COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE AFRICAINE COTE (FMO-58002)

Countries
  • Ivory Coast
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
C
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
Apr 24, 2020
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
COFINA Côte d’Ivoire
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.
Ring Fence
  • Small & Medium Enterprises
A financial intermediary is a commercial bank or financial institution that receives funds from a development bank, sometimes for a specific lending purpose. A "ring fence" is another name for this specific purpose. These funds are then used for lending by the financial intermediary to client companies or individuals.
Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 5.41 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 5.00 MLN
Converted using 2020-04-24 exchange rate.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 5.41 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 5.00 MLN
Converted using 2020-04-24 exchange rate.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ FMO website

Updated in EWS Dec 8, 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.

The loan facility to COFINA Cote d'Ivoire will support on-lending to women micro-entrepreneurs, young entrepreneurs and SMEs, which is fully aligned with FMO's strategic goal of Reducing Inequalities and SDG 8.

The transaction is the 2nd deal pursued with the COFINA Group and will also be the second FI-AF loan in Cote d'Ivoire. Even though Cote d'Ivoire has maintained a strong economic growth rate in the last years, close to one person out of two still live below the national poverty line. The bulk COFINA Cote d'Ivoire portfolio is dedicated to MSME funding, our loan will thereby drive financial inclusion, which is critical in reducing poverty and achieving inclusive economic growth. On top of that, COFINA Cote d'Ivoire belongs to the COFINA Group, which has the ambition of becoming the Pan African mesofinance leader. FMO is willing to build a long-term relationship with the Group as a whole.

 

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 Actor Relationship
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.

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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.

COFINA Côte d’Ivoire is a young microfinance institution providing financial products and services customised for MSMEs whose needs are too large for smaller MFIs and whose structure is too informal or risky for commercial banks; thereby targeting the “missing-middle”.

The transaction is the 2nd deal pursued with the COFINA Group and will also be the second FI-AF loan in Côte d’Ivoire. Even though Côte d’Ivoire has maintained a strong economic growth rate in the last years, close to one person out of two still live below the national poverty line. The bulk COFINA Côte d’Ivoire portfolio is dedicated to MSME funding, our loan will thereby drive financial inclusion, which is critical in reducing poverty and achieving inclusive economic growth. On top of that, COFINA Côte d’Ivoire belongs to the COFINA Group, which has the ambition of becoming the Pan African mesofinance leader. FMO is willing to build a long-term relationship with the Group as a whole.


Contact Information
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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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