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    Signature(s)

    Amount
    € 10,000,000
    Countries
    Sector(s)
    Mozambique : € 10,000,000
    Credit lines : € 10,000,000
    Signature date(s)
    20/12/2023 : € 10,000,000

    Summary sheet

    Release date
    3 January 2023
    Status
    Reference
    Signed | 20/12/2023
    20220790
    Project name
    Promoter - financial intermediary
    ACP GENDER FINANCE FACILITY - MOZA BANCO
    MOZA BANCO SA
    Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
    Total cost (Approximate amount)
    EUR 10 million
    not applicable
    Location
    Sector(s)
    Description
    Objectives

    The facility provides funding to Moza Banco to further on-lend to small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) and MidCaps in the private sector.

    The aim is to enhance access to finance for small/medium projects impacting positively on gender equality and women's economic empowerment, in line with the 2X Challenge Criteria.

    Additionality and Impact

    The facility provides funding to Moza Banco for on-lending to eligible SMEs and Midcaps, with a focus on women owned or managed businesses. As such, it will tackle the long-standing credit constraints for SMEs by improving access to credit and tailoring loan terms to the specificities of women led businesses. The facility will carry longer tenors than commonly available in Mozambique thereby supporting Moza Banco to diversify and stabilise its funding structure while ensuring final beneficiaries access financing that matches the economic life of assets financed.

     

    The operation will contribute to addressing the market failure of imperfect/asymmetric information and will provide positive externalities. The project is aligned with national, EU and EIB priorities as it aims to enhance inclusive growth and sustainable economic development in Mozambique by increasing access to finance to SMEs with a specific focus on businesses run and/or managed by women. At the national level, the project responds to the National Strategy of Development (2015-2035) that aims to accelerate measures to reduce poverty levels by increasing employment generation and income for Mozambicans, particularly for women. At the EU level, the project is in line with the Multiannual Indicative Programme 2021-2027 for Mozambique. The project falls under the EIB Gender Strategy which aims at embedding gender equality and women's economic empowerment in the EIB Group's activities. It also contributes to several Sustainable Development Goals.


    Environmental aspects
    Procurement

    Final beneficiaries will be requested to comply with applicable national and EU legislation, as appropriate.

    Final beneficiaries will be requested to comply with applicable national and EU legislation, as appropriate.

    Under Global Europe NDICI guarantee

    Under EFSD+ Guarantee

    Milestone
    Under appraisal
    Approved
    Signed
    1 March 2023
    20 December 2023
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