FIF - Al Amana - Youth in Business (EFSD+ P3) (EBRD-55260)

Countries
  • Morocco
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
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
U
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
Nov 19, 2024
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
Al Amana Microfinance
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Finance
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 21.21 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 EUR 20,000,000.00
Converted using 2024-11-19 exchange rate.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Feb 6, 2025

Disclosed by Bank Nov 29, 2024

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Project Description
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According to the bank-provided information, the project involves the provision of a senior unsecured loan of up to EUR 20m in MAD equivalent to Al Amana Microfinance ("Al Amana") under the Financial Intermediaries ("FIF") Framework Morocco Youth in Business ("YiB") Programme for on-lending to private Moroccan MSMEs owned or led by young entrepreneurs under 35 years of age. It is expected that a minimum of 65% of the proceeds of the loan will be specifically allocated to the regions affected by the earthquake that hit Morocco on 8 September 2023. The loan will be accompanied by a comprehensive technical cooperation package aimed at strenghtening Al Amana and sub-borrowers' capabilities.

The project aims at opening up economic opportunities of underserved Moroccan young entrepreneurs, building on the idea that MSMEs owned or led by Youth under 35 years of age represent a unique market opportunity for the Moroccan financial sector and a unique vehicle to increase financial inclusion. Furthermore, the project will also contribute to the recovery and the reconstruction of the regions affected by the September 2023 earthquake by leveraging on Al Amana's unique outreach in the area.

 

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
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Al Amana Microfinance ("Al Amana"), a Moroccan microfinance institution ("MFI") incorporated in Morocco as a non-profit organization. Al Amana promotes the financial inclusion of underserved populations in Morocco through the provision of microcredits, and ancillary financial and non-financial services. Al Amana operates an extensive network of 560 branches spanning all Moroccan regions to serve 282,000 clients. At YE2023, Al Amana is Morocco's second largest MFI with total assets of ca. EUR 342m and market shares of ca. 33%.


Contact Information
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Youssef Bencheqroun
y.bencheqroun@alamana.org.ma 
+212 (0)5 37 28 95 00
www.alamana.org.ma 
40, Av. Al Fadila C.Y.M 10130 Rabat Morocco

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