Newsletter Triodos Emerging Markets
The latest news about our activities as an investor in Emerging Markets
The articles below highlight our recent activities as an investor in Emerging Markets. If you would like to receive a regular update on our Emerging Markets activities, please register now to receive our free Triodos Emerging Markets e-zine.
Investing with impact in India
16-04-2013 | Triodos-Doen and Hivos-Triodos Fund are among the investors in Caspian Impact Investments, an Indian local vehicle that will provide debt capital to a wide range of social enterprises. Read more
Client protection
12-03-2013 | 'Enormous progress has been made in recent years on calling attention to the importance of client protection but we must make us guard against any one-size-fits-all approach', says Dirk Elsen, Director Emerging Markets. Read more
Catalysing agricultural finance
12-03-2013 | Hivos and Triodos Investment Management partner together to expand agricultural finance in developing countries Read more
Meet and connect
01-03-2013 | Meet and connect with us at one of the international events that we will attend in the coming months. Read more
Our impact in Emerging Markets in 2012
01-03-2013 | Facts, figures and our approach to impact investing in sustainable trade and inclusive finance Read more
Emerging Markets expands portfolio in Kyrgyzstan
12-02-2013 | FINCA Kyrgyzstan and The First Micro Credit Company are new additions to the Emerging Markets portfolio in Kyrgyzstan. Read more
Additions to our Emerging Markets portfolio
23-11-2012 | ASDIR in Guatemala, FACES in Ecuador, CREDINKA in Peru, Agora Microfinance Zambia and Ugafode Microfinance Limited in Uganda are new in our Emerging Markets portfolio. Read more
Reaching 117,294 farmers worldwide
20-11-2012 | Over 100,000 smallholder farmers worldwide sold their harvest to organisations that benefitted from trade finance from the Triodos Sustainable Trade Fund in 2011. Find out more about other key stats. Read more
Annual Reports 2011: Emerging Markets
01-08-2012 | Facts, figures and our approach to impact investing in microfinance and sustainable trade in our Annual Reports for 2011. Read more
Additions to our Emerging Markets portfolio
01-08-2012 | Triodos Sustainable Trade Fund has added a new product to its trade finance portfolio: honey from Ethiopia, while FUNDEA in Guatemala, Microfinanzas Arariwa in Peru, Microcred Microfinance Bank Nigeria Limited and FINCA Zambia are new in our microfinance portfolio. Read more
New innovative deal: eco-friendly renovation of coffee plantation
01-08-2012 | Long-term finance from Hivos-Triodos Fund granted to Aldea Global in Nicaragua. Read more
New members of our Emerging Markets team
31-07-2012 | Lionel Dieu, Farah Chams, Karel Nierop and Caspar Sprokel have joined our microfinance investment team Read more
New board membership
02-07-2012 | Marilou van Golstein Brouwers joins the Board of Directors of the Global Impact Investing Network Read more
Be connected with Upsides
26-06-2012 | An online magazine about the world of responsible finance and sustainable development in emerging markets. Read more
Considerable growth for the Emerging Markets activities in 2011
30-03-2012 | Our assets under management increased by 39% to EUR 390 million and we continued to grow our impact by investing in financial institutions that focus on underserved people and regions. Read more
Hivos-Triodos Fund equity investor in EcoEnterprises Fund II
29-03-2012 | EcoEnterprises Fund II provides long-term risk capital to sustainable SME enterprises in Latin America that support livelihoods, mitigate climate change and protect environmental services. Read more
Triodos Investment Management co-investment manager for Isis Fund launched by Women’s World Banking
07-03-2012 | The fund will hold minority equity stakes in women-focused microfinance institutions. First first closing reached for USD 30 million. Read more
Triodos Bank and FMO launch online magazine Upsides.com
31-01-2012 | An online magazine about the world of responsible finance and sustainable development in emerging markets. Read more
Dirk Elsen joins Triodos Investment Management as Director Emerging Markets
31-01-2012 | In this new position at Triodos Investment Management Dirk Elsen will lead and strengthen our impact investments in emerging markets. Read more
Meet us at the Foromic in San José, Costa Rica
03-10-2011 | The Foromic is the principal venue for topics related to micro and small enterprise development and finance in Latin America and the Caribbean. Read more
See who we finance
30-09-2011 | Recent additions to our portfolio brings our assets under management in microfinance to around EUR 300 million, with reaching a total of 91 MFIs in 44 countries across five continents. Read more
Reaching 116,272 farmers worldwide
30-09-2011 | Over 100,000 smallholder farmers worldwide sold their harvest to organisations that benefitted from trade finance from the Triodos Sustainable Trade Fund in 2010. Find out more about other key stats in the fund’s first Impact Report. Read more
New members of our Emerging Markets team
19-09-2011 | Taco Lens, David Harleman, Ellen Willems and Rachel Soubhan join our team. Read more
Principles for Investors in Inclusive Finance launched
27-01-2011 | The Principles help shape an inclusive financial services industry that keeps the interests of its low income clients at its core. Triodos Investment Management is among the first signatories. Read more
Study on over-indebtedness in the microfinance sector
17-01-2011 | The study is a first important step to come towards an early warning index of over-indebtedness in the microfinance sector. Read more
New in our microfinance portfolio
05-01-2011 | New in our portfolio: Emprenda in Argentina, MicroCred Senegal, Delta Brac Housing in Bangladesh, Tuba Rai Metin in East Timor, CrediTuyo in Mexico, AzerCredit in Azerbaijan, Arvand in Tajikistan, Grooming Centre in Nigeria en Banco Ademi in the Dominican Republic. Read more
Award CGAP
15-10-2010 | Triodos Investment Management receives the Award for its outstanding achievement in its integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) objectives. Read more
Strategy, Stakeholders and SMEs
14-10-2010 | The themes of this year's microfinance workshop were Stakeholder Strategy and Strategic Differentiation by Financing SMEs. Read more
Triodos Microfinance Fund obtains LuxFLAG Microfinance Label
06-10-2010 | The label promotes the raising of capital in microfinance by reassuring investors that the MIV really invests in microfinance. Read more
Norwegian NMI Global Fund invests in Triodos Microfinance Fund
08-07-2010 | NMI Global Fund today announced an investment of EUR 4 million in Triodos Microfinance Fund, to bolster a further sustainable growth in microfinance. Read more