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Patient Capital

Provides long-term financing in the form of subordinated/convertible long-term local currency loans. This instrument targets key economic assets and private and public-sponsored projects. It will be available to finance critical projects led by the public sector or the private sector.

Eligibility criteria

  • PFI and Debtor agreement and disclosure: The PFI will pledge to disclose to the Guarantor all necessary information of the activities to be financed by the Loan.
  • PFI eligibility: The PFI must be a financial sector entity regulated by the BoU; the PFI will be expected to be in full compliance with BoU regulatory requirements, including as regards loan performance and provisioning. The PFI will also not be subject to any pending investigations by BoU
  • The PFI will issue audited annual financial statements;
  • The PFI will be current on its obligations;
  • The PFI must have a strong overall capacity to take, manage and mitigate credit risks. This will be determined by the Guarantor through an assessment of its credit quality indicators in its loan portfolio, risk management framework and practices, and technical capacities of its risk management team, among other factors.
  • The PFI must have proper a lending framework to address the MSME sector, including a dedicated SME financing team, an appropriate risk management framework, and;
  • The PFI must not include among those Debtors covered by the credit guarantee any prohibited sectors. Such sectors include, not exclusively, weapons production and sales, tobacco production and sales, and betting.

Debtor eligibility – the Debtor shall be compliant with the definition of MSME by the Ugandan Investment Authority.

PFI’s commitment to environmental and social requirements – PFIs must have an ESMS compliant with the ESF requirements in the Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP).

The INVITE Project adheres to the principle of Inclusive and Non-discrimination, and maintains a productive work environment that is free from discrimination, exclusion, or harassment of any sort. For any case, please report to this number: 0800 333 125

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    Kampala, Uganda
  • Tel: +256 312214600
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