Investments
ILX’s portfolio is diversified across regions, countries and sectors in EMDEs. Our investments support the wider SDGs and Development goals, including economic development, financial inclusion, energy transition, food systems, nature and biodiversity, creating scalable opportunities in development finance that contribute to sustainable growth.
We follow a disciplined investment process to identify transactions with strong economic and social value. All investments are thoroughly assessed, implemented and monitored, including their environmental, social and governance performance and measurable impact objectives.
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Note: includes all investments that are currently in ILX's portfolio, as well as investments that have since been repaid. As per end of Q2 2026.
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Expanding SME finance in Nigeria
Nigeria
ILX participated in financing alongside IFC to one of Nigeria’s largest banks and the flagship entity of one of Africa’s leading banking franchises. After growing rapidly in its home market Nigeria, the borrower has expanded across the region through several high-profile acquisitions, including in Ghana, South Africa, Zambia, Botswana, Kenya, and Rwanda. The transaction strengthens…
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Expanding women- and youth-led SME finance in Egypt
Egypt
ILX participated in financing, mobilised by EBRD, to National Bank of Egypt (NBE), the largest commercial bank in Egypt. The bank’s main business lines include large corporate banking, SME banking, retail banking, investment banking, treasury and capital market, and international financial services. Through this facility, ILX supports increased on-lending to Egyptian SMEs, with half of…
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Expanding women-led and climate finance in Ecuador
Ecuador
ILX participated, through a B-loan structure, in an IFC syndicated loan to one of Ecuador’s largest banks, serving corporates, SMEs, and retail clients across commercial, retail and investment banking. The loan proceeds support the bank in increasing access to credit for WSMEs. Additionally, 35% of loan proceeds will go to increasing access to climate-smart projects…
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Growing green and MSME lending in Central America
El Salvador
ILX participated in a senior unsecured syndicated loan from IDB Invest to one of El Salvador’s largest banks. The bank operates an extensive physical nationwide network, with a significant market share in assets, loans, and deposits, and an extensive physical and digital network. 50% of the facility supports MSME on-lending, and the other 50% is…
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Improving access to cross-border digital payments in Africa
Mauritius
TerraPay is a global payments infrastructure provider that enables instant cross-border remittances to mobile money operators and bank accounts, with a focus on Africa. The company’s solution enables financial intermediaries on the sender side of a remittance transaction to offer instant remittances to their customers by pre-funding the recipient’s account. ILX invested in a syndicated…
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Reaching underserved SMEs across Egypt
Egypt
ILX participated in a syndicated loan arranged by EBRD to one of the largest banks in Egypt. The bank has a long-standing role in supporting businesses and economic activity across the country. With an extensive nationwide presence, it plays a key role in reaching MSMEs, particularly beyond the Greater Cairo region where access to finance…
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Scaling inclusive and sustainable lending in El Salvador
El Salvador
ILX participated in financing, through two tranches, in a syndicated loan originated by the IFC to one of El Salvador’s largest banks. Both tranches support the bank in expanding lending to SMEs, women-owned businesses and climate-related investments, including green building and blue assets, the first financing for such assets in the region, and promoting clean-water…
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Scaling inclusive MSME lending in Ecuador
Ecuador
This investment represents ILX’s second financing to Banco Pichincha alongside FMO, building on an established relationship focused on expanding inclusive and sustainable lending. Through this second loan facility, ILX supports Banco Pichincha in strengthening its capital base, enabling the bank to further expand lending to women-led MSMEs and micro-entrepreneurs. The financing helps scale access to…
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Strengthening access to finance for MSMEs in Kenya
Kenya
ILX participated in a loan originated by IFC to one of Kenya’s largest banks and the flagship subsidiary of one of the largest banking groups in East Africa. The investment supports the bank in expanding its lending to MSMEs and marks ILX’s first investment in the country. The borrower serves a diversified customer base across…
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