Facts & figures

• Amounted to € 481 million in 2010
• Loans to and investments in more than 860 project partners in over 70 countries
• 20% of the portfolio invested in 15 of the world’s low-income countries (World Bank list)

Around 80% of the development financing portfolio, € 388 million, is invested in microfinance – through cooperatives, non-bank financial institutions or banks offering diverse financial products, SME financing,wholesale funds and housing loans.

• Focus on the less established microfinance institutions, 83 of 91 new loans were issued to so-called segment 2 and 3 organizations in 2010
• 598 microfinance partners reach 29.3 million clients (over 1.2 million directly with Oikocredit funding)
• 86% of those reached are women
• 14% of the clients reached are active in agriculture, 19% in production, 34% in commerce, 23% in services and 10% in other activities
• 50% of clients reached live in rural areas
• 42% of partners have a gender policy or address gender issues actively
• 57% of loans are in local currency

Around 20% of the development financing portfolio is invested in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), production cooperatives focused on agriculture, fair trade and manufacturing and community servicing organizations focused on health and education.

• The portfolio grew from € 80 million in December 2009 to € 93 million in December 2010
• Diversified distribution per sector, with emphasis on agriculture
  • 45% agriculture and fishing
  • 32% trade and manufacturing
  • 14% education and health
• Oikocredit supports almost 50 fair trade organizations with investments amounting to € 19.2 million – 56% of which is in cocoa, coffee and tea enterprises
• 105 production cooperatives in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America

Oikocredit focuses on segments 2 and 3