Visit our investment team in the field for three days of first-hand insights into impact investing

16-19 November 2015

With an estimated 40 % of Kenya’s 45 mm population living on less than USD 2 a day and widespread unemployment, many Kenyans rely on running their own micro and small businesses to support their families. The country is therefore home to a wide variety of microfinance providers that strive to meet the high demand for their services, and many Kenyan Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) have been at the forefront of innovative developments – such as mobile banking – designed to facilitate greater outreach to clients located in remote areas.

BlueOrchard’s Nairobi office covers current and prospective investments in more than 13 countries in the sub-Saharan and MENA regions. BlueOrchard’s loan disbursements in these regions have increased significantly in the past several years.