Access Microfinance Holding AG, often referred to as AccessHolding, is a commercial microfinance investment and holding company based in Germany. AccessHolding specializes in start-ups and early-stage microfinance institutions (MFIs). It will establish new MFIs together with other partners, and transform existing non-bank microlending institutions into full-service microfinance banks.[1]
Overview
AccessHolding is an investor and technical manager in a network of microfinance banks in developing and emerging countries. In 2012, the group banks' total assets were valued at approximately €1 billion, with shareholders' equity of about €170 million.[2]
History
The company was founded in August 2006 by LFS Financial Systems GmbH (LFS).[3] LFS is a German business and financial consulting firm based in Berlin. It has special expertise in developing and emerging markets.
AccessBank Group
The member banks of the AccessBank Group include the following:[4]
- 1) AccessBank Azerbaijan - Baku, Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 - Total Assets:US$597.4 million (2012) (16.5% shareholding)[5]
- 2) AccessBank Madagascar - Antananarivo, Madagascar 🇲🇬 - Total Assets:US$39.1 million (2012) (55.2% shareholding)
- 3) AccessBank Tanzania - Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 🇹🇿 - Total Assets:US$55.3 million (2012) (52.7% shareholding)
- 4) AB Microfinance Bank Nigeria - Lagos, Nigeria 🇳🇬 - Total Assets:US$42.2 million (2012) (50.1% shareholding)
- 5) AccessBank Liberia - Monrovia, Liberia 🇱🇷 - Total Assets:US$24.3 million (2012) (55.6% shareholding)
- 6) AccessBank Tajikistan - Dushanbe, Tajikistan 🇹🇯 - Total Assets:US$23.4 million (2012) (63.4% shareholding)
- 7) AB Bank Zambia - Lusaka, Zambia 🇿🇲 - Total Assets:US$8.3 million (2012) (51.0% shareholding)
- 8) AB Bank Rwanda - Kigali, Rwanda 🇷🇼 - Total Assets:US$5.54 million (2013) (50.5% shareholding)
Ownership
, the company stock is privately owned by the following corporate entities:[6]
- MicroAssets GbR is the employee investment company owned by the staff of LFS Financial Systems GmbH.
See also
External links
References
- About AccessHolding retrieved 2013-10-17^
- Audited December 2012 Annual Financial Report retrieved 2013-10-16^
- AccessHolding Was Formed On 30 October 2006 retrieved 16 September 2019^
- Members of the AccessBank Group retrieved 2013-10-16^
- Shareholding In AccessBank Azerbaijan^
- Shareholding In AccessHolding retrieved 2013-10-16^