Co-op Bank gets Sh8bn IFC loan for small businesses

Co-operative Bank CEO Gideon Muriuki. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Co-operative Bank of Kenya #ticker:COOP has secured $75 million (Sh8.3 billion) loan from the private sector arm of the World Bank for onward lending to micro, small and medium-sized firms crippled by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The lender announced Monday that the International Finance Corporation (IFC) loan will come in as supplementary capital and will be repaid within seven years.

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