowdown caused by COVID-19, the case for investing in Africa is stronger than ever. Africa will remain a competitive investment destination for decades to come because of its improving relative risk profiles, regional integration and strong economic fundamentals ...
J. L. Shemin: In the Race for Dominance in African Fintech, Partnerships with Phone Makers Are Transforming the Landscape
March, 02 2021
Africa - Bringing hardware makers into the picture addresses two of the key challenges customers face in accessing finance: a lack of providers with affordable products and tight finance markets overall, which leads to less money to lend out and higher interest rates when it is lent ...
DRC: Proparco Finances Nuru for Off-Grid Electrification in North Kivu
March, 02 2021
DRC - The developer of hybrid solar off-grids, Nuru, has just obtained 1 million euros from Proparco, the subsidiary of the French Development Agency (AFD) group responsible for financing the private sector ...
India: Northern Arc Raises $50m Debt from US DFC
March, 02 2021
India - The funds will be used by the digital debt platform to support the growth and liquidity needs of its institutional clients, as well as lend to small businesses and individuals ...
Kenya: LMDF Backs Yehu Microfinance
March, 01 2021
Kenya - Luxembourg Microfinance and Development Fund (LMDF) advised by ADA has invested an undisclosed amount in Yehu Microfinance, a Kenyan microfinance institution (MFI) ...
Senegal: EIB Funding to Improve Water Supply and Waste Management
March, 01 2021
Senegal - The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide $138,39 million (€114.5 million) in financial support to improve the drinking water supply and promote integrate solid waste management in Senegal ...

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