ADB’s first private investment in Tajikistan will support the growth of AccessBank, a greenfield bank that serves low-income customers, and boost financing for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, and services in the regions outside the capital, Dushanbe.
10%
equity participation in AccessBank (up to $3 million)
$8 million
loan to AccessBank (including $3 million B-loan)
$500,000
technical assistance to AccessBank for rural service outreach
2 December 2014
Date approved
Development impact
- Promote a commercially viable financial service model for low-income households and small enterprises in a challenging economic environment.
- Demonstrate opportunities for providing responsible financial services to benefit low-income households in one of ADB's poorest member countries.
Source: Asian Development Bank Private Sector Operations brochure
