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IFC Partners With Axis Bank to Provide a $500 Million Climate Loan in India
This is IFC’s first blue investment in India and the first blue transaction by a financial institution in the country.
Colombian Microfinance Firm MiCreditoYa Microfinanciera SAS Welcomes €1.1M Investment
The €1.1m investment in MiCreditoYa from the ABC Fund will enable MiCreditoYa to expand its loan portfolio, potentially adding 2,500 loans to farmers in Nariño onto its loan book over the next two years.
Nigeria’s Access Bank Gets $295 Million to Help Small Firms
The money will "empower local small- and medium-sized enterprises, with a particular focus on underserved segments such as youth and women-owned businesses, agricultural enterprises, and very small enterprises".
Suzuki Launches $40M Fund in India to Support Social Entrepreneurs
The fund will support and invest in social entrepreneurs working in the fields of agriculture, financial inclusion, supply chain and mobility, with the aim of solving social issues in India through business.
USAID, Visa Bangladesh to Drive Financial Inclusion, Payment Digitization
The partnership also focuses on designing and supporting cottage, micro, small, and medium enterprises.
IFC Invests in Banco Santander’s Social Bond to Boost Financial Inclusion in Brazil
The investment will help close Brazil's social financing gap and bolster a more inclusive economic growth.
World’s Largest Gender-Lens Fund Starts Operating With New Investment Strategy to Help Address the $1.7 Trillion Gender Gap
This strategy aims to address the $1.7 trillion gender gap by providing responsible financial services to underserved women, women-owned, and women-led businesses in developing markets.
Accion Launches $152.5M Fund Investing in Digital Transformation of Financial Institutions Serving Small Businesses Globally
The fund seeks to enable financial institutions to better meet the needs of small businesses that are currently excluded from the financial system by providing growth capital and strategic support for digital transformation.
Oikocredit Co-Leads a $39 Million Investment in Altum Credo to Promote Affordable Housing Finance
Oikocredit, alongside Z3 Partners and with the participation of British International Investment, has led a $39 million equity investment in Altum Credo to bolster affordable housing finance in India.
Microfinance Provider Sindhuja Microcredit Raises $14.5 Million From GAWA Capital, Oikocredit
The capital will be used in funding expansion to new geographies and existing ones along with new product lines.