Company name
Microfinance Growth Fund
Project number
RG3861A-01
FI-2 operations are those where the risk potential is considered medium: the FI’s current or future portfolio consists of or is expected to consist of, business activities that have potential limited adverse environmental or social risks or impacts that are few in number, generally site-specific, largely reversible, and readily addressed through mitigation measures; or includes a very limited number of business activities with potential adverse environmental or social risks or impacts that are diverse, irreversible, or unprecedented.
E&S category
FI-2
Country
Regional
Sector
Financial Institutions
Status
Completed
Disclosed date
02/04/2010
Projected date at which a project will be put forward for the Board of Executive Directors’ approval.
Projected board date
03/09/2010
Approval date
03/09/2010
Signed date
03/20/2010
Sponsoring entity
N/A
Investment Operations Department Contact
N/A
Investment type
Syndicated amount
USD $ 2,500,000
Financing amount
USD $ 2,500,000
Currency
USD
Project scope and objective
The purpose of the Microfinance Growth Fund (MiGroF) is to provide funding to microfinance institutions so that they may expand their loan portfolios and foster the sustained growth of micro and small enterprises, which are expected to help Latin America and the Caribbean recover from the crisis. MiGroF was established by its sponsors in response to the need to close gaps arising from the financial crisis in the United States and Europe.
The MIF and the IIC, MiGroF’s lead investors, will hold up to approximately 30% of the fund’s total equity capital. To date, six other investors have approved investments of up to US$20 million in MiGroF.
OPIC has approved a credit line of up to US$125 million to supply MiGroF with initial funding, thus bringing to US$156 million the funding that is expected to be made available to microfinance institutions in this initial phase. MiGroF is expected to reach US$250 million in resources during a second phase.
Fund Manager: BlueOrchard Finance S.A.
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POST OFFICE ADDRESS
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ADDRESS
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