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September 2024 Incofin Investment Management announces the first three investments made through the new Nutritious Foods Financing Facility (N3F), launched earlier this year. Each selected company has received debt financing in the range of USD 0.5 million – USD 1 million to scale up their production, increasing their capacity to supply lower-income local households in […]

July 2024 Incofin and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), in partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) have teamed up to launch the Nutritious Foods Financing Facility Fund (N3F). The Fund aims to boost the production and distribution of safe and nutritious […]

World’s largest gender-lens fund starts operating with new investment strategy to help address the USD1.7 trillion gender gap June 2024: The Global Gender-Smart Fund (GGSF), the world’s largest gender-lens investment fund, has implemented a new strategy focused on gender-smart financing. This strategy aims to address the USD 1.7 trillion gender gap by providing responsible financial […]

Mumbai, June 10, 2024 – Arthan Finance, a leading Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) specializing in loans for self-employed nano and micro entrepreneurs, has raised INR 50 crores from marquee investors such as Incofin India Progress Fund and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, a returning investor. This fresh fund infusion will boost the company’s expansion […]

Chennai, 20 May 2024: International asset management companies Incofin and Maj Invest collectively invest USD 13 million in India’s leading rural financial services conglomerate, SAVE Group. The funding comes from Incofin India Progress Fund and Maj Invest Financial Inclusion Fund III K/s. Established in 2009, SAVE has emerged as a trailblazer in India’s banking business […]

Our flagship Incofin Climate-Smart Microfinance Fund (ICMF) has made its first investment: USD 2 million in Bank Arvand, Tajikistan. ICMF sets its focus on the social aspects of climate change. The fund invests in those who must address the impacts of climate change, even though they may not be the ones responsible. With Tajikistan, we […]

Three years after becoming one of the founding signatories of the Operating Principles for Impact Management, Incofin is happy to release the 2022 update of its annual disclosure statement. This statement re-affirms the alignment of Incofin’s impact management systems with the nine Principles and reflects the continuous enhancements made to our processes across the different […]

Two years after becoming one of the founding signatories of the Operating Principles for Impact Management, Incofin releases the 2021 update of its annual disclosure statement. A few months ago, an external auditor (Ernst & Young) endorsed Incofin’s alignment to the 9 principles. Incofin now renews its annual disclosure statement. This re-affirms the adjustment of […]

One year after Incofin signed the global standard that IFC set for impact management, Ernst & Young confirms in their report Incofin’s alignment to the nine principles. Incofin committed in May 2020 as signatory to the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) Operating Principles for Impact Management. The nine principles aim to set a global standard for […]

Impact is the core of Incofin’s existence and operations: positive outcomes to make a tangible difference for entrepreneurs all around the globe in emerging and developing countries. Read about tangible impact results in our newest Impact Report. Curious about the state of affairs on the impact front? Do you want to know on which Sustainable […]

We are pleased to announce our June Impact Newsletter. This newsletter comes at challenging times for our partners and end clients. Times during which we at Incofin stand side by side with our investees, times in which we are providing adequate support to our clients to maintain, and even expand, our impact. Happy reading!

Incofin is pleased to publish the Incofin Investment Management 2018-2019 Impact Report. We are proud to share with you our many examples of Incofin’s best impact practices and demonstrate how our company is actively pursuing its impact mandate, with the support of our advisors and investors and thanks to our investees working everyday to positively […]

Incofin India Progress Fund has invested EUR 5.6 m (INR 500m) in Qul Fruit Wall Farm Installations Private Limited (Qul), a Kashmir based horticultural startup. Qul becomes the first agtech in the region to receive global institutional capital, marking a significant milestone for the startup ecosystem of the state. Qul, founded in 2019, is a […]

Incofin Foundation, a private foundation established in 2021 by Incofin Investment Management with the purpose of scaling social and environmental impact that complements the return of its investments, has recently launched a project funded by the Inter-American Development Bank’s innovation branch (IDB Lab), and supported by the GSMA, a global organization unifying the mobile ecosystem […]

We are thrilled to announce that Incofin has been honoured with the prestigious title of Belgian Asset Management Company of the Year for the third consecutive year in 2023, as awarded by Global Banking & Finance Review. This remarkable achievement signifies our unwavering commitment to the impact investing space. Incofin’s third consecutive win underscores the […]

Today (Oct 16th, 2023), being the ‘World Food Day’ and the theme of this year is “Water is life, Water is food. Leave no one behind”, Incofin’s Water Access Acceleration Fund (W2AF) announces its first investment of in Rite Water Solutions (India) Pvt. Ltd. for EUR 7.5 m. With this, W2AF marches into the next step of success and impacting the world by […]

IMPACT ON CLIMATE We like to share examples on how financial inclusion can advance climate-smart solutions and drive inclusive progress. A series of impactful projects of all shapes and sizes in emerging countries that address climate change, and help people adapt to and be more resilient to climate hazards. We at Incofin hope these stories […]

The investment through the Water Access Acceleration Fund, a €70 million private equity fund. Investment to improve safe drinking water access in Africa, Asia and Latin America. First fund investment by the Water Sector Fund, financed by the Netherlands and managed by the EIB. The Water Sector Fund managed by EIB Global will provide €10 million in the […]

• A study conducted by Invest in Visions confirms Microfinance resiliency to economic cycles and market disruptions. • Increased diversification potential and improved risk-return ratio with microfinance. Microfinance funds are assumed to being suitable for diversifying a portfolio because of the non-correlation to traditional asset classes and thus the asset class reduces the overall portfolio […]

Incofin Foundation, with financial support from IDB Lab, has launched an Innovation Call ‘Advancing Digital Innovation for Smallholder Farmers in Latin America’. The Innovation Call is hosted by GSMA, the technical partner for this initiative. Entities offering solutions that utilize agricultural technologies and digital tools (agritech) to meet the needs and potential of smallholder farmers […]

Incofin, a global impact investor, continues to fuel the remarkable journey of Banco FIE with an infusion by Invest in Visions for USD 10 million. This substantial commitment marks another chapter in a partnership, focused on financial inclusion in Bolivia, that spans over 15 years. Incofin and Invest in Visions confirm its commitment with new […]

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Incofin and GAIN’s Nutritious Foods Fund Announces First Investments in Sub-Saharan Africa

New Fund to Transform Nutrition Landscape in Sub-Saharan Africa launched

Launch of Global Gender-Smart Fund

Arthan Finance secures INR 50 crores in series B funding to drive expansion and technological advancement

Incofin and Maj Invest commit USD 13 million to SAVE Group

Inaugural investment of the Incofin Climate Smart Microfinance Fund

Incofin reaffirms its alignment with the highest impact standards in the industry

Incofin renews its alignment with the the highest impact standards in the industry

External auditor confirms Incofin’s alignment to international high standard for impact management

Impact Report 2019-2020

Impact Newsletter June 2020

Release of the Incofin IM 2018-2019 Impact Report

Inaugural investment of the Incofin Climate Smart Microfinance Fund

Incofin India Progress Fund invests EUR 5.6 Million in Kashmir-based Horticulture Technology Enterprise Qul Fruit Wall

Incofin Foundation partners with IDB Lab and GSMA to support agtech solutions for smallholder farmers in Latin America

Incofin Continues to Shine: Three Consecutive Years as Belgian Asset Management Company of the Year

Incofin’s Water Access Acceleration Fund (W2AF) invests EUR 7.5 million in Rite Water

Impact on Climate: Ecuador

Incofin and GAIN’s Nutritious Foods Fund Announces First Investments in Sub-Saharan Africa

New Fund to Transform Nutrition Landscape in Sub-Saharan Africa launched

Launch of Global Gender-Smart Fund

Arthan Finance secures INR 50 crores in series B funding to drive expansion and technological advancement

Incofin and Maj Invest commit USD 13 million to SAVE Group

Inaugural investment of the Incofin Climate Smart Microfinance Fund

EIB Global’s Water Sector Fund provides backing of €10 million for water investment across Africa and Asia

New study shows: efficient portfolio diversification with microfinance

Incofin Foundation launches an Agritech Innovation Call in Latin America

Incofin extends financing to Bolivia’s largest microfinance bank