SANAD FUND FOR MSME (FMO-50482)

Regions
  • Middle East and North Africa
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
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
Approved
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
B
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 17, 2017
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
SANAD Fund for MSME
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Construction
  • Finance
  • Industry and Trade
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 9.09 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.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 15.15 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.
Bank Documents
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ FMO website

Updated in EWS Dec 19, 2023

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Project Description
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As stated on the project disclosure page, the FMO is providing financing to SANAD through an investment of USD 15 million in the senior tranche of the debt sub-fund, money that will be on-lent by local partners to MSMEs. The investment comes from the MASSIF Fund, which FMO manages on behalf of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Supporting SANAD is an important step for MASSIF to further support entrepreneurs and SMEs in this (conflict) affected part of the world.

Due to conflict and instability, the MENA region is a challenging region for investors. Financing in MENA is provided mainly to larger companies, while employment is largely driven by MSMEs. Given the developmental challenges resulting from the region’s current situation and the need for MSME financing, FMO has increased its activities in the region’s financial sector, to provide scarce financing for further economic, sustainable, and social development. The investment fits further efforts and activities of the Dutch Government to support economies in the MENA region, specifically in countries which deal with a strong influx of refugees.

 

Investment Description
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Financial Intermediary
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Private Actor Relationship
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MASSIF

Private Actors Description
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As stated by the FMO, the investment in SANAD Debt Sub-Fund for MSME is going to support small businesses in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). "SANAD" means "support" in Arabic. The Debt Sub-Fund seeks to promote stability in a challenging region by expanding financial inclusion for MSMEs that often have difficulties finding access to capital for starting or growing a business. SANAD loans to local financial institutions are on-lent to support MSMEs in multiple sectors, and the fund is currently examining expansions in areas such as agribusiness, housing, and youth and gender initiatives.

The fund is managed by Finance in Motion GmbH.


Contact Information
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No project contacts available at the time of disclosure.

Financial Intermediary - Sanad Fund for MSME:

Address: Finance in Motion GmbH, Luxembourg Branch, 2 rue Henri Heine, 1720 Luxembourg
Phone: +352 (0) 28 85 19 362
Email: investors@finance-in-motion.com
Website: https://sanad.lu/the-fund

FMO South Africa:

Phone: +27 11 507 2500
Email: joburg-office@fmo.nl

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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