Banco Popular

Equity : May 2010

Banco Popular is a Bank specialized in micro and small businesses in Honduras.

Amount

€ 1,364,000.00

Type of investment

Equity

Development impacts

  • Local economic growth
  • Financial inclusion

Beneficiary locations

Latin America and Caribbean: Honduras

Investment field

Financial Institutions

Activity

Microfinance Institution

Organisation

Banco Popular

Domicile

Banco Popular

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In 2010, BIO participated together with IFC, ACCION INV, FMO and BCIE in a buyout and recapitalization of the bank, designed to:

  1. facilitate the turnaround of the bank by creating a coherent and cohesive shareholder and Board structure.
  2. meet new capital requirements.
  3. reduce the bank’s exposure to a risky second floor portfolio.
  4. support the largest and pioneer microfinance bank in Honduras.

Development impacts

  • Local economic growth

    The core business is microfinance and SME loans (both together account for 42% of the portfolio) and the institutional clients business (45% of the portfolio).

  • Financial inclusion

    Popular’s principal products are: (i) Credit products: working capital loans, home improvements, fixed assets loans, seasonal loans, credit cards for both micro and SME clients, and remittances; and (ii) Savings and deposits specially targeted to micro clients.

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BIO raises its stake in Banco Popular

News

BIO raises its stake in Banco Popular

27-10-2022

BIO raises its stake in Banco Popular, the biggest microfinance institution in Honduras, to 26.60% in shareholder reshuffling.

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