September 30, 2026

Gojo increased its ownership in Renesans in Uzbekistan to 19.8%

Gojo & Company, Inc. (โ€œGojoโ€) is pleased to announce that it increases its ownership in JSC Renesans mikromoliya tashkiloti (โ€œRenesansโ€), a microfinance institution in Uzbekistan, from 9.8% to 19.8%. This follows Gojoโ€™s initial investment in July 2025, and reflects Gojoโ€™s growing confidence in Renesansโ€™ operational excellence and the rapidly expanding economic potential of Uzbekistanโ€™s financial inclusion sector.

The transaction combines a primary capital investment to support its next phase of digital and physical expansion, alongside a secondary transaction that provides a partial exit for the founders of Renesans.

As of March 2026, Renesans serves 15,634 active clients across 43 branches (including sub-branches), with a Gross Loan Portfolio of USD 22 million.

As Gojo increases its ownership, CJSC Humo Bank (โ€œHumoโ€), its group company in Tajikistan, works together with Renesans to improve its operations. Based on their expertise in banking business, digital capabilities and deep understanding of the region, Humo supports Renesans as it advances to the next stage of its development.


Mirlaziz Salikhovich Umarov, Chief Executive Officer of Renesans
"We are thrilled to receive this further endorsement and investment from Gojo. This transaction not only provides our founding shareholders with a well-deserved partial liquidity event after years of dedication, but more importantly, it injects vital primary capital into our business. With these fresh resources, we are well-positioned to accelerate our strategic initiatives, upgrade our technological offerings, and expand our reach to thousands of unbanked and underbanked clients across the country."

Firdavs Mayunusov, General Director of Humo
"When Gojo first explored the Uzbek microfinance market three years ago, it stood out as a country with significant, still-untapped growth potential. Through our collaboration with Gojo and our analysis of the local market, Renesans was identified as an institution whose business model, mission, values, and corporate governance closely aligned with those of the Gojo Group. In line with our collaboration plans, Humo will continue to deepen its partnership with Renesans, creating opportunities for knowledge sharing, operational synergies, and the continued development of both institutions."

GRATA International acted as legal adviser to Gojo for this transaction.

About Renesansย 
Renesans was founded in July 2007 in Chirchik, Uzbekistan. It aims to provide convenient, accessible, and reliable microfinance services to women entrepreneurs, MSMEs, individual entrepreneurs, and the self-employed in rural areas. Renesans has been a member of the National Association of Microfinance Institutions since 2008.

About Gojo & Company
Gojo is a Tokyo-based holding company of inclusive financial service providers operating in 7 countries in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and the Caucasus. Gojo was founded in 2014 to extend financial inclusion across the globe. Gojo Group, including major investees, is serving 1.9 million clients across the globe as of March 2026. Gojo has been a Certified B Corporationโ„ข since January 2025, committed to the continuous improvement of its social and environmental performance.

September 29, 2026

Gojo publishes its Impact Report (2026 September), reporting results from its first group-wide impact survey

Gojo & Company, Inc. (โ€œGojoโ€) is pleased to announce the publication of the Impact Report (2026 September).

Each year, the Impact Report reflects on our activities and achievements, visualising the impact we have created. Last year, we updated our Client Impact Framework. This year, we put it to work. Between April 2025 and March 2026, five group companies in Tajikistan, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Cambodia ran Gojoโ€™s first standardised impact survey. For the first time, we are able to report outcome indicators across the group using a single, common method, which we hope offers a new depth of insight into the groupโ€™s impact.

Key highlights from the Impact Report (2026 September)

  • Gojo Group and its major investees served 1.9 million clients as of March 2026: Women make up 51% of clients, and our reach in rural areas is 63%. Client numbers fell significantly from the previous year, mainly due to the exclusion of SATYA in India and the sale of our shares in Baobab in Africa.
  • The most interesting depth indicator is financial additionality, measured in our impact survey: 29% of clients across group companies report they could not have financed their business without us. Among clients surveyed, 73% of business loan clients saw an income increase, 90% reported an improvement in their quality of life, and 78% credited the loan from the Gojo group company for the income increase. Our key takeaway is that impact can most easily be optimised where the market is underserved and we genuinely provide differentiated services, such as in Tajikistan, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar. In mature markets such as India and Cambodia, where clients have many formal and informal alternatives to choose from, it can be more challenging to provide the same additionality of impact.ย 
  • The survey also indicates that some clients may face challenges in repayment or in increasing their savings: While 80% of clients say that repayment towards all their loans is not a burden, the average client's household puts 22% of its income towards debt repayments, and a minority put in considerably more. Most clients surveyed are able to save (69%), but only 55% saw an increase in savings over the year, primarily because insufficient incomes restrict their ability to save. Specific monitoring and mitigating actions are already underway.
  • Quality indicators were strong across the group: Clients highlighted the ease of the loan process and fair treatment by staff, and our average client satisfaction score was 96%, with a Net Promoter Scoreยฎ of 77. Exits due to dissatisfaction remain very low, at under 2% across all companies.
  • We also completed SPI(Social Performance Indicator) audits at Prayas and Sejaya, assessing Social and Environmental Performance against USSEPM (The Universal Standards for Social and Environmental Performance Management).

We hope you enjoy reading our Impact Report.


Webinar: Practical Outcomes Measurement โ€” Insights from Gojoโ€™s First Impact Survey

Please join us for an upcoming webinar on October 29, in which we will share our methodology for the impact survey and the key highlights of our analysis.

Date: Thursday, October 29, 2026
Time: 9:00-10:00am CET / 5:00-6:00pm JST / 1:30-2:30pm IST
Language: English
Registration form: Link (prior registration is required)
Panelists:
โ€ข Cheriel Neo (Head of Impact)
โ€ข Arya Murali (Impact Lead)
โ€ข Mohini Sharma (Intern, Impact team)

We look forward to your participation.

About Gojo & Company

Gojo is a Tokyo-based holding company of inclusive financial service providers operating in 7 countries in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and the Caucasus. Gojo was founded in 2014 to extend financial inclusion across the globe. Gojo Group, including major investees, is serving 1.9 million clients across the globe as of March 2026. Gojo has been a Certified B Corporationโ„ข since January 2025, committed to the continuous improvement of its social and environmental performance.

June 29, 2026

Gojo entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire a majority stake in Cambodiaโ€™s Chamroeun Microfinance

Gojo & Company, Inc. (โ€œGojoโ€) is pleased to announce that it entered into a share purchase agreement with Chamroeun's existing shareholders to bring its total ownership in Chamroeun Microfinance PLC. (โ€œChamroeunโ€)ย  to 99.9%, making Chamroeun a consolidated subsidiary. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals.

Following its initial acquisition of a 14.99% minority stake in September 2025, this milestone deepens Gojoโ€™s long-term commitment to Cambodia, marking its second majority-stake integration in the country alongside MAXIMA Microfinance Plc. (โ€œMAXIMAโ€). By moving from a minority investor to a primary parent company, Gojo will fully extend its group resources, technological expertise, and institutional governance to accelerate Chamroeunโ€™s growth and strengthen client protection standards.

Gojo is to acquire Chamroeun shares from PHALs Inc. (โ€œPHALsโ€) and Mr. Nobuaki Takahashi, CEO of PHALs.

Yannick Milev, Chief Executive Officer of Chamroeun ใ€€

โ€œChamroeun management, all staff and partners are excited to engage on this journey with Gojo. The shared values for responsible lending, the common ambition to drive these to microfinance clients looking to grow microentreprises essential to the Cambodian economy, and the commitment to doing so using best-in-class tools and systems will drive this new partnership. Thank you to Gojo for their belief in our capacity to further contribute to their success, and to that of their shareholders.โ€

Gรผrol Sari, Chief Operating Officer of Gojo

โ€œGojoโ€™s focus is on repositioning Chamroeun in the Cambodian market as a leading digital finance player. By introducing Gojoโ€™s digital processes and tools such as our client app and loan application process, we are drastically improving the client experience as well as improving efficiency. Looking ahead, we aim to elevate Chamroeun to the same high standards of client protection as our other group company, MAXIMAโ€”the current benchmark in Cambodiaโ€”as we work toward securing their Gold Certification in client protection certification.โ€


About Chamroeun Microfinance PLC.

Chamroeun is a social microfinance institution in Cambodia, established in 2009. Licensed by the National Bank of Cambodia, Chamroeun operates across multiple provinces, serving more than 20,000 households. The institution focuses on economically active low-income and underbanked households, as well as small enterprises, providing them with access to responsible financial services.ย 

About Gojo & Company, Inc.

Gojo is a Tokyo-based holding company of inclusive financial service providers operating in 7 countries in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and the Caucasus. Gojo was founded in 2014 to extend financial inclusion across the globe. Gojo Group, including major investees, is serving 1.7 million clients across the globe as of March 2026. Gojo has been a Certified B Corporationโ„ข since January 2025, committed to the continuous improvement of its social and environmental performance.

February 14, 2026

Gojo partners with MSC to strengthen the Hrishipara Daily Diaries Project in Bangladesh

Gojo & Company, Inc. (โ€œGojoโ€) is pleased to announce a collaboration with MicroSave Consulting (โ€œMSCโ€), a global consulting firm that enables financial, social, and economic inclusion, to strengthen and expand the Hrishipara Daily Diaries Project (โ€œHrishipara diariesโ€). The Hrishipara diaries aims to develop a detailed understanding of the economic and financial lives of low-income households by tracking their daily monetary transactions in central Bangladesh. Launched in 2015 by Stuart Rutherford, the project has been co-funded by Gojo since July 2024.

This collaboration with MSC aims to increase the resources available to the Hrishipara diaries by enhancing both financial support and technical capacity. MSC will contribute its extensive experience in financial inclusion research, data analysis, and knowledge dissemination. MSC has led and supported numerous financial diaries and applied research projects globally, and its involvement will enable deeper analysis of diaries data and broader sharing of insights with investors, practitioners, and policymakers in the financial inclusion sector.

Zaki Haider, Country Director of MSC Bangladesh said, โ€œWe are thrilled to partner with Gojo on the Hrishipara Daily Diaries Project. Together we will bridge the gap between longitudinal human insights and cutting-edge digital innovation. By integrating our expertise in artificial intelligence and data science, we will pilot real-world AI solutions specifically designed for the unique needs of low-income communities. Over the course we will generate evidence and toolsย  that empower policymakers and service providers to design more inclusive, resilient products across the Global South.โ€

โ€œIn welcoming MSC to the Hrishipara diaries, we gain a likeminded partner motivated by the same interest in the lives of low-income households which keeps the daily diaries going. We look forward to working together to share findings from the project more widely in the financial inclusion space.โ€, said Cheriel Neo, Head of Impact at Gojo.ย 


About MicroSave Consulting
MSC is a global consulting firm that has, for 27 years, pushed the world towards meaningful financial, social, and economic inclusion. With over 400 staff of different nationalities and varied expertise, MSC worksย  in over 70 developing countries. MSC partners with participants in financial services, enterprise, agriculture and health ecosystems to achieve sustainable performance improvements and unlock enduring value. MSCโ€™s clients include governments, donors, private sector corporations, and local businesses. MSC helps clients seize the digital opportunity, address the mass market, and future-proof their operations.

About Gojo & Company
Gojo is a Tokyo-based holding company of inclusive financial service providers operating in 7 countries in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and the Caucasus. Gojo was founded in 2014 to extend financial inclusion across the globe. Gojo Group, including major investees, is serving 3.4 million clients across the globe as of March 2025. Gojo has been a Certified B Corporationโ„ข since January 2025, committed to the continuous improvement of its social and environmental performance.

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