BANCO IMPROSA S.A.
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Who is our customer
Banco Improsa. S.A. is a medium-sized bank in Costa Rica that focuses mainly on the SME segment. It is the 5th largest private bank in Costa Rica with a total asset size of USD 720 mln. Its main customers are SMEs in the construction, commerce, services, trade, transport, housing and tourism sector.
What is our funding objective?
The funding objective is to contribute to Banco Improsa Capacity Development (CD) project for serving women-owned businesses in Costa Rica.
Why do we fund this investment?
Banco Improsa would like to engage the advisory services of a local consultant to support it in its gender finance journey and build its capacity for better serving the women’s market, to be co-funded by FMO’s Capacity Development Program. The final aim is to grow the number of women and average loan size in the SME portfolio in a more sustainable, effective and efficient way.
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| Date | Total FMO financing |
|---|---|
| 2/14/2020 | USD 20.00 MLN |
| 12/12/2018 | USD 20.00 MLN |
- Region
- Latin America & The Caribbean
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Sector
- Financial Institutions
- Effective date
- 5/29/2019
- Total FMO financing
- EUR 0.04 MLN
- Funding
- FMO NV
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Risk categorization on environmental and social impacts, A = high risk, B+ = medium high risk, B = medium risk, C = low risk
Environmental & Social Category
(A, B+, B or C) - B