Symbiotics Investments Issued a $7.5 M Green Loan to Tunisie Leasing and Factoring
Tunisie Leasing and Factoring has raised a $7.5 million green loan arranged by Symbiotics Investments to further expand its renewable energy and energy-efficient machinery and equipment offerings.
World Bank Approves $120M Tunisia Loan
According to the World Bank, the loan aims to finance Tunisian institutions for lending to eligible small and medium-sized enterprises.
Social and Solidarity Economy: Social Innovation Catalyst in Africa?
The report highlights internal and external factors impacting social and solidarity economy organizations in their social innovation process and presents a set of policy recommendations to unlock their potential.
Telenor to Divest Wave Money, Exit Myanmar Mobile Banking
The sale of the stake for $53 million in cash values Wave Money at $104 million and is set to be finalized in the coming days, according to people close to the deal.
Business Her Own Way: Creating Livelihoods Through Informal Online Commerce
This Focus Note outlines the characteristics of informal online commerce (IOC), maps the personas of the women who engage in it, and provides guidance to funders looking to support women to generate livelihoods through IOC.
Microfinance Clients Facing the COVID-19 Crisis: From Findings to Action for MFIs
This publication presents the main results of MFI client surveys in seven countries (Bhutan, Myanmar, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo, Cape Verde and El Salvador), as well as the concrete measures taken by MFIs to meet the needs expressed by their clients.
Tunisia: Islamic Social Financing to Support Efforts to Recover and Rebuild From COVID-19 Pandemic
The initiative will include the International Dialogue on the Role of Islamic Social Financing in Achieving the SDGs, which will launch critical discussions including with global leaders and Islamic institutions on the role of Islamic social financing.
Central Bank of Myanmar Issues Remittance Licenses to More Local Companies
City Express Myanmar and Money King were granted remittance licenses on 5 January.
Bank-Genie Partners With Cufa to Roll-Out Digital Banking for Myanmar Credit Unions
The program will enable credit unions to facilitate loan origination, approvals, disbursements, and deposits digitally.
A COVID Microfinance Liquidity Tour of Asia
Cross country data and analysis on different types of microfinance service providers