Impact Stories
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Fair trade is both sides bringing something to the table
18-02-2020
BIO has given 2 loans to La Laiterie du Berger, totalling € 2.8 M.
Mr Bagoré Bathily is the founder and CEO of the company. This is his story.
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An impact on families
22-01-2020
BIO has given 2 loans of USD 4 M to FDL, a Nicaraguan MFI.
Mr Julio Flores Coca is the Vice President of FDL. This is his story
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Ice is important business
16-12-2019
BIO made a USD 5 M investment in ARF / XSML, an SME mezzanine fund active in Central Africa.
Mr Norman Batuma got a loan from XSML. This is his story.
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Fixing the value chain
08-11-2019
BIO gave a USD 2 M loan to Babban Gona, a large scale smallholder farmers’ platform in northern Nigeria.
Mr Kola Masha is the founder of the company. This is his story.
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Accommodating the ability to speak
01-10-2019
BIO made a USD 5 M equity investment in the TIDE TLcom Africa Fund, a fund of TLCapital.
Ido Sum is a partner of TLCapital. This is his story.
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Kaizen means continuous improvement
03-09-2019
BIO made a USD 10 M equity investment in Kaizen Private Equity, India’s first Education focused fund.
Sandeep Aneja is the founder and managing partner of the fund, this is his story.
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We have a responsibility to develop the continent
12-06-2019
Dr Omobola Johnson is a Partner in the TIDE TLCom Venture Capital Fund
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A desire to be an actor of change
16-05-2019
BIO gave two loans and two subsidies to GBS.
Alexis Indenge is the former CEO of GBS. This is his story.
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You won't become an entrepreneur just by sitting around
13-03-2019
BIO gave two loans, totalling € 700,000 to Moablaou. These loans were recently fully reimbursed.
Mr Abou Simbel Ouattara is the founder and CEO of Moablaou. This is his story.