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In a series of articles on the development of micro, small and medium enterprise finance, we identify opportunities and risks for international lenders. The first one looks at our investment markets.

Suminter is a leading global organic products supply chain management company. Rik Vyverman explains how the fast-growing company fits into responsAbility’s portfolio.

Sheila von Hoerner is a high-powered career woman who works as a local developer in Uganda for companies that are geared towards the business of renewable energies.

The responsAbility-managed Climate Fund organized a global peer learning and exchange event to overcome the biggest hurdle in green lending: the lack of technical know-how.

C88, the latest addition to the responsAbility participations portfolio, plans to bring financial services to millions of customers in Indonesia and the Philippines.

Michael Fiebig, Head of Financial Institutions Equity Investments, explains why the rapidly growing institution with a strong focus on agriculture and SMEs perfectly fits into the portfolio.

Food systems currently consume 30% of the world’s available energy. India’s RBL Bank shows how farmers increase their productivity through energy loans for sustainable irrigation.

Reto Schnarwiler is taking over from Kaspar Müller, who had held the post for 13 years. The new chairman wants to capitalize on investors' keen interest for impact investments.

With a real hands-on attitude, its own carbon reporting tool, and multiple engineers on staff, the responsAbility-managed climate fund has created a committed community to foster global CO₂ reduction.

responsAbility is adding to its portfolio of investment products with the launch of a new private debt fund for sustainable agriculture in developing and emerging countries.

With USD 500 m in committed capital to investees, the responsAbility-managed climate fund has reached a critical size. Antoine Prédour talks about the recipe for success.

Between 2011 and 2014, the proportion of the world’s adult population with an account at a financial institution grew from 51 % to 62 %, an increase of around 700 million people.