The reimbursable financing component (IDB: US$500,000, local US$2,000,000) will be allocated to finance the purchase of inventory, equipment, fixed assets, and other productive assets for 12,500 microentrepreneurs in the southern suburbs of Buenos Aires, i.e. owners of businesses that have been operating for at least one year, who will receive microcredits from FIS under the credit regulations contained in the technical file. Approximately 60% of beneficiaries who receive financing will be women, and at least 20% will be dynamic microentrepreneurs with differentiated patterns of growth in sales, profits, or employment. Credit will be extended for between US$140 and US$650 using a group or individual lending methodology. FIS will supplement the reimbursable financing component with US$2 million in funds from other sources.
The technical-cooperation component (IDB: US$250,000) will be allocated for the institutional strengthening of FIS. Specifically, technical assistance activities and the procurement of equipment and systems will be aimed at: (i) improving FIS's business model; (ii) training FIS's credit advisors and middle management; (iii) designing market-based credit products; (iv) implementing financial management tools; and (v) scaling FIS's equipment and systems to the volume of operations.
Project Detail
Country
Argentina
Project Number
AR-L1212
Approval Date
April 17, 2006
Project Status
Closed
Project Type
Loan Operation
Sector
PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT
Subsector
MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
Lending Instrument
Programa de Empresariado Social & Pequeños Proyectos
Lending Instrument Code
SMP
Modality
-
Facility Type
-
Environmental and Social Impact Category (ESIC)
-
Total Cost
USD 2,500,000.00
Country Counterpart Financing
USD 2,000,000.00
Original Amount Approved
USD 500,000.00
| Operation Number | Lending Type | Reporting Currency | Reporting Date | Signed Date | Fund | Financial Instrument |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP/ID-06-02-AR | Non-Sovereign Guaranteed | USD - United States Dollar | Italian Trust Fund for Micro-enterprise | Small Project Financing |
- Lending Type: Non-Sovereign Guaranteed
- Reporting Currency: USD - United States Dollar
- Reporting Date:
- Signed Date:
- Fund: Italian Trust Fund for Micro-enterprise
- Financial Instrument: Small Project Financing
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https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZSHARE-1309822560-766
SEP - Social Entrepreneurship Program
ARGENTINA_ Funding for the consolidation of FIS Empresa Social S_A_ [717145].PDF
Dec. 31, 1999
English
https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZSHARE-1309822560-864
SEP - Social Entrepreneurship Program
ARGENTINA_ Consolidación de FIS, Empresa Social S_A_ [731742].PDF
Dec. 31, 1999
Spanish
https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZSHARE-1309822560-2160
Executive Summaries papers
ARGENTINA_ Consolidación del Programa FIS-Microcrédito [647808].PDF
Dec. 31, 1999
Spanish
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