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The FIR Fund (Inclusive Finance in Rural areas) was created in 2018 by the Foundation to provide entities of the Cr\u00e9dit Agricole Group with a dedicated fund for inclusive finance worldwide. From the start, 21* Regional Banks took part, along with Amundi and Cr\u00e9dit Agricole Assurances, in financing 8 rural microfinance institutions operating in 8 countries across Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n

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In 2023, the FIR Fund increased its investments to finance micro-entrepreneurs. Seven new loans were granted to MFIs, enabling the fund to reach a strong asset deployment rate of 80%. As of December 31, 2023, the total outstanding loan portfolio stood at \u20ac8,350,000, representing 80% of the fund's deployed assets. These microfinance institutions in turn finance micro-entrepreneurs, 67% of whom are women, 75% located in rural areas, and 37% are farmers.
\nBy the end of December 2023, the FIR Fund was supporting 8 microfinance institutions: Mikra in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lazika in Georgia, Asian Credit Fund in Kazakhstan, Oxus in Kyrgyzstan, Prima Finantare in Moldova, Furuz in Tajikistan, AMZ in Zambia, and Pahal in India.<\/p>\n

Download the report<\/a><\/p>\n

*Alpes Provence, Alsace-Vosges, Brie Picardy, Centre-east, Centre-France, Centre Loire, Centre-West, Champagne-Burgundy, Charente-P\u00e9rigord, Finist\u00e8re, Franche-Comt\u00e9, Ille-et-Vilaine, Languedoc, Loire-Haute Loire, Martinique-Guyana, Normandy-Seine, Provence C\u00f4te-d'Azur, Reunion, Savoie, South Rh\u00f4ne Alpes and Touraine Poitou<\/h5>\n
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