Veröffentlichungsdatum: 23 Februar 2009
Projektträger – zwischengeschaltetes Finanzinstitut
Microfinance Enhancement Facility SA SICAV
Ort
Beschreibung
Microfinance Enhancement Facility (MEF), a specialised investment fund in Luxembourg, promoted by IFC and KfW in order to enhance liquidity support to microfinance institutions for a limited period of time.
Ziele
This operation aims to meet the objectives of the Cotonou Agreement for the eradication of poverty by supporting the improvement in the quality, availability and accessibility of financial services and the development of modern financial institutions and sustainable microfinance operations.
The key strategic objectives of the operation are:
- Liquidity enhancement for commercially viable microfinance institutions (MFIs) that meet rigorous eligibility criteria;
- Provision of credit to micro and small enterprises through MFIs targeted by MEF.
As such it is one of a series of EIB operations that are running concurrently in the microfinance sector. These include equity, direct lending and technical assistance to microfinance investment vehicles, banks, microfinance and microinsurance institutions.
Sektor(en)
Vorgeschlagene EIB-Finanzierung (voraussichtlicher Betrag)
Up to USD 50 million.
Gesamtkosten (voraussichtlicher Betrag)
USD 500 million.
Umweltaspekte
Environmental analysis accourding to guidelines acceptable to the Bank will be part of the Fund’s due diligence process in the appraisal of investee companies.
Auftragsvergabe
Not applicable.
Projektstatus
Unterzeichnet - 11/09/2009