Browsing: Small Loan Guarantee Programme

• IFC and Equity Banque Commerciale du Congo (EquityBCDC), a subsidiary of Equity Group, has partnered to increase access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the DRC and to promote economic diversification in the country.
• Under the partnership, IFC will support the expansion of EquityBCDC’s SME-lending operations through a $12.5 million risk sharing facility (RSF).
• Through the partnership, EquityBCDC aims to provide an additional 1,700 SME loans within the DRC and expand its SME portfolio from $250 million in 2021 to $631 million by 2026.

IFC and Equity Banque Commerciale du Congo (EquityBCDC), a subsidiary of Equity Group, has partnered to increase access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the DRC and to promote economic diversification in the country.

Under the partnership, IFC will support the expansion of EquityBCDC’s SME-lending operations through a $12.5 million risk sharing facility (RSF).  

 IFC is also providing advisory services …