JSC CREDO BANK
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Who is our customer
Microfinance Organization Credo (Credo) is Georgia's largest MFI with 197 thousand customers and a loan portfolio of USD 177million. It has a wide regional outreach via 59 branches and specialized products serving the needs of Georgian micro businesses, most of them active in agriculture and rural areas.
What is our funding objective?
For the growth of its portfolio, Credo is in need of long term funding. FMO offers a USD 10 million, senior unsecured loan to Credo with a tenor of 5 years with 1 year grace. Due to pricing and structuring issues, it is not commercially viable to offer GEL-funding at this moment. However, Credo will have the option to swap the USD for GEL once.
Why do we fund this investment?
By supporting Credo, FMO contributes to improving access to finance for Georgian micro businesses and SMEs, especially in rural areas. FMO is able to provide Capacity Development support contributing to institution building from a MFI to a full-licensed bank and for extending financing to the SME-segment.
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- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Country
- Georgia
- Sector
- Financial Institutions
- Effective date
- 9/26/2016
- End date
- 6/26/2018
- Total FMO financing
- USD 10.00 MLN
- Funding
- FMO NV
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Risk categorization on environmental and social impacts, A = high risk, B+ = medium high risk, B = medium risk, C = low risk
Environmental & Social Category
(A, B+, B or C) - C