Over the past months, the financial inclusion sector has embarked on a journey to face the Covid-19 crisis. On the field, microfinance institutions have taken measures to face the health risks, lock downs and the economic recession. In the meantime, lenders, investors, support organizations and…
EU and Helenos back microfinance in Lithuania through investments in the Lithuanian Central Credit Union. We are very happy to announce our brand-new co-investment made in Lithuania! Helenos and EIF will strengthen the capacity of the Lithuanian Central Credit Union…
A resumption of activities under operational and financial constraints Inpulse joined forces with ADA and the Fondation GCA - Grameen Crédit Agricole to keep monitoring the effects of the COVID-19 crisis among our MFI partners. The results of the survey carried…
Joint Belgian Impact Investors ALTERFIN, BIO, BRS, INCOFIN, INPULSE, KAMPANI, and KOIS call for action to respond to COVID-19 in developing countries COVID-19 will be remembered as one of the few health crises in human history that had (such) an…
We are happy to inform you that Inpulse's managed funds Helenos and CoopMed have been labelled Finansol. Finansol - standing for 'FINANces SOLidaires' - was founded in 1995 by a dozen or so outfits (cooperative banks, associations, NGOs, limited liability…
Beyond the difficulties posed by the COVID-19 crisis, new opportunities are emerging for microfinance institutions (MFIs) Inpulse joined forces with ADA and the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation to closely monitor and analyze the effects of the COVID-19 crisis among our…
After disbursing loans to Smart Credit (Moldova) and Lider (Bosnia & Herzegovina), CoopEst strengthens its partnership with Mikra, a Microfinance Institution in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Mikra is historically active since 1998. The MFI encourages self-employment and the development of micro-entrepreneurship,…
Official Press Release: OMRO IFN S.A. completes a New Round of Equity Investment from Helenos OMRO IFN S.A., the parent company of Filbo (www.filbo.ro), a Romanian online lending platform, announced a new round of investment from Helenos, a Belgium based private equity fund managed by Inpulse…
Worldwide, microfinance institutions provide financial and non-financial products and services to over 140 million low-income clients. Microfinance is key to finance income-generating activities, not only in the formal but also in the informal sector. In the Covid-19 crisis, both micro-enterprises…
During Covid-19 unprecedented crisis, CoopEst provides more funds to two exciting clients: Lider in Bosnia & Herzegovina and Smart Credit in Moldova. This will support them in resuming or strengthening their lending activity to under-served or low-income population. Lider is a regulated…