Annual and interim reports

Can you fund projects linked to sectors with a bad reputation?

Our NL Business team has a wider sector mandate and can invest in sectors other than FMO's key sectors. The team financed a project involved in the transshipment of minerals from western Africa.

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Our strategy

We focus our investments on three SDGs: Decent Work and Economic Growth (SDG 8), Reduced Inequalities (SDG 10), and Climate Action (SDG 13). We invest in regions where our impact can be the greatest and in sectors that are crucial to economic, environmental and social progress.

Deeper relationships

FMO is a relatively small player in light of the challenge we face. To achieve the SDGs in the next decade, we need to pool our resources and work with others.

Higher productivity

FMO will continue to build a high-performing organization that enables us to deliver high impact and build deeper relationships in a more efficient and productive way.

All-inclusive support for smallholder Nicaraguan coffee producers

At a time when foreign investors are fleeing Nicaragua and local banks are reducing their exposure to coffee in particular, Mercapital continues to support this fragile sector.

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India: a pivotal role in achieving the SDGs

Home to nearly 1.4 billion people and the world’s largest democracy, India has enormous potential as a marketplace for entrepreneurs. It is a country bursting with opportunities, optimism and innovation.

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Our performance

FMO's strategy builds on three pillars: a higher impact portfolio in our chosen industries, deeper relationships and higher productivity. This chapter includes our 2019 performance with respect to these pillars.

Higher impact portfolio

2019 New commitments FMO

Deeper relationships

FMO attaches strategic importance to deepening relationships with our stakeholders, because by pooling resources and partnering with others we can significantly increase our impact.

Higher productivity

In 2019, we continued to build a robust, effective and efficient organization. We did this by further embedding ESG into our operations, improving our Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures and through data and systems that support our decision-making.