Massif 2019
Annual report
MASSIF is the financial inclusion fund that FMO manages on behalf of the Dutch government.
MASSIF enhances financial inclusion for micro-entrepreneurs and small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) that are disproportionately affected by a lack of access to financial services. The fund supports intermediaries that reach out to MSMEs in fragile and low-income countries, MSMEs in rural areas and those dependent on agriculture, women-and-youth owned MSMEs, and intermediaries providing access to productive goods and services for underserved individuals in the poorest social-economic segments.
Our involvement in unbanked and fragile states grew in 2019, with new clients in Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Myanmar, and Palestine.
Our performance
Through 23 investments, totaling EUR 64 million, MASSIF concentrated its efforts in 2019 in supporting growth and job creation for fragile livelihoods and regions.
112,300
Number of SME loans
SMEs in countries with lowest levels of financial inclusion, small businesses in rural areas, women-owned businesses and youth entrepreneurs.
7,600,786
Number of micro loans
Micro-entrepreneurs in countries with lowest levels of financial inclusion, women-owned businesses and youth entrepreneurs.
7,233,505
Current number of depositors
Our committed portfolio
Total committed portfolio
€545 million
Mercapital de Nicaragua S.A.
Mercapital de Nicaragua S.A. (Mercapital) is the financial arm of Mercon Coffee Group (MCG) in Nicaragua. MCG is one of the world’s leading coffee merchants.
Grofin SGB Fund Limited Partnerships
GroFin is a private development finance institution specialized in financing and supporting small and growing businesses across Africa and the Middle East by combining medium term loan capital and value-added business support.
Agora Microfinance Zambia Limited
Agora Microfinance Zambia is a microfinance institution dedicated to serving low-income, rural households in Zambia. Its mission is to contribute to the economic well-being of the poor through effective provision of appropriate financial services.
Finance for Jobs Consultancy Service
FMO’s client is a private limited liability company domiciled in the West Bank, a newly formed SPV set up to serve as the prime contracting entity within the Development Impact Bond and will enter into contract, among others, with the outcomes
Tamweelcom
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