ACEP Burkina Faso

Debt : October 2016

ACEP Burkina Faso is a microfinance institution targetting urban MSMEs.

Amount

€ 1,441,675.96

Type of investment

Debt

Development impacts

  • Local economic growth
  • Private sector consolidation/innovation
  • Financial inclusion

Beneficiary locations

Sub-Saharan Africa: Burkina Faso

Investment field

Financial Institutions

Activity

Microfinance Institution

Organisation

ACEP Burkina Faso

Domicile

Burkina Faso

ACEP Burkina Faso (ABF) is a young microfinance institution that started its activities in September 2012 with a capital equivalent of EUR 1.2 mln. The project is promoted by ACEP International, a network of MFIs that is already present in five other African countries. ABF fosters the diversification of credit available as it provides access to individual loans while competitors do not. BIO's loan will be used to further expand the institution’s loan portfolio.

Development impacts

  • Local economic growth

    Credit provision to MSMEs

    Mobilization of local savings

  • Private sector consolidation/innovation

    Know-how and technology transfer

    Market structuring effects

  • Financial inclusion

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