LA FAYETTE MICROFINANCE BANK (FMO-31818)

Regions
  • Africa
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Nigeria
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Oyo State
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Financial Institutions
  • Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Completed
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
FI
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Jan 27, 2012
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
La Fayette Microfinance Bank Ltd (Advans Nigeria)
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Finance
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 1.12 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported NGN 180
Converted using 2012-01-27 exchange rate.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 1.12 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported NGN 180
Converted using 2012-01-27 exchange rate.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ FMO website

Updated in EWS Dec 5, 2023

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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to FMO website, the FMO provides high-risk finance to enable the start up of new microfinance institutions, therewith enhancing access to finance in Nigeria. MSMEs have almost no access to finance in Nigeria, despite playing a crucial rule in employment generation and wealth creation. Advans Nigeria will provide means to the bottom of the pyramid, empowering them to progress out of poverty.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
For a project with severe or irreversible impacts to local community and natural resources, the Early Warning System Team may conduct a thorough analysis regarding its potential impacts to human and environmental rights.

The FMO categorized the E&S risk of the project as Category C.

Investment Description
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Financial Intermediary
A financial intermediary is a bank or financial institution that receives funds from a development bank. A financial intermediary then lends these funds to their clients (private actors) in the form of loans, bonds, guarantees and equity shares. Financial intermediaries include insurance, pension and equity funds. The direct financial relationship is between the development bank and the financial intermediary.
Private Actors Description
A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

As stated on the company's website, La Fayette Microfinance Bank Ltd (Advans Nigeria) is a financial institution that promotes private sector-led economic and social development in Nigeria. The company is owned by Advans SA (88.5%) and KFW (11.5%).


Contact Information
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No project contact information provided at the time of disclosure.

Financial Intermediary - La Fayette Microfinance Bank Ltd (Advans Nigeria):

Address: 2, Adekunle Fajuyi Road, Dugbe, Ibadan, Oyo State
Phone: +234 (0) 7000238267
Website: https://www.advansnigeria.com/

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF FMO

Communities who believe they will be negatively affected by a project funded by the Dutch Development Bank (FMO) may be able to file a complaint with the Independent Complaints Mechanism, which is the joint independent accountability mechanism of the Dutch Development Bank (FMO) and the German Investment Corporation (KfW) . A complaint can be filed in writing, by email, post, or online. The complaint can be filed in English or any other language of the complainant. The Independent Complaints Mechanism is comprised of a three-member Independent Expert Panel and it can provide either problem-solving, compliance review or both, in either order. Additional information about this accountability mechanism, including a guide and template for filing a complaint, can be found at: https://www.fmo.nl/independent-complaints-mechanism.

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