SENKADAGALA FINANCE PLC
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Who is our customer
Senkadagala Finance Plc (‘Senkadagala’) is a Sri Lanka based regulated deposit-taking finance company. It has specialized in leasing (85% of the loan portfolio), which includes both vehicle leasing and lending to MSMEs with vehicles as collateral. Senkadagala serves over 73,000 customers through ca. 100 branches.
What is our funding objective?
To support the growth of Senkadagala’s leasing activities to MSMEs (in particular also women-owned businesses) in Sri Lanka, collateralised by hybrid and electric vehicles
Why do we fund this investment?
Senkadagala has seen strong growth in its leasing portfolio in recent years and is expecting further growth in this market. With favourable regulations towards hybrid and electrical vehicles in Sri Lanka, the group expects a relatively higher growth in this category. The FMO loan supports the growth of Senkadagala’s leasing activities collateralised by hybrid and electric vehicles. The loan is also partly dedicated to women-owned businesses, supporting FMO’s objective of Reducing Inequalities.
What is the Environmental and Social categorization rationale?
E&S category C. Senkadagala does not lend to sectors on the exclusion list.
- Website customer/investment
- https://www.senfin.com/index.html
- Region
- Asia
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Sector
- Financial Institutions
- Effective date
- 12/13/2019
- Total FMO financing
- USD 25.00 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