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Financial Inclusion Fund
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[FIF trust fund]
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[The Financial Inclusion Fund provides technical assistance for microfinance projects in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific.]
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About
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Established in 2019, the Financial Inclusion Fund aims to improve access to finance for small businesses and entrepreneurs in developing countries worldwide. The trust fund seeks to do this by providing technical assistance and capacity building operations to microfinance service providers. The Financial Inclusion Fund was developed in partnership with Luxembourg.
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Contributions to the Financial Inclusion Fund will enable thousands of people to receive access to finance.
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Operations
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Our donors
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Luxembourg is the first and currently only donor to the Financial Inclusion Fund.
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200 000 female micro-entrepreneurs in Uganda provided with access to finance
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600 000 people in rural Zambia provided with access to finance
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26 400 people in Uganda benefitting from digital banking
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Sustainable Development Goals
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Donor-financed operations through our trust funds make a direct contribution to several of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our collective actions unlock billions of euros in investment to combat climate change, eradicate poverty and fight inequality. These are some of the global goals targeted by our trust fund.
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Improving people's lives
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The Financial Inclusion Fund is already improving the lives of people across Africa. Discover their inspiring stories.
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European Investment Bank
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The EIB uses donor funds to enhance the development impact of investment projects. The Financial Inclusion Fund currently provides technical assistance and capacity building operations. Other instruments, such as first-loss piece guarantees and local currency lending, can also be made available.
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Operations financed by the Financial Inclusion Fund are limited to countries referenced on the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee list of Official Development Aid recipients.
They include countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, the EU’s Neighbourhood, Latin America and the Pacific.
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Financial Inclusion Fund traineeship programme
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The FIF-funded traineeship programme aims to promote knowledge exchange and support development of young professionals in the MENA and ACP regions.
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FIF overview
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This flyer provides an overview of the trust fund's activities in 2023.
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