2024 in numbers

BIO has invested EUR 10 M in equity in the AfricInvest SME Fund, a private equity fund that will support fast-growing SMEs in North and sub-Saharan Africa.

BIO has granted a USD 15 M loan to the Renewable Energy Performance Platform 2, a 20-year close ended debt fun focused on renewable energy.

BIO has committed USD 10 M in equity in the African Rivers Fund IV (ARF IV), a sector-agnostic investment fund focused on SMEs located mainly in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Angola and Zambia.

BIO has invested USD 15 M in equity in the Navis Asia Credit Fund, a generalist private credit fund to be invested in Southeast Asia.

BIO has granted a USD 20 M loan to Banco Guayaquil, an Ecuadorian universal bank.

BIO has granted a USD 1.5 M loan to BRAC Sierra Leone, an international microfinance organisation active in Sierra Leone.

BIO has granted a USD 13.6 M loan to BRAC Tanzania, an international microfinance organisation active in Tanzania.

BIO has granted a USD 1.5 M loan to BRAC Liberia, an international microfinance organisation active in Liberia.

BIO has granted a USD 2.2 M loan to BRAC Uganda, an international microfinance organisation active in Uganda.

BIO has granted a USD 9 M loan to Vivero Los Viñedos, a Peruvian plant nursery business

BIO has granted a USD 9M loan to candi solar, a company installing, owning and operating solar production plants and selling electricity to clients in India and South Africa.

BIO has granted a USD 12 M loan to Achwa 1, a 42 MW run-of-river hydropower plant in Uganda.

BIO has granted a USD 20 M loan to Access Bank Plc, a Nigerian commercial bank.

BIO has invested EUR 5 M in Inside Equity Fund II, a 10-year generalist SME fund focused on Southeast Africa.

BIO has granted a USD 15 M loan to Mutual Trust Bank, a commercial bank in Bangladesh.

BIO has granted a USD 20 M loan to Fundacion Génesis Empresarial, a Guatemalan microfinance institute.

BIO has granted a USD 15 M loan to Banco Azul de El Salvador, a commercial bank in El Salvador.

BIO has granted a USD 3.2 M loan to EA Foods Limited, a Tanzanian food aggregator and distribution company.

BIO has granted a USD 10 M loan to TerraPay, a global digital payment company.

BIO has signed a USD 15 M loan for Banco para la produccion y la comercializacion SA (Bancop), a cooperative bank in Paraguay.

BIO has granted a USD 10 M loan to EVN Finance Joint Stock Company, a deposit taking Non-banking Financial Institution in Vietnam

BIO has granted USD 12.000 to Mesa de Finanzas Sostenibles, a non-profit organisation dedicated to the Paraguayan financial sector.

BIO has granted USD 35.9 K of technical assistance to Banco Solidario, an Ecuadorian microfinance institution.

BIO has granted USD 12.000 of technical assistance to Geuther Vietnam Co., Ltd., a Vietnamese company specialised in the production of wooden safety gates and other solid wood baby furniture.

BIO has granted USD 56 K of technical assistance to MAA General Assurance Phils, a non-life insurance company in the Philippines.

BIO has granted USD 27.6 K of technical assistance to Banco Solidario, an Ecuadorian microfinance institution.

BIO has granted USD 22.000 of technical assistance to Yodawy, a healthcare software platform in Egypt

BIO has granted EUR 15,828 of technical assistance to Gebana Burkina Faso, a company that processes and exports fairtrade and organic fruit and nuts.

BIO has granted USD 18.000 of technical assistance to the EVN Finance Joint Stock Company, a deposit taking Non-banking Financial Institution in Vietnam.

BIO has granted EUR 201.930 of technical assistance to Sanasa Development Bank, a Sri Lankan licenced specialised bank.

BIO has granted EUR 350.000 of technical assistance to Afrigreen Debt Impact Fund, a private equity fund focused on solar renewable energy in sub-Saharan Africa.

BIO has granted EUR 73,135 of technical assistance to ACEP Group, a network of MFIs that is present in five African countries.

BIO has granted USD 27,771 of Technical Assistance to Geuther Vietnam Co., Ltd., a Vietnamese company specialised in the production of wooden safety gates and other solid wood baby furniture.

BIO has granted EUR 6,906 of Technical Assistance to Gebana Burkina Faso, an agribusiness focused on the processing and marketing of organic and Fairtrade cashew nuts and dried mangoes.

BIO has granted USD 14.000 of technical assistance to Electrical Controls and Switchgear, a manufacturer, supplier and service provider for transformers, switchboards, power distribution and control systems in Uganda.

BIO has granted USD 18 K of technical assistance to Financiera Finexpar, a financial institution in Paraguay