Fund Description
None provided
Fund Mission
The Short Duration Fund (“SDF:”) seeks to mobilize capital by providing debt financing to low-income financial institutions (LIFIs) on a commercial basis. As well as microfinance institutions, SDF seeks to serve the broader financial needs of the poor, including savings, insurance, and financing of SMEs, housing and education.
Vintage Year
2010
Geographic and Industry Investment Targets
Target Industry
Financial & insurance activities
Target Industries Description
Low-income finance institutions (LIFIs), which includes microfinance institutions, banks, and other regulated or unregulated financial institutions, in emerging and developed markets.
Investment Region(s)
North America | Eastern Europe and Central Asia | Latin America and the Caribbean
Countries of Investment
Armenia | Azerbaijan | Brazil | Cambodia | Colombia | Costa Rica | Ecuador | El Salvador | Georgia | India | Kazakhstan | Kyrgyzstan | Mexico | Mongolia | Nicaragua | Panama | Paraguay | Peru | Russian Federation | South Africa | Tajikistan
Geographic Target Description
None provided
Impact Investment Targets
Impact Targets
Targeting the underserved
Impact Targets Description
Access to financial services.
Socially Beneficial Products & Services
Economic &/or empowerment opportunities
Environmentally Beneficial Products & Services
N/A