Company name
Locfund Next, LP
Project number
13764-01
FI-3 operations are those where the risk potential is considered low: the FI’s current or future portfolio consists of financial exposure to business activities that predominantly have minimal or no adverse environmental and social impacts.
E&S category
FI-3
Country
Regional
Sector
Financial Institutions
Status
In implementation
Disclosed date
06/09/2022
Projected date at which a project will be put forward for the Board of Executive Directors’ approval.
Projected board date
09/15/2022
Approval date
09/15/2022
Signed date
11/29/2022
Sponsoring entity
N/A
Investment Operations Department Contact
Portfolio Management Division
Investment type
Syndicated amount
N/A
Financing amount
USD $ 20,000,000
Currency
USD
Project scope and objective
The Project consists of a senior loan of up to US$20 million to support the expansion and consolidation of Locfund Next (the “Fund”), a fund that provides local currency financing to small and medium-sized microfinance institutions ("MFIs") in Latin America and the Caribbean ("LAC"). Locfund Next contributes to reducing the MFIs’ foreign exchange ("FX") risk exposure, which supports the expansion of their local currency lending capacity to micro and small-sized enterprises ("MSEs").
Locfund Next will contribute to advance financial inclusion by addressing key constraints that hinder MFIs’ growth and potential impact in delivering financial services to populations at the bottom of the pyramid. It will do so by: (i) providing local currency financing to small and medium-sized (Tier II and Tier III) MFIs; (ii) connecting MFIs with local capital markets for alternative sustainable local currency financing; and (iii) helping MFIs to modernize and reach their clients with better services, by facilitating their digital transformation.
The Fund will be managed by Bolivian Investment Management Ltd. (“BIM” or the “Fund Manager”), a company that has developed significant experience by managing several investment vehicles of an aggregate amount of above US$250 million.
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Contact information
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Client Contact
fsanchez@locfund.com
PHONE NUMBER
(591) 2- 2799046
POST OFFICE ADDRESS
IDB Invest Contact
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PHONE
+1(202)-566-4566
ADDRESS
1350 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005
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Environmental and social review
IDB Invest conducts an environmental and social due diligence (ESDD) commensurate with the nature, scale, and stage of the project, and with its level of environmental and social risks and impacts. The ESDD will confirm the project E&S categorization and assess the project with respect to the client requirements in IDB Invest Environmental and Social Sustainability Policy. The results of the ESDD, including any identified gaps are described in the Environmental and Social Review Summary (ESRS) provided below. For projects approved as of 2016, any gaps with respect to IDB Invest's Environmental and Social Sustainability Policy at the time of the ESDD are addressed in the Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP) presented below, to comply with the date mentioned above.
LOCFUND NEXT ESRS - 13764-01 (ENG)
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