It will establish new MFIs together with other partners, and transform existing non-bank microlending institutions into full-service microfinance banks.
[1] AccessHolding is an investor and technical manager in a network of microfinance banks in developing and emerging countries.
In 2012, the group banks' total assets were valued at approximately €1 billion, with shareholders' equity of about €170 million.
[3] LFS is a German business and financial consulting firm based in Berlin.
The member banks of the AccessBank Group include the following:[4] As of December 2013[update], the company stock is privately owned by the following corporate entities:[6]