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IFC Provides Financing for $200 Million to Banco BICE to Expand Mortgages for Women in Chile

The loan will have a five-year tenor and a three-year grace period, helping Banco BICE increase and diversify its long-term financing to support the housing portfolio growth.

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IFC Grants Loan to Caja Los Héroes to Promote Financial Inclusion in Chile

This loan aims to strengthen the institution's financial inclusion program, with a specific emphasis on supporting low-income women in Chile.

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OMRO Announces a Strategic Partnership With the European Investment Fund

OMRO IFN partners with the European Investment Fund, obtaining a guarantee ceiling to offer up to EUR 50.000 microfinancing, double the ceiling currently provided.

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Symbiotics Investments Launches $9 Million Social Bond With Agricover Credit IFN SA in Romania

With the issuance of this bond, Agricover reinforces its long-term commitment to sustainable development in Romania, catering to the financing needs of smallholder farmers.

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IFC’s Investment in Romania’s First Sustainability Bond to Catalyze Financial Inclusion, Support Future Resilience

The local currency-denominated senior non-preferred sustainability bonds will help the bank increase its lending to businesses investing in climate-smart initiatives—green buildings, renewable energy, energy efficiency, clean transportation, sustainable agriculture, and others.

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IFC’s Investment to Boost Green Housing, Strengthen Capital Markets in Romania

This placement is the first-ever senior preferred bond issuance by Banca Comercială Romana S.A., Romania's second-largest bank.

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IFC Supports Garanti BBVA Leasing to Boost Financing for Small Businesses in Romania, Accelerate Recovery

Small and medium-sized enterprises in Romania will improve their access to finance with a new investment that aims to support SMEs, including women entrepreneurs impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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EFSE and Vitas Expand Access to Local Currency Financing for Romanian MSEs

Senior loan equivalent of EUR 2 million to be on-lent to underserved local entrepreneurs to sustain small business operations.

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IFC Lends Support to UniCredit Leasing to Enhance SME and Climate Financing in Romania

The EUR 27.5 million investment will generate jobs, boost energy-efficiency measures, and help reduce carbon emissions.​

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BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s Institutions Establish Measures for the 2.2 Million Entrepreneurs It Serves During the Health Crisis

Aligned with its social purpose and in light of COVID-19’s progress in Latin America, BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s six institutions in five countries in the region have adopted urgent and necessary measures to help its 2.2 million clients cope with this situation.