Posts Tagged ‘Oikocredit’

Microfinance Focus, Sep 22, 2010: Oikocredit one of the world’s largest sources of private funding to the microfinance sector has recently made an equity deal with Georgian microfinance institution Bank Constanta, buying 13% stake in it for an undisclosed amount. This deal makes Oikocredit the bank's first foreign shareholder. Constanta has already received five Oikocredit loans since 2005, totalling around EUR 4.5 million. Constanta operates primarily ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Sep 3, 2010: Netherland based microfinance investment manager Triple Jump in collaboration with Oikocredit and CGAP will be organizing an Expert Meeting for Social Investors on Tools to Assess Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Performance of Microfinance Institutions on 23 September 2010. The meeting will bring together social investors to discuss the tools available and what they assess. The meeting is also the kick-off ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Aug 7, 2010: The Inter-American Development Bank has announced a syndicated $36 million loan to help Mibanco – Banco de la Microempresa S.A. increase its lending to female microentrepreneurs in Peru. The syndicated loan consists of an A loan for the equivalent of $10 million from the IDB’s own resources and a B loan for the equivalent of $26 million provided by a syndicate ... Full story

 Microfinance Focus, May 20, 2010: Oikocredit, one of the world’s largest sources of private funding to the microfinance sector has today joined the Imp-Act consortium for expanding its social performance learning in the microfinance sector. In joining the consortium, Oikocredit brings its experience in implementing the Cerise SPI social audit tool and building capacity through Grameen Foundation's PPI. The move will provide Oikocredit an opportunity ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Feb 19, 2010: Grameen Foundation has announced a two-year initiative to help African microfinance institutions (MFIs) better target poor clients and track how they are moving out of poverty. The first of its kind in Africa, the initiative is being organised by the PPI™ Users Collaborative in Africa (PUCA), a new, multi-stakeholder group that unites five charter partners – Oikocredit, Catholic Relief Services, Terrafina ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Nov. 12, 2009: - The 2009 Toronto Microfinance Conference, a full-day event, is taking place on November 14, 2009, at the Toronto.  The conference brings together 12 domestic and international organizations active in developing microfinance programs directed at the poor and unbanked. The conference is co-hosted by the Rotary International District 7070 Microfinance Committee, Rotarian Action Group for Microcredit, FINCA International, ACCESS Community Capital ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Oct. 15, 2009: In order to measure the economic performance and social progress of microfinance investments, Oikocredit has announced unveiled substantial steps to assess the social performance of its 500 partners in microfinance. "It is essential to know that investments of some € 370 million lead to positive changes in the lives of the working poor," it said in a statement. Since 2005, Oikocredit ... Full story