AMERICAN INVESTMENT

2007-10-03T19:38:00.000-07:00

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THE IIC INVESTS 330 MILLION MEXICAN PESOS IN BANCO COMPARTAMOS S.A. DE C.V. TO ENHANCE COMPARTAMOS’ MICROCREDIT PORTFOLIO

More than 95% of Banco Compartamos’ clients are women living in rural areas of Mexico Washington, D.C. - On October 2, 2007, the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) approved an investment of 330 million Mexican pesos (equivalent to approximately US$30 million) in Banco Compartamos S.A. de C.V. The transaction will be by means of a time deposit certificate.Compartamos began operating in 1991. In 2006, seeking to increase its market share in Mexico, it was...

THE INTER-AMERICAN INVESTMENT CORPORATION AND ARGENTINA’S GARANTIZAR S.G.R. SIGN AR$30 MILLION PROGRAM FOR FINANCING SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZE ENTERPRISES
The IIC will also make an equity investment in Garantizar. This is the first time that a multilateral organization invests in the capital stock of a mutual guarantee company Buenos Aires, Argentina - On September 27, 2007, the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) signed a program to finance small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) in the Argentine Republic, with the participation of Garantizar S.G.R. (Garantizar) and Banco de la Nación Argentina (Banco Nación). The...

AGREEMENT SIGNED IN ARGENTINA FOR AN IIC LOAN OF UP TO US$3 MILLION FOR A POULTRY OPERATION
Avex, S.A. is an export-oriented producer and marketer of chicken and chicken products that began operations in 2007Buenos Aires, Argentina – On September 26, 2007, the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) signed a loan agreement for up to US$3 million with Avex, S.A., a company located in the city of Río Cuarto, in the province of Córdoba. The IIC loan will finance Avex’s working capital needs during the start-up of its production and marketing activities. The pro...

IIC SIGNS OPERATION IN COSTA RICA’S MORTGAGE FINANCE SECTOR PROMOTING ACCESS TO THE HOUSING MARKET
Washington, D.C. - On September 24, 2007, the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) signed a US$10 million loan agreement with Banco Improsa, S.A. The loan will fund the origination of mortgage-backed loans in Costa Rica. With the proceeds of the IIC loan, the bank will be able to fund approximately 125 mortgage loans. This will also help boost the construction sector. The signing ceremony took place at the IIC’s headquarters. Signing for Banco Improsa, S.A. was ...

IIC APPROVES ITS THIRD OPERATION WITH CHILEAN FACTORING COMPANY US$30 million loan to Factorline S.A. will enable the company to increase its volume of operations Washington, D.C. - On September 18, 2007, the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) approved a loan of up to US$30 million to Factorline S.A. for funding international factoring operations with SMEs. Factorline S.A. purchases, at a certain discount, invoices, bills of exchange, and checks issued by SMEs in the normal course of business. International factorin...

THE IIC AND BANCO ITAÚ S.A. SIGNED THE FIRST OPERATION OF ITS KIND IN BRAZIL FOR PROVIDING LOW-COST, LOCAL-CURRENCY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGES
Banco Itaú S.A. will place the IIC loan proceeds of up to 200 million reais to benefit 2,000 householdsSão Paulo, Brazil- On September 14, 2007, the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) and Banco Itaú S.A. signed a loan agreement involving an innovative program to source local-currency funding offshore and bring it into Brazil to provide affordable medium- and long-term residential mortgages of up to R$100,000 per household. The IIC’s fixed-rate reais-lin...

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