December 23, 2024

Gojo enters Georgia with investment in Credo

Gojo & Company, Inc. (โ€œGojoโ€) is pleased to announce its first venture into Georgia with the acquisition of 16.8% stake in JSC Credo Bank (โ€œCredoโ€), the countryโ€™s fifth-largest commercial bank. Credo transformed from a microfinance organization into a full-fledged bank after obtaining a banking license in 2017. Gojo will support Credo to continue pursuing its mission of supporting Georgiaโ€™s micro, small and medium entrepreneurs and their employees to create a better future by offering affordable financial services.  

Credo offers a comprehensive suite of banking products and services through both traditional and digital channels. As of December 2023, Credo managed a total asset of approximately 2.5 billion Georgian Lari (USD 918 million). By tailoring its offerings to the seasonality of businesses, Credo effectively supports predominantly rural entrepreneurs who often lack access to financial solutions and are underserved by traditional banks. Credoโ€™s business and retail loans, installment loans and deposit products further empower clients to build financial resilience. The convenience of credit and debit cards as well as daily banking ensures Credoโ€™s clients have easy access to funds and seamless transactions.

Zaza Pirtskhelava, Chief Executive Officer at Credo, said, โ€œIt is with great pleasure that I welcome Gojo as a new shareholder. Their involvement will significantly strengthen Credo Bankโ€™s positioning and reinforce our goal of providing sustainable financial services to micro, small and medium-sized entrepreneurs with a special focus on digitalization and innovative product delivery. This landmark transaction underscores our shareholdersโ€™ trust in the bank and its potential as a solid foundation for our future growth, while advancing financial inclusion, positive environmental and social impact.โ€

โ€œWe are delighted to partner with Credo to advance our shared mission of accelerating financial inclusion worldwide. Credo has been instrumental in expanding access to financial services in rural Georgia, and we look forward to supporting its continued growth and development.โ€ said Taejun Shin, Founder & CEO at Gojo.

PwC Georgia acted as the legal advisor for this transaction.

Woman in Georgia who runs a poultry farm with funding from microcredit / Taejun Shin


About JSC Credo Bank

Credo is the fifth-largest commercial bank in Georgia. With its wide regional outreach through 94 service centers, it offers fully-fledged and innovative banking services to over 480,000 customers. The bankโ€™s mission is to support Georgiaโ€™s micro, small and medium sized entrepreneurs and their employees to create a better future by offering affordable financial services. It is owned by international social impact and development finance institutions such as Access Credo GmbH from Germany, funds managed by Triodos Investment Management BV from the Netherlands, Development Finance Institution Proparco (Groupe Agence Franรงaise de Dรฉveloppement) from France and now Gojo & Company, Inc. from Japan.

About Gojo & Company

Gojo is a Tokyo-based holding company of inclusive financial service providers operating in 13 countries in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Central Asia & the Caucasus, and Africa. Gojo was founded in 2014 to extend financial inclusion across the globe. Gojo Group including major investees is serving more than 2.4 million clients across the globe, through over 10 thousand group employees as of March 2024.

December 23, 2024

ไบ”ๅธธใƒปใ‚ขใƒณใƒ‰ใƒปใ‚ซใƒณใƒ‘ใƒ‹ใƒผใ€JSC Credo Bankใธใฎๅ‡บ่ณ‡ใ‚’้€šใ˜ใฆใ‚ธใƒงใƒผใ‚ธใ‚ขใซ้€ฒๅ‡บ

ไบ”ๅธธใƒปใ‚ขใƒณใƒ‰ใƒปใ‚ซใƒณใƒ‘ใƒ‹ใƒผๆ ชๅผไผš็คพ๏ผˆไปฃ่กจๅŸท่กŒๅฝน๏ผšๆ…ŽๆณฐไฟŠใ€ๆœฌ็คพ๏ผšๆฑไบฌ้ƒฝๆธ‹่ฐทๅŒบใ€ไปฅไธ‹ใ€ใ€Œไบ”ๅธธใ€๏ผ‰ใฏใ€JSC Credo Bank๏ผˆไปฅไธ‹ใ€ใ€ŒCredoใ€๏ผ‰ใฎ ็™บ่กŒๆธˆๆ ชๅผใฎ16.8๏ผ…ใ‚’ๅ–ๅพ—ใ—ใ€ใ‚ธใƒงใƒผใ‚ธใ‚ขใซ้€ฒๅ‡บใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚Credoใฏ2017ๅนดใซ้Š€่กŒๅ…่จฑใ‚’ๅ–ๅพ—ใ—ใŸใ‚ธใƒงใƒผใ‚ธใ‚ขใง5็•ช็›ฎใฎ่ฆๆจกใ‚’ๆœ‰ใ™ใ‚‹ๅ•†ๆฅญ้Š€่กŒใงใ™ใ€‚ๆ‰‹้ ƒใชไพกๆ ผใฎ้‡‘่žใ‚ตใƒผใƒ“ใ‚นใฎๆไพ›ใ‚’้€šใ˜ใฆไธญๅฐ้›ถ็ดฐไบ‹ๆฅญ่€…ใ‚’ๆ”ฏๆดใ—ใ€ใ‚ˆใ‚Š่‰ฏใ„ๆœชๆฅใ‚’ๅ‰ต้€ ใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใƒŸใƒƒใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใ‚’่ฟฝๆฑ‚ใ™ใ‚‹Credoใ‚’้€šใ˜ใฆใ€ไบ”ๅธธใฏไธญๅคฎใ‚ขใ‚ธใ‚ขใƒปใ‚ณใƒผใ‚ซใ‚ตใ‚นๅœฐๅŸŸใซใŠใ‘ใ‚‹้‡‘่žๅŒ…ๆ‘‚ใ‚’ๆŽจ้€ฒใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚

Credoใฏใ€ไผ็ตฑ็š„ใช้Š€่กŒใงใฏๅๅˆ†ใชใ‚ตใƒผใƒ“ใ‚นใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใชใ„ใ€่พฒๆ‘้ƒจใฎ้›ถ็ดฐ่ตทๆฅญๅฎถใงใ‚ใ‚‹้กงๅฎขใซๅฏพใ—ใ€ๅฐ‘้ก่ž่ณ‡ใ‚’ไธญๅฟƒใจใ™ใ‚‹ๅน…ๅบƒใ„้‡‘่žใ‚ตใƒผใƒ“ใ‚นใ‚’ๆไพ›ใ—ใฆใŠใ‚Šใ€2023ๅนด12ๆœˆๆ™‚็‚นใฎ็ท่ณ‡็”ฃใฏ25ๅ„„ใƒฉใƒช๏ผˆ็ด„1,300ๅ„„ๅ††๏ผ‰ใจใชใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚้กงๅฎขใฎไบ‹ๆฅญใฎๅญฃ็ฏ€ๆ€งใซๅˆใ‚ใ›ใฆๆŸ”่ปŸใชๅ•†ๅ“่จญ่จˆใ‚’่กŒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚‚Credoใฎ็‰นๅพดใงใ™ใ€‚ใƒ“ใ‚ธใƒใ‚นใƒญใƒผใƒณใ€ๅ€‹ไบบๅ‘ใ‘ใƒญใƒผใƒณใซๅŠ ใˆใฆใ€ๅ‰ฒ่ณฆๆ‰•ใ„ใ‚„้ ้‡‘ใ‚ตใƒผใƒ“ใ‚นใ‚’ๆไพ›ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใง้กงๅฎขใฎใƒฌใ‚ธใƒชใ‚จใƒณใ‚นใ‚’้ซ˜ใ‚ใคใคใ€ใ‚ฏใƒฌใ‚ธใƒƒใƒˆๅŠใณใƒ‡ใƒ“ใƒƒใƒˆใ‚ซใƒผใƒ‰ใฎๆไพ›ใ‚’้€šใ˜ใฆใ€ๅˆฉไพฟๆ€งใฎ้ซ˜ใ„้‡‘่žใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ปใ‚นใจใ‚ทใƒผใƒ ใƒฌใ‚นใชๅ–ๅผ•ใ‚’ๅฎŸ็พใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

Credo CEO Zaza Pirtskhelavaๆฐใ‚ณใƒกใƒณใƒˆ

ใ“ใฎใŸใณใ€ไบ”ๅธธใ‚’ๆ–ฐใŸใชๆ ชไธปใจใ—ใฆ่ฟŽใˆใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๅ…‰ๆ „ใซๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ไบ”ๅธธใฎๅ‚็”ปใซใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ€Credoใฎไบ‹ๆฅญๅŸบ็›คใฏไธ€ๅฑคๅผทๅŒ–ใ•ใ‚Œใ€ใƒ‡ใ‚ธใ‚ฟใƒซๅŒ–ใ‚„้ฉๆ–ฐ็š„ใชๅ•†ๅ“ๆไพ›ใ‚’้€šใ˜ใฆใ€ไธญๅฐ้›ถ็ดฐไบ‹ๆฅญ่€…ใซๆŒ็ถšๅฏ่ƒฝใช้‡‘่žใ‚ตใƒผใƒ“ใ‚นใ‚’ๅฑŠใ‘ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†็›ฎๆจ™ใฎ้”ๆˆใซๅ‘ใ‘ใฆใ€ใ•ใ‚‰ใซๅ‰้€ฒใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใจ็ขบไฟกใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ๆœฌไปถใฏใ€CredoใฎๅฎŸ็ธพใซๅฏพใ™ใ‚‹ๆ ชไธปใฎไฟก้ ผใจไปŠๅพŒใฎๆˆ้•ทๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€งใ‚’็คบใ™ใจใจใ‚‚ใซใ€้‡‘่žๅŒ…ๆ‘‚ใจ็’ฐๅขƒใƒป็คพไผšใธใฎใƒใ‚ธใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒ–ใชใ‚คใƒณใƒ‘ใ‚ฏใƒˆใ‚’ๆŽจใ—้€ฒใ‚ใ‚‹็”ปๆœŸ็š„ใชๅ–ใ‚Š็ต„ใฟใจใชใ‚‹ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚

ไบ”ๅธธ ไปฃ่กจๅŸท่กŒๅฝน ๆ…ŽๆณฐไฟŠใ‚ณใƒกใƒณใƒˆ

Credoใจใ“ใ†ใ—ใฆใƒ‘ใƒผใƒˆใƒŠใƒผใ‚ทใƒƒใƒ—ใ‚’็ต„ใฟใ€ใจใ‚‚ใซไธ–็•Œไธญใง้‡‘่žๅŒ…ๆ‘‚ใ‚’ๆ‹กใ’ใฆใ„ใ‘ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๅคงๅค‰ใ†ใ‚Œใ—ใๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚Credoใฏใ“ใ‚Œใพใงใ‚ธใƒงใƒผใ‚ธใ‚ขใฎ่พฒๆ‘้ƒจใซใŠใ„ใฆ้‡‘่žๅŒ…ๆ‘‚ใ‚’ใฒใ‚ใ’ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซๆฅตใ‚ใฆ้‡่ฆใชๅฝนๅ‰ฒใ‚’ๆžœใŸใ—ใฆใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅŒ็คพใฎๆˆ้•ทใจ็™บๅฑ•ใ‚’ใ•ใ‚‰ใซๆ”ฏๆดใ—ใฆใ„ใใŸใ„ใจ่€ƒใˆใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

ๅฐ‘้ก่ž่ณ‡ใง้คŠ้ถๅ ดใ‚’็ตŒๅ–ถใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚ธใƒงใƒผใ‚ธใ‚ขใฎๅฅณๆ€ง / ๆ…ŽๆณฐไฟŠ


JSC Credo Bankใซใคใ„ใฆ

Credoใฏใ€ใƒ‰ใ‚คใƒ„ใฎAccess Microfinance Holding AGใ€ใ‚ชใƒฉใƒณใƒ€ใฎTriodos Investment Management BVใ€ใƒ•ใƒฉใƒณใ‚นใฎProparcoใ€ใใ—ใฆๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎไบ”ๅธธใชใฉใ€ๅ›ฝ้š›็š„ใช็คพไผš็š„ใ‚คใƒณใƒ‘ใ‚ฏใƒˆๆŠ•่ณ‡ๅฎถใŠใ‚ˆใณ้–‹็™บ้‡‘่žๆฉŸ้–ขใŒๅ‡บ่ณ‡ใ™ใ‚‹ใ€ใ‚ธใƒงใƒผใ‚ธใ‚ขใง 5็•ช็›ฎใฎ่ฆๆจกใ‚’ๆœ‰ใ™ใ‚‹ๅ•†ๆฅญ้Š€่กŒใงใ™ใ€‚ใ€Œๆ‰‹้ ƒใช้‡‘่žใ‚ตใƒผใƒ“ใ‚นใ‚’ๆไพ›ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใงใ€ใ‚ธใƒงใƒผใ‚ธใ‚ขใฎไธญๅฐ้›ถ็ดฐไบ‹ๆฅญ่€…ใจใใฎๅพ“ๆฅญๅ“กใ‚’ๆ”ฏๆดใ—ใ€ใ‚ˆใ‚Š่‰ฏใ„ๆœชๆฅใ‚’ๅ‰ต้€ ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ€ใ‚’ใƒŸใƒƒใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใจใ—ใฆๆŽฒใ’ใ€94ใฎๆ‹ ็‚นใ‚’้€šใ˜ใฆใ‚ธใƒงใƒผใ‚ธใ‚ขๅ›ฝๅ†…ใซๅบƒใๅฑ•้–‹ใ—ใ€48ไธ‡ไบบไปฅไธŠใฎ้กงๅฎขใซ่ณชใฎ้ซ˜ใ„้ฉๆ–ฐ็š„ใช้‡‘่žใ‚ตใƒผใƒ“ใ‚นใ‚’ๆไพ›ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

ไบ”ๅธธใƒปใ‚ขใƒณใƒ‰ใƒปใ‚ซใƒณใƒ‘ใƒ‹ใƒผใซใคใ„ใฆ

ไบ”ๅธธใฏใ€ๆฑๅ—ใ‚ขใ‚ธใ‚ขใ€ๅ—ใ‚ขใ‚ธใ‚ขใ€ไธญๅคฎใ‚ขใ‚ธใ‚ขๅŠใณใ‚ณใƒผใ‚ซใ‚ตใ‚นใ€ใ‚ขใƒ•ใƒชใ‚ซใฎ13ใ‚ซๅ›ฝใงไบ‹ๆฅญใ‚’ๅฑ•้–‹ใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ไผš็คพๅŠใณไธปใชๆŠ•่ณ‡ๅ…ˆใ‚’้€šใ˜ใ€้€”ไธŠๅ›ฝใซใŠใ„ใฆใƒžใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒญใƒ•ใ‚กใ‚คใƒŠใƒณใ‚นใ‚’ๅฑ•้–‹ใ™ใ‚‹ใƒ›ใƒผใƒซใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใƒณใ‚ฐใ‚ซใƒณใƒ‘ใƒ‹ใƒผใงใ™ใ€‚้‡‘่žๅŒ…ๆ‘‚ใ‚’ไธ–็•ŒไธญใซๅฑŠใ‘ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ใƒŸใƒƒใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใจใ—ใฆใ€2014ๅนด7ๆœˆใซ่จญ็ซ‹ใ•ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚2024ๅนด3ๆœˆๆœซๆ™‚็‚นใง1ไธ‡ไบบใ‚’่ถ…ใˆใ‚‹ใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ๅพ“ๆฅญๅ“กใ‚’ๆ“ใ—ใ€ใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ไผš็คพๅŠใณไธปใชๆŠ•่ณ‡ๅ…ˆๅˆ็ฎ—ใฎ้กงๅฎขๆ•ฐใฏ240ไธ‡ไบบใ‚’็ช็ ดใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

November 14, 2024

ไบ”ๅธธใƒปใ‚ขใƒณใƒ‰ใƒปใ‚ซใƒณใƒ‘ใƒ‹ใƒผใซAlmira Zejnilagicๆฐใ€Kshama Fernandesๆฐใ€ๅทๅŸŽ็‘›ๆฐใฎ3ๅใŒๆ–ฐใŸใช็คพๅค–ๅ–็ท ๅฝนใจใ—ใฆๅ‚็”ปใ€‚ใพใŸใ€Sanjay GandhiๅŠใณๅ …็”ฐ่ˆชๅนณใŒๅŸท่กŒๅฝนใซๅฐฑไปป

Almira Zejnilagicๆฐใ€Kshama Fernandesๆฐใ€ๅทๅŸŽ็‘›ๆฐใฎ3ๅใŒๆ–ฐใŸใซ็คพๅค–ๅ–็ท ๅฝนใจใ—ใฆๅ‚็”ปใ—ใ‚ณใƒผใƒใƒฌใƒผใƒˆใƒปใ‚ฌใƒใƒŠใƒณใ‚นใ‚’ๅผทๅŒ–
ไบ”ๅธธใƒปใ‚ขใƒณใƒ‰ใƒปใ‚ซใƒณใƒ‘ใƒ‹ใƒผๆ ชๅผไผš็คพ๏ผˆCEO๏ผšๆ…ŽๆณฐไฟŠใ€ๆœฌ็คพ๏ผšๆฑไบฌ้ƒฝๆธ‹่ฐทๅŒบ๏ผ‰ใฏใ€Almira Zejnilagicๆฐใ€Kshama Fernandesๆฐใ€ๅทๅŸŽ็‘›ๆฐใฎไธ‰ๅใŒ็คพๅค–ๅ–็ท ๅฝนใจใ—ใฆๅ‚็”ปใ—ใŸใ“ใจใ‚’ใŠ็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใ›ใ„ใŸใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ“ใ‚Œใซใ‚ˆใ‚Šๅฝ“็คพใฎๅ–็ท ๅฝนไผšใฏ8ๅไฝ“ๅˆถใจใชใ‚Šใ€ใ†ใก็คพๅค–ๅ–็ท ๅฝน7ๅใ€ๅฅณๆ€งๆฏ”็އ50%ใจใ‚ฌใƒใƒŠใƒณใ‚นใจใƒ€ใ‚คใƒใƒผใ‚ทใƒ†ใ‚ฃใŒใ•ใ‚‰ใซๅผทๅŒ–ใ•ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

Almira Zejnilagicๆฐใฏ20ๅนดใซใ‚ใŸใ‚Šใƒชใ‚นใ‚ฏใƒžใƒใ‚ธใƒกใƒณใƒˆๅŠใณๅฑๆฉŸ็ฎก็†ใฎๅˆ†้‡Žใงใ‚ขใƒ‰ใƒใ‚คใ‚ถใƒผใ€ๅ–็ท ๅฝนใ€็ตŒๅ–ถ้™ฃ็ญ‰ใ‚’ๆญดไปปใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚็›ด่ฟ‘ใงใฏใ€ๆ€ฅๆˆ้•ทไธญใฎใ‚ฐใƒญใƒผใƒใƒซWeb3้‡‘่žใ‚ตใƒผใƒ“ใ‚นไผๆฅญใง็ฎก็†่ทใ‚’ๅ‹™ใ‚ใ€ใใ‚Œไปฅๅ‰ใฏใ€FTI Consultingใฎใƒ‘ใƒผใƒˆใƒŠใƒผใจใ—ใฆใ€ใƒจใƒผใƒญใƒƒใƒ‘ใ€ไธญๅคฎใ‚ขใ‚ธใ‚ขใ€ใ‚ขใƒ•ใƒชใ‚ซใซใŠใ‘ใ‚‹ใƒชใ‚นใ‚ฏ่ชฟๆŸปๆฅญๅ‹™ใ‚’10ๅนดใซใ‚ใŸใ‚Šใƒชใƒผใƒ‰ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใพใŸใ€ไธ–็•Œ็ตŒๆธˆใƒ•ใ‚ฉใƒผใƒฉใƒ ใฎYoung Global Leaderใซใ‚‚้ธๅ‡บใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

Kshama Fernandesๆฐใฏใ‚คใƒณใƒ‰ใฎ้‡‘่žๅธ‚ๅ ดใจใ‚คใƒณใƒ‘ใ‚ฏใƒˆๆŠ•่ณ‡ๅˆ†้‡ŽใซใŠใ‘ใ‚‹็ฌฌไธ€ไบบ่€…ใงใ™ใ€‚ใพใŸใ€ไผ็ตฑ็š„ใช้‡‘่žใ‚ตใƒผใƒ“ใ‚นใธใฎใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ปใ‚นใŒๅˆถ้™ใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ไบบใ€…ใ‚„ไผๆฅญใจ่ณ‡ๆœฌๅธ‚ๅ ดใฎๆŠ•่ณ‡ๅฎถใ‚’ใคใชใ้‡‘่žๆฉŸ้–ขใงใ‚ใ‚‹Northern Arc Groupใฎๅ‰ฏไผš้•ทใ‚‚ๅ‹™ใ‚ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ๅฝผๅฅณใฎ30ๅนดใซใ‚ใŸใ‚‹่ณ‡ๆœฌๅธ‚ๅ ดใ€ใƒชใ‚นใ‚ฏใƒžใƒใ‚ธใƒกใƒณใƒˆใ€ใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใ‚ฏใƒใƒฃใƒผใƒ‰ใƒปใƒ•ใ‚กใ‚คใƒŠใƒณใ‚นใฎๅฐ‚้–€็Ÿฅ่ญ˜ใจใ€้ŽๅŽป15ๅนด้–“ใซใ‚ใŸใ‚ŠๆณจๅŠ›ใ—ใฆใใŸใ‚คใƒณใƒ‰ใซใŠใ‘ใ‚‹้‡‘่žๅŒ…ๆ‘‚ใฎ็Ÿฅ่ญ˜ใŒไบ”ๅธธใซใ•ใ‚‰ใชใ‚‹่บ้€ฒใ‚’ใ‚‚ใŸใ‚‰ใ—ใฆใใ‚Œใ‚‹ใจ็ขบไฟกใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

ๅทๅŸŽ็‘›ๆฐใฏๆ—ฅๆœฌๅŠใณใ‚ขใƒกใƒชใ‚ซใ‚คใƒชใƒŽใ‚คๅทžใฎไธกๅœฐๅŸŸใซใŠใ„ใฆ่ณ‡ๆ ผใ‚’ๆœ‰ใ™ใ‚‹ๅผ่ญทๅฃซใงใ™ใ€‚็พๅœจใ€ๆฑไบฌใฎๆณ•ๅพ‹ไบ‹ๅ‹™ๆ‰€ใ‚ตใ‚ฆใ‚นใ‚ฒใ‚คใƒˆใฎใƒ‘ใƒผใƒˆใƒŠใƒผใ‚’ๅ‹™ใ‚ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ไธปใชๅฐ‚้–€ๅˆ†้‡Žใฏใ€ๅ›ฝๅ†…ๅŠใณใ‚ฏใƒญใ‚นใƒœใƒผใƒ€ใƒผใฎM&Aใ€ใƒ™ใƒณใƒใƒฃใƒผใ‚ญใƒฃใƒ”ใ‚ฟใƒซๆŠ•่ณ‡ๅŠใณ่จผๅˆธ่ฆๅˆถใงใ™ใ€‚ใพใŸใ€ๆฑไบฌ่จผๅˆธๅ–ๅผ•ๆ‰€ไธŠๅ ด้ƒจใธใฎๅ‡บๅ‘็ตŒ้จ“ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใ€้–‹็คบ่ฆๅˆถใซ้–ขใ™ใ‚‹ๆทฑใ„็Ÿฅ่ญ˜ใ‚’ๆœ‰ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

Kshama Fernandesๆฐใฏๅ‚็”ปใซใ‚ใŸใ‚Šไปฅไธ‹ใฎใ‚ณใƒกใƒณใƒˆใ‚’ๅฏ„ใ›ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

ใ€Œ็คพๅค–ๅ–็ท ๅฝนใจใ—ใฆไบ”ๅธธใซๅ‚็”ปใงใใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๅคงๅค‰ๅฌ‰ใ—ใๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ไธ–็•Œไธญใซ้‡‘่žๅŒ…ๆ‘‚ใ‚’ๆ‹กๅคงใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ไบ”ๅธธใฎใƒŸใƒƒใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใฏใ€้žๅธธใซๅˆบๆฟ€็š„ใงใ‚ใ‚Šใ€็งๅ€‹ไบบใฎ็†ๅฟตใ‚„็›ฎๆจ™ใจๆทฑใๅ…ฑ้ณดใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚็งใฏใ‚คใƒณใƒ‰ใฎNorthern Arc Groupใงใฎๆฅญๅ‹™ใ‚’้€šใ˜ใฆใ€้‡‘่žใฏใ€ๆตใพใ‚Œใชใ„ไบบใ€…ใŒ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎไบบ็”Ÿใ‚’ใ‚ณใƒณใƒˆใƒญใƒผใƒซใ—ใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎ้‹ๅ‘ฝใ‚’ๅˆ‡ใ‚Š้–‹ใใŸใ‚ใฎๅผทๅŠ›ใชใƒ„ใƒผใƒซใจใ—ใฆไฝฟใ†ใ“ใจใŒใงใใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใ‚’็›ฎใฎๅฝ“ใŸใ‚Šใซใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ“ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ€ไธ–็•ŒใŒ็›ด้ขใ™ใ‚‹ๆœ€ๅคงใฎๅ•้กŒใฎใฒใจใคใซใ€ๆœ€ๅ–„ใฎใ‚ขใ‚คใƒ‡ใ‚ขใ‚’ใ‚‚ใฃใฆๅ–ใ‚Š็ต„ใ‚€ใ“ใจใงใ€ๅˆใ‚ใฆๆŒ็ถšๅฏ่ƒฝใช้€ฒๆญฉใŒใ‚‚ใŸใ‚‰ใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใจไฟกใ˜ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚็Œฎ่บซ็š„ใงๅน…ๅบƒใ„ๆ‰่ƒฝใ‚’ๆŒใคใƒใƒผใƒ ใ‚’ๆœ‰ใ™ใ‚‹ไบ”ๅธธใจใจใ‚‚ใซใ€้‡‘่žๅŒ…ๆ‘‚ใฎๆ—…ใ‚’็ถšใ‘ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๅฌ‰ใ—ใๆ€ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ€

Sanjay Gandhiใ€ๅ …็”ฐ่ˆชๅนณใŒๅŸท่กŒๅฝนใซๅฐฑไปป
ไบ”ๅธธใฏใ€ๅ…ฑๅŒๅ‰ตๆฅญ่€…ๅ…ผChief Investment Officer๏ผˆCIO๏ผ‰ใงใ‚ใ‚‹Sanjay GandhiใจChief Financial Officer๏ผˆCFO๏ผ‰ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ๅ …็”ฐ่ˆชๅนณใŒใ€ๅŸท่กŒๅฝนใซๅฐฑไปปใ—ใŸใ“ใจใ‚’ใŠ็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใ›ใ„ใŸใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚

Sanjay Gandhiใฏใ€2014ๅนดใซCIOใจใ—ใฆไบ”ๅธธใ‚’ๅ…ฑๅŒๅ‰ตๆฅญใ—ใ€Investment Departmentใ‚’็އใ„ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚2003ๅนดใซใƒžใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒญใƒ•ใ‚กใ‚คใƒŠใƒณใ‚นๆฅญ็•Œใซๅ…ฅใ‚Šใ€ไปฅๆฅใ€29ใ‚ซๅ›ฝใง็ด„125ใฎใƒžใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒญใƒ•ใ‚กใ‚คใƒŠใƒณใ‚นๆฉŸ้–ขใฎๆ ผไป˜ใ‘ใจ่ฉ•ไพกใ‚’ๅฎŸๆ–ฝใ—ใ€400ไปฅไธŠใฎๆ ผไป˜ใ‘ใƒฌใƒใƒผใƒˆใ‚’ๆ‰ฟ่ชใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ไธ–็•Œ้Š€่กŒใ€ADBใ€UNDPใ€Cordaidใ€Mercy Corpsใชใฉใฎๆกˆไปถใ‚’ๆ‹…ๅฝ“ใ—ใ€ใƒžใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒญใƒ•ใ‚กใ‚คใƒŠใƒณใ‚นๅˆ†้‡ŽใซใŠใ‘ใ‚‹่ฑŠๅฏŒใช็ตŒ้จ“ใ‚’็ฉใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

ๅ …็”ฐ่ˆชๅนณใฏใ€่ฒกๅ‹™ๅŠใณ็ตŒๅ–ถ็ฎก็†ใซใŠใ‘ใ‚‹20ๅนดไปฅไธŠใฎ่ฑŠๅฏŒใช็ตŒ้จ“ใ‚’ๆŒใกใ€ไบ”ๅธธใงใฏ2019ๅนดใ‹ใ‚‰CFOใจใ—ใฆใƒ•ใ‚กใ‚คใƒŠใƒณใ‚นๆฅญๅ‹™ใ‚’็ตฑๆ‹ฌใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ๅญฆ็”Ÿๆ™‚ไปฃใซใƒใƒณใ‚ฐใƒฉใƒ‡ใ‚ทใƒฅใฎNGOใซใŠใ‘ใ‚‹้•ทๆœŸใ‚คใƒณใ‚ฟใƒผใƒณใ‚’้€šใ˜ใฆใƒžใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒญใƒ•ใ‚กใ‚คใƒŠใƒณใ‚นใจๅ‡บไผšใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅคงๅญฆๅ’ๆฅญๅพŒใฏใ€ใƒขใƒซใ‚ฌใƒณใƒปใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒณใƒฌใƒผ่จผๅˆธไผš็คพใซใฆใ‚ญใƒฃใƒชใ‚ขใ‚’ใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒผใƒˆใ—ใ€ใใฎๅพŒOch-Ziff Capital Managementใซใฆ่ณ‡็”ฃ้‹็”จๆฅญๅ‹™ใซๆบใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใƒฉใ‚คใƒ•ใƒใƒƒใƒˆ็”Ÿๅ‘ฝไฟ้™บใฎไธŠๅ ดใ‚’ไธปๅฐŽใ—ใŸใฎใกใ€2014ๅนดใ€ใ‚นใƒžใƒผใƒˆใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผใ‚นใซๅ…ฅ็คพใ—ใ‚ณใƒผใƒใƒฌใƒผใƒˆ้ƒจ้–€ใฎ่ฒฌไปป่€…ใจใ—ใฆ่ณ‡้‡‘่ชฟ้”ใจ็ตŒๅ–ถ็ฎก็†ใฎไธก้ขใง้‡่ฆใชๅฝนๅ‰ฒใ‚’ๆžœใŸใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

ๅ …็”ฐ่ˆชๅนณใฏๅฐฑไปปใซใ‚ใŸใ‚Šไปฅไธ‹ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ่ฟฐในใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

ใ€Œ2019ๅนดใซๅ…ฅ็คพใ—ใฆไปฅๆฅใ€CFOใจใ—ใฆๆง˜ใ€…ใชๅฝขใฎ่ณ‡้‡‘่ชฟ้”ใซๆŒ‘ๆˆฆใ™ใ‚‹ใจๅŒๆ™‚ใซใ€ใ‚ฌใƒใƒŠใƒณใ‚นใ‚„ๅ†…้ƒจ็ตฑๅˆถใฎๅผทๅŒ–ใ‚’้€šใ˜ใŸๆŒ็ถšๅฏ่ƒฝใชๆˆ้•ทๅŸบ็›คใฅใใ‚Šใซๅ–ใ‚Š็ต„ใ‚“ใงใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ“ใฎๅ ดใ‚’ๅ€Ÿใ‚Šใฆใ€ๅฝ“็คพใฎๆˆ้•ทใ‚’ๆ”ฏใˆใฆใใ ใ•ใฃใŸๅคšใใฎๆ ชไธปใ‚„ใƒฌใƒณใƒ€ใƒผใฎ็š†ใ•ใพใซใ€ๅฟƒใ‚ˆใ‚Šๆ„Ÿ่ฌ็”ณใ—ไธŠใ’ใพใ™ใ€‚ไปŠๅพŒใ‚‚ๅผ•ใ็ถšใใ€ไธ–็•Œไธญใ‹ใ‚‰้›†ใพใฃใŸๅฟƒๅผทใ„ไปฒ้–“ใŸใกใจใจใ‚‚ใซใ€Žๆฐ‘้–“็‰ˆใฎไธ–็•Œ้Š€่กŒใ€ใ‚’็›ฎๆŒ‡ใ—ใ€ไธ€ๆญฉไธ€ๆญฉ็€ๅฎŸใซๅ‰้€ฒใ—ใฆใพใ„ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚็š†ใ•ใพใฎใ”ๆ”ฏๆดใ‚’ๅผ•ใ็ถšใใ‚ˆใ‚ใ—ใใŠ้ก˜ใ„็”ณใ—ไธŠใ’ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ€

Arnaud VenturaใŒไปฃ่กจๅŸท่กŒๅฝนใซๅฐฑไปป
ไฝตใ›ใฆไบ”ๅธธใฏใ€ๅŸท่กŒๅฝนใฎArnaud Venturaใ‚’ไปฃ่กจๅŸท่กŒๅฝนใซ้ธไปปใ„ใŸใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ“ใ‚Œใซใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ€ไปฃ่กจๅŸท่กŒๅฝน2ๅ๏ผˆๆ…ŽๆณฐไฟŠใ€Arnaud Ventura๏ผ‰ใจๆ–ฐใŸใซๅฐฑไปปใ—ใŸๅŸท่กŒๅฝน2ๅ๏ผˆSanjay Gandhiใ€ๅ …็”ฐ่ˆชๅนณ๏ผ‰ใฎ่จˆ4ๅใ‚’ไธญๅฟƒใซ็ตŒๅ–ถๅŸท่กŒใ‚’่กŒใ†ใ“ใจใจใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

ใ“ใฎๆ–ฐใŸใช็ตŒๅ–ถไฝ“ๅˆถใฎใ‚‚ใจใงใ€้‡‘่žๅŒ…ๆ‘‚ใ‚’ไธ–็•ŒไธญใซๅฑŠใ‘ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใƒŸใƒƒใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใ‚’้”ๆˆใ—ใ€ใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ใฎๆˆ้•ทใ‚’ใ•ใ‚‰ใซๅŠ ้€Ÿใ•ใ›ใฆๅ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚


ไบ”ๅธธใซใคใ„ใฆ
ไบ”ๅธธใฏใ‚ขใ‚ธใ‚ขๅŠใณใ‚ขใƒ•ใƒชใ‚ซใฎ12ใ‚ซๅ›ฝใงไบ‹ๆฅญใ‚’ๅฑ•้–‹ใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ไผš็คพใ‚’้€šใ˜ใ€้€”ไธŠๅ›ฝใซใŠใ„ใฆใƒžใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒญใƒ•ใ‚กใ‚คใƒŠใƒณใ‚นใ‚’ๅฑ•้–‹ใ™ใ‚‹ใƒ›ใƒผใƒซใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใƒณใ‚ฐใ‚ซใƒณใƒ‘ใƒ‹ใƒผใงใ™ใ€‚้‡‘่žๅŒ…ๆ‘‚ใ‚’ไธ–็•ŒไธญใซๅฑŠใ‘ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ใƒŸใƒƒใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใจใ—ใฆใ€2014ๅนด7ๆœˆใซ่จญ็ซ‹ใ•ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ไฝŽไพกๆ ผใง่‰ฏ่ณชใช้‡‘่žใ‚ตใƒผใƒ“ใ‚นใ‚’50ใ‚ซๅ›ฝใซๅฑŠใ‘ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’็›ฎๆŒ‡ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚2024ๅนด3ๆœˆๆœซๆ™‚็‚นใง1ไธ‡ไบบใ‚’่ถ…ใˆใ‚‹ใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ๅพ“ๆฅญๅ“กใ‚’ๆ“ใ—ใ€ใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ๅˆ็ฎ—ใฎ้กงๅฎขๆ•ฐใฏ240ไธ‡ไบบใ‚’็ช็ ดใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚


Arnaud Venturaใฏไปฃ่กจๅŸท่กŒๅฝนใจใ—ใฆ้ธไปปใ•ใ‚ŒใฆใŠใ‚Šใพใ™ใŒใ€ๅฟ…่ฆใชๆ‰‹็ถšใใฎๅฎŒไบ†ๅพŒใฎๅฐฑไปปใ‚’ไบˆๅฎšใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚๏ผˆ2025ๅนด2ๆœˆ5ๆ—ฅ่ฟฝ่จ˜๏ผ‰

November 14, 2024

Gojo strengthens corporate governance by welcoming three new Outside Directors and appointing Managing Partners

Almira Zejnilagic, Kshama Fernandes and Akira Kawashiro joined Gojo as Outside Directors
Gojo & Company, Inc. (Gojo) is pleased to announce that three new members - Almira Zejnilagic, Kshama Fernandes and Akira Kawashiro - have joined Gojoโ€™s board as new Outside Directors. As a result, our Board of Directors now has eight members, seven of whom are Outside Directors, and the ratio of female directors is 50%, further strengthening our governance and diversity.

Almira Zejnilagic (Outside Director)
Almira has two decades of experience in risk and crisis strategy management, serving as an advisor, board member, and senior executive, with extensive experience on investment committees. Most recently, she held a senior role in a global, fast-growing Web3 financial services company. Prior to that, she was a Partner at FTI Consulting, where she spent a decade building and leading the Global Risk and Investigation practice across Europe, Central Asia, and Africa. Almira is also recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.

Kshama Fernandes (Outside Director)
Kshama is a leading figure in the Indian financial markets and in the field of impact investing. She also serves as the Vice Chairperson of Northern Arc Group, a prominent finance company that connects underbanked institutions and businesses with capital markets investors. Kshama brings to Gojoโ€™s board three decades of expertise in capital markets, risk management, and structured finance, with the last 15 years focused on promoting financial inclusion in India.

Akira Kawashiro (Outside Director)
Akira Kawashiro is an attorney qualified to practice both Japanese law and Illinois law, currently serving as a Partner at Southgate, a law firm in Tokyo. His practice primarily focuses on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A), venture capital investments, and securities regulations. He has also been seconded to the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and has a deep knowledge of disclosure regulations.

Kshama Fernandes, one of the newly appointed Outside Directors, says โ€œI am indeed very happy to be joining the board of Gojo as an Outside Director. The companyโ€™s mission of extending financial inclusion across the globe is truly inspiring and resonates deeply with my personal goals and aspirations. Finance can be used as a powerful tool to help the underserved take control of their lives and chart their own destiny. I have witnessed this first hand through my work at Northern Arc Capital in India. It is only when we put the best minds to work on the biggest problems facing the world, that we will make sustainable progress. I am delighted to continue this journey of financial inclusion with a group of highly committed and a widely talented team at Gojoโ€.

Gojo extends a warm welcome to Almira, Kshama and Akira and looks forward to accelerating financial inclusion further!

Sanjay Gandhi and Kohei Katada appointed as Managing Partners
Gojo has appointed Sanjay Gandhi, founder & Chief Investment Officer, and Kohei Katada, Chief Financial Officer, as new Managing Partners ("Shikko-yaku", under the Companies Act in Japan).

Sanjay Gandhi (Managing Partner & CIO)
Sanjay Gandhi has been leading Gojo's investments for ten years. Sanjay is a qualified Chartered Accountant and joined the microfinance industry in 2003. He conducted 125 MFI ratings & assessments in 29 countries and approved more than 400 MFI Rating reports. Some of the assignments were for the World Bank, ADB, UNDP, Cordaid, and Mercy Corps.

Kohei Katada (Managing Partner & CFO)
Kohei Katada has been leading Gojoโ€™s fundraising efforts since 2019, bringing with him over 20 years of extensive experience in finance and corporate management. He began his career at Morgan Stanley, followed by a tenure at Och-Ziff Capital Management. In 2012, Kohei successfully led the IPO of LIFENET INSURANCE. Later, as Senior Vice President of Finance at SmartNews, he was pivotal in both fundraising and the establishment of essential corporate functions.

Kohei states, โ€œSince joining the company in 2019, I have embraced numerous challenges in fundraising as CFO while dedicating efforts to building a strong foundation for sustainable growth through enhanced governance and internal controls. I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt gratitude to the many shareholders and lenders who have supported our growth. Moving forward, I will continue to advance step by step toward our vision of becoming the private sector version of the World Bank, with the steadfast support of our dedicated team members from around the world. I look forward to your continued support and encouragement as we strive for further progressโ€.

Arnaud Ventura appointed as Representative Executive Officer
Gojo has also appointed Arnaud Ventura as Representative Executive Officer (โ€œDaihyo shikko-yakuโ€). Gojo now has four Managing Partners as its core executive team - Taejun Shin (Managing Partner & CEO), Arnaud Ventura (Managing Partner), Sanjay Gandhi (Managing Partner & CIO) and Kohei Katada (Managing Partner & CFO). We believe this strengthens the corporate governance structure and sustainability of the management team. 


About Gojo
Gojo & Company, Inc. is a Tokyo-based holding company of inclusive financial service providers operating in Cambodia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India, Tajikistan, and Africa. Gojo was founded to extend financial inclusion across the globe, and its goal is to enable the provision of high-quality affordable financial services in 50 countries. Established in 2014, Gojo Group is serving more than 2.4 million clients across the globe as of March 2024.


(Added 2025/2/5) Arnaud Ventura was appointed as Representative Executive Officer, however, such appointment is not yet effective and will be effective upon completion of required procedures.

October 24, 2024

Gojo completed USD 233 million in Series F equity finance and debt finance combined to support its growth

Gojo raised USD 122 million (JPY 17.5 billion) in Series F equity financing and USD 111 million (JPY 15.9 billion) in debt from multiple lenders

Gojo & Company, Inc. (โ€œGojoโ€) is pleased to announce that we have successfully completed our Series F fundraising with paid-in capital since our establishment in July 2014 reaching JPY 46.5 billion (USD 325 million). Gojo also raised approximately JPY 15.9 billion in debt (including Syndicated Term Loan (with availability period) from six Japanese financial institutions including Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

Gojo closed a JPY 17.5 billion (USD 122 million) Series F Equity Financing round with our effort to actively develop new fundraising methods including private placements to professional investors and fundraising from Japanese crossover investors

Gojo has completed JPY 17.5 billion (USD 122 million) Series F financing round1 by September 2024. In March, Gojo raised approximately JPY 5.0 billion from mainly individual investors in Japan through a private placement to professional investors through J-Ships2, which is part of this Series F financing. 

Gojo was selected as the first equity investment to an unlisted company by crossover funds3 launched by leading Japanese institutional investors, Asset Management One Co., Ltd 4., and Rheos Capital Works Inc.5 as well as Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd.6

In addition, we are pleased to welcome new institutional investors including International Cooperation and Development Fund, a Taiwanese dedicated official foreign aid organization, Hungchi Capital Co. Ltd, a Taiwanese impact venture capital focus on sustainability and climate solutions, HiJoJo Partners Inc., an independent investment management company focusing on domestic and international middle and late stage investments, the impact investment division of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited, Daiwa House Ventures Co.,Ltd., Fujitsu Ventures Fund LLC, Iwagin Mirai Investment Co.,Ltd., The San-in Godo Bank, Ltd., NOW, Inc., ABF Capital, Inc., as well as individual investors. We also received additional investments from existing shareholders, ACA Investments Pte. Ltd., MARUI GROUP CO., LTD., CAPITAL X,Inc., HFA Capital Co.,Ltd., QR Investment Co., 15th Rock Fund II LPS, SAMURAI INCUBATE INC., and GMO VenturePartners,Inc., and DIMENSION, Inc. 

With our cumulative Series F financing amount, we are strengthening Gojoโ€™s financial foundation, investing in further growth of group companies, particularly in India and Tajikistan, as well as investing in financial service providers in Asia and Africa. As part of this, we announced entry into Africa through an investment in Baobab Group, one of the major pan-African microfinance groups.

Gojo raised approximately JPY 15.9 billion (USD 111 million) in debt and diversified debt financing methods

Gojo has been working to diversify debt financing methods and optimise funding costs in parallel with equity financing. As a result, we executed JPY 4.0 billion (USD 30 million) Syndicated Term Loan agreements (with availability period) with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation as arranger and agent, the Hokkoku Bank, Ltd. and Higashi-Nippon Bank, Ltd. as participating banks in March 2024. In April, Gojo also raised JPY 1.0 billion (loan term: 3 years) from Mizuho Venture Debt Fund Investment Limited Partnership managed by Mizuho Capital Co., Ltd. through the underwriting of unsecured straight bonds. In August, we raised a term loan of JPY 200 million (USD 1.4 million) and a 3-year term from THE BANK OF FUKUOKA. 

Gojo directly supports the debt financing of group companies in developing countries through intercompany loans as a use of funds of the loan raised in Japan as well as strengthening the relationship between our group companies and lenders by providing numerous types of credit guarantees. In August, a Social Loan of JPY 9.0 billion (USD 60 million) and a 2.5-year loan term was executed by SMBC to Gojoโ€™s group company in India followed by 2023. In September, a term loan of JPY 1.7 billion (USD 20 million) and a 2.5-year loan term was executed by Mizuho Bank, Ltd. to Gojoโ€™s group company in India.

Gojo continues to work on optimising funding costs by pursuing global scale and risk diversification, building strong relationships with Japanese financial institutions and individual investors, and diversifying financing methods.

Footnotes

1. Issued Class F, F2, and F3 Preferred Shares 
2. Please refer to the news release of Nomura Securities Co. for details of the J-Ships
3. Crossover investors or crossover funds refer to institutional investors that invest in both listed and unlisted equity
4. Investment through One-Premier Luxembourg Master SA SICAV-RAIF Crossover Capital Master Fund, for which Asset Management One Co., Ltd. serves as the investment advisor
5. Investment from Investment Trust managed by Rheos Capital Works Inc. 
6. Investment from an investment trust (private placement) managed by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd.
7. JPY/USD=142.82

About Gojo & Company

Gojo & Company, Inc. is a Tokyo-based holding company of inclusive financial service providers operating in Cambodia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India, Tajikistan, and Africa with a JPY 123.7 billion Consolidated Gross Loan Portfolio. Gojo was founded to extend financial inclusion across the globe. Gojoโ€™s goal is to enable the provision of high-quality affordable financial services in 50 countries. Established in 2014, Gojo Group is serving more than 2.4 million clients across the globe as of March 2024.

October 24, 2024

ๆฐ‘้–“็‰ˆใฎไธ–็•Œ้Š€่กŒใ‚’็›ฎๆŒ‡ใ™ไบ”ๅธธใƒปใ‚ขใƒณใƒ‰ใƒปใ‚ซใƒณใƒ‘ใƒ‹ใƒผใ€175ๅ„„ๅ††ใฎใ‚ทใƒชใƒผใ‚บFใƒฉใ‚ฆใƒณใƒ‰่ณ‡้‡‘่ชฟ้”ใ‚’ๅฎŒไบ†ใ€‚ไฝตใ›ใฆใ€ๅ›ฝๅ†…้‡‘่žๆฉŸ้–ข6็คพใ‚ˆใ‚Š159ๅ„„ๅ††ใฎใƒ‡ใƒƒใƒˆ่ชฟ้”ใ‚’ๅฎŸๆ–ฝ

ไบ”ๅธธใƒปใ‚ขใƒณใƒ‰ใƒปใ‚ซใƒณใƒ‘ใƒ‹ใƒผๆ ชๅผไผš็คพ๏ผˆไปฃ่กจๅŸท่กŒๅฝน๏ผšๆ…ŽๆณฐไฟŠใ€ๆœฌ็คพ๏ผšๆฑไบฌ้ƒฝๆธ‹่ฐทๅŒบ๏ผ‰ใฏใ€ๅˆ่จˆ175ๅ„„ๅ††ใฎใ‚ทใƒชใƒผใ‚บFใƒฉใ‚ฆใƒณใƒ‰่ณ‡้‡‘่ชฟ้”ใ‚’ๅฎŒไบ†ใ—ใ€2014ๅนด7ๆœˆใฎๅ‰ตๆฅญใ‹ใ‚‰ใฎ็ดฏ่จˆ่ณ‡ๆœฌ่ชฟ้”้กใฏ465ๅ„„ๅ††ใจใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใพใŸใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใจไฝตใ›ใฆใ€ๆ ชๅผไผš็คพไธ‰ไบ•ไฝๅ‹้Š€่กŒใ‚„ๆ ชๅผไผš็คพใฟใšใป้Š€่กŒใชใฉ6็คพใฎๅ›ฝๅ†…้‡‘่žๆฉŸ้–ขใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ€ไบ”ๅธธๅŠใณใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ไผš็คพๅ‘ใ‘ใซๅˆ่จˆ็ด„159ๅ„„ๅ††ใฎใƒ‡ใƒƒใƒˆ่ชฟ้”๏ผˆใ‚ณใƒŸใƒƒใƒˆๅž‹ใ‚ทใƒณใ‚ธใ‚ฑใƒผใƒˆใƒญใƒผใƒณใ‚’ๅซใ‚€๏ผ‰ใ‚’ๅฎŸๆ–ฝใ—ใŸใ“ใจใ‚’ใŠ็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใ›ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚

ๅˆ่จˆ175ๅ„„ๅ††ใงใ‚ทใƒชใƒผใ‚บFใƒฉใ‚ฆใƒณใƒ‰่ณ‡้‡‘่ชฟ้”ใ‚’ๆœ€็ต‚ใ‚ฏใƒญใƒผใ‚บใ€‚็‰นๅฎšๆŠ•่ณ‡ๅฎถ็งๅ‹Ÿใ€ๅ›ฝๅ†…ใ‚ฏใƒญใ‚นใ‚ชใƒผใƒใƒผๆŠ•่ณ‡ๅฎถ3็คพใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹ๅ‡บ่ณ‡ใชใฉใ€ๆ–ฐใŸใช่ณ‡้‡‘่ชฟ้”ๆ‰‹ๆณ•ใ‚’็ฉๆฅต็š„ใซ้–‹ๆ‹“ใ€‚

ไบ”ๅธธใฏใ€2024ๅนด9ๆœˆใพใงใฎ้–“ใซๅˆ่จˆ175ๅ„„ๅ††ใฎใ‚ทใƒชใƒผใ‚บFใƒฉใ‚ฆใƒณใƒ‰1่ณ‡้‡‘่ชฟ้”ใ‚’ๅฎŒไบ†ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ“ใฎไธญใซใฏใ€็‰นๅฎšๆŠ•่ณ‡ๅฎถๅ‘ใ‘้Š˜ๆŸ„ๅˆถๅบฆ๏ผˆJ-Ships๏ผ‰2ใ‚’ๆดป็”จใ—ใ€้‡Žๆ‘่ญ‰ๅˆธๆ ชๅผไผš็คพใ‚’้€šใ˜ใฆใ€ๆœฌๅนด3ๆœˆใซๅ›ฝๅ†…ใฎๅ€‹ไบบๆŠ•่ณ‡ๅฎถใ‚’ไธญๅฟƒใจใ—ใŸ็‰นๅฎšๆŠ•่ณ‡ๅฎถใ‹ใ‚‰่ชฟ้”ใ—ใŸ็ด„50ๅ„„ๅ††ใ‚‚ๅซใพใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

ใพใŸใ€ๆœฌใƒฉใ‚ฆใƒณใƒ‰ใงใฏใ€ๆ—ฅๆœฌใ‚’ไปฃ่กจใ™ใ‚‹ๆฉŸ้–ขๆŠ•่ณ‡ๅฎถใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‚ขใ‚ปใƒƒใƒˆใƒžใƒใ‚ธใƒกใƒณใƒˆOneๆ ชๅผไผš็คพ3ใ€ใƒฌใ‚ชใ‚นใƒปใ‚ญใƒฃใƒ”ใ‚ฟใƒซใƒฏใƒผใ‚ฏใ‚นๆ ชๅผไผš็คพ4ใ€ๅŠใณไธ‰ไบ•ไฝๅ‹ใƒˆใƒฉใ‚นใƒˆใƒปใ‚ขใ‚ปใƒƒใƒˆใƒžใƒใ‚ธใƒกใƒณใƒˆๆ ชๅผไผš็คพ5ใŒใใ‚Œใžใ‚Œ้‹็”จใ‚’้–‹ๅง‹ใ—ใŸใ‚ฏใƒญใ‚นใ‚ชใƒผใƒใƒผใƒปใƒ•ใ‚กใƒณใƒ‰6ใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹ใ€ๅˆใฎๆœชไธŠๅ ดๆ ชๆŠ•่ณ‡ๅ…ˆใจใ—ใฆๅฝ“็คพใ‚’้ธๅฎšใ„ใŸใ ใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

ๅŠ ใˆใฆใ€ๆตทๅค–ใ‹ใ‚‰ใฏๅฐๆนพใฎๆตทๅค–ๆดๅŠฉๅฐ‚้–€ๆฉŸ้–ขใงใ‚ใ‚‹International Cooperation and Development Fundใ€ใ‚ตใ‚นใƒ†ใƒŠใƒ“ใƒชใƒ†ใ‚ฃใจๆฐ—ๅ€™ๅค‰ๅ‹•ใ‚ฝใƒชใƒฅใƒผใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใซ็‰นๅŒ–ใ—ใŸๅฐๆนพใฎใƒ™ใƒณใƒใƒฃใƒผใ‚ญใƒฃใƒ”ใ‚ฟใƒซ Hungchi Capital Co. Ltd.ใ€ๅ›ฝๅ†…ๅค–ใฎใƒŸใƒ‰ใƒซใƒปใƒฌใ‚คใƒˆใ‚นใƒ†ใƒผใ‚ธๆŠ•่ณ‡ใซ็‰นๅŒ–ใ—ใŸ็‹ฌ็ซ‹็ณป้‹็”จไผš็คพHiJoJo Partnersๆ ชๅผไผš็คพใ€ไธ‰ไบ•ไฝๅ‹ไฟก่จ—้Š€่กŒๆ ชๅผไผš็คพใฎใ‚คใƒณใƒ‘ใ‚ฏใƒˆๆŠ•่ณ‡้ƒจ้–€ใ€ๅคงๅ’Œใƒใ‚ฆใ‚นใƒ™ใƒณใƒใƒฃใƒผใ‚บๆ ชๅผไผš็คพใ€ๅˆๅŒไผš็คพๅฏŒๅฃซ้€šใƒ™ใƒณใƒใƒฃใƒผใ‚บใƒ•ใ‚กใƒณใƒ‰ใ€ใ„ใ‚ใŽใ‚“ๆœชๆฅๆŠ•่ณ‡ๆ ชๅผไผš็คพใ€ๆ ชๅผไผš็คพๅฑฑ้™ฐๅˆๅŒ้Š€่กŒใ€NOWๆ ชๅผไผš็คพใ€ๆ ชๅผไผš็คพใ‚จใƒผใƒ“ใƒผใ‚จใƒ•ใ‚ญใƒฃใƒ”ใ‚ฟใƒซใชใฉใฎๆ–ฐ่ฆๆฉŸ้–ขๆŠ•่ณ‡ๅฎถๅŠใณ่ค‡ๆ•ฐใฎๅ€‹ไบบๆŠ•่ณ‡ๅฎถใฎๅ‚็”ปใซๅŠ ใˆใฆใ€ๆ—ขๅญ˜ๆ ชไธปใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€ACA Investments Pte. Ltd.ใ€ๆ ชๅผไผš็คพไธธไบ•ใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ใ€CAPITAL Xๆ ชๅผไผš็คพใ€HFAใ‚ญใƒฃใƒ”ใ‚ฟใƒซๆ ชๅผไผš็คพใ€ๆ ชๅผไผš็คพQRใ‚คใƒณใƒ™ใ‚นใƒˆใƒกใƒณใƒˆใ€15th Rock Fund 2ๅทๆŠ•่ณ‡ไบ‹ๆฅญๆœ‰้™่ฒฌไปป็ต„ๅˆใ€ๆ ชๅผไผš็คพใ‚ตใƒ ใƒฉใ‚คใ‚คใƒณใ‚ญใƒฅใƒ™ใƒผใƒˆใ€GMO VenturePartnersๆ ชๅผไผš็คพใ€DIMENSIONๆ ชๅผไผš็คพใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹่ฟฝๅŠ ๆŠ•่ณ‡ใ‚‚ๅฎŸ็พใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

ใ‚ทใƒชใƒผใ‚บFใƒฉใ‚ฆใƒณใƒ‰ใง่ชฟ้”ใ—ใŸ่ณ‡้‡‘ใฏใ€ใ‚คใƒณใƒ‰ใ‚„ใ‚ฟใ‚ธใ‚ญใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒณใ‚’ไธญๅฟƒใจใ—ใŸๆ—ขๅญ˜ใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ไผš็คพใฎๆˆ้•ทใซๅ‘ใ‘ใŸ่ฒกๅ‹™ๅŸบ็›คๅผทๅŒ–ใจใƒ‡ใ‚ธใ‚ฟใƒซๅŒ–ใฎๆŽจ้€ฒใ€ใ‚ขใ‚ธใ‚ขใƒปใ‚ขใƒ•ใƒชใ‚ซๅœฐๅŸŸใซใŠใ„ใฆ้‡‘่žๅŒ…ๆ‘‚ใซๅ–ใ‚Š็ต„ใ‚€ไบ‹ๆฅญ่€…ใธใฎๅ‡บ่ณ‡็ญ‰ใซๅ……ๅฝ“ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ“ใฎไธ€็’ฐใจใ—ใฆใ€ๅ…ˆๆ—ฅใ€ใ‚ขใƒ•ใƒชใ‚ซๆœ€ๅคง็ดšใฎใƒžใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒญใƒ•ใ‚กใ‚คใƒŠใƒณใ‚นใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ใงใ‚ใ‚‹Baobab Groupใธใฎๅ‡บ่ณ‡ใ‚’้€šใ˜ใฆใ‚ขใƒ•ใƒชใ‚ซใซ้€ฒๅ‡บใ—ใŸใ“ใจใ‚’ๅ…ฌ่กจใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

ใ‚ทใƒชใƒผใ‚บFใƒฉใ‚ฆใƒณใƒ‰ใจไธฆ่กŒใ—ใฆ็ด„159ๅ„„ๅ††ใฎๅ€Ÿๅ…ฅใ‚’ๅฎŸๆ–ฝใ€‚ใƒ‡ใƒƒใƒˆ่ชฟ้”ๆ‰‹ๆฎตใฎๅคšๆง˜ๅŒ–ใŒใ•ใ‚‰ใซ้€ฒๅฑ•ใ€‚

ไบ”ๅธธใฏใ€ใ‚จใ‚ฏใ‚คใƒ†ใ‚ฃ่ชฟ้”ใจไธฆ่กŒใ—ใฆใ€ใƒ‡ใƒƒใƒˆ่ชฟ้”ๆ‰‹ๆฎตใฎๅคšๆง˜ๅŒ–ใจ่ชฟ้”ใ‚ณใ‚นใƒˆใฎๆœ€้ฉๅŒ–ใซๅ–ใ‚Š็ต„ใ‚“ใงใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใฎ็ตๆžœใ€ใ‚ใ‚‰ใŸใชๅ–ใ‚Š็ต„ใฟใจใ—ใฆใ€3ๆœˆใซไธ‰ไบ•ไฝๅ‹้Š€่กŒใ‚’ใ‚ขใƒฌใƒณใ‚ธใƒฃใƒผๅ…ผใ‚จใƒผใ‚ธใ‚งใƒณใƒˆใ€ๆ ชๅผไผš็คพๅŒ—ๅœ‹้Š€่กŒๅŠใณๆ ชๅผไผš็คพๆฑๆ—ฅๆœฌ้Š€่กŒใ‚’ๅ‚ๅŠ ้‡‘่žๆฉŸ้–ขใจใ™ใ‚‹40ๅ„„ๅ††ใฎใ‚ณใƒŸใƒƒใƒˆๅž‹ใ‚ทใƒณใ‚ธใ‚ฑใƒผใƒˆใƒญใƒผใƒณๅฅ‘็ด„ใ‚’็ท ็ตใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใพใŸใ€4ๆœˆใซใฏใฟใšใปใ‚ญใƒฃใƒ”ใ‚ฟใƒซๆ ชๅผไผš็คพใŒ้‹ๅ–ถใ™ใ‚‹ใฟใšใปใƒ™ใƒณใƒใƒฃใƒผใƒ‡ใƒƒใƒˆใƒ•ใ‚กใƒณใƒ‰ๆŠ•่ณ‡ไบ‹ๆฅญๆœ‰้™่ฒฌไปป็ต„ๅˆใ‚ˆใ‚Š็„กๆ‹…ไฟๆ™ฎ้€š็คพๅ‚ตใฎๅผ•ๅ—ใ‚’้€šใ˜ใฆ10ๅ„„ๅ††๏ผˆๅ€Ÿๅ…ฅๆœŸ้–“3ๅนด๏ผ‰ใ€8ๆœˆใซๆ ชๅผไผš็คพ็ฆๅฒก้Š€่กŒใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ‚ฟใƒผใƒ ใƒญใƒผใƒณ2ๅ„„ๅ††๏ผˆๅ€Ÿๅ…ฅๆœŸ้–“3ๅนด๏ผ‰ใฎ่ชฟ้”ใ‚‚ๅฎŸๆ–ฝใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

ไบ”ๅธธใฏใ€ๆ—ฅๆœฌใซใŠใ„ใฆ่ชฟ้”ใ—ใŸใƒ‡ใƒƒใƒˆใฎ่ปข่ฒธ(่ฆชๅญใƒญใƒผใƒณ)็ญ‰ใซใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ€้€”ไธŠๅ›ฝใฎใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ไผš็คพใฎ่ฒ ๅ‚ต่ชฟ้”ใ‚’็›ดๆŽฅ็š„ใซใ‚ตใƒใƒผใƒˆใ™ใ‚‹ใปใ‹ใ€ใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ไผš็คพใจใƒฌใƒณใƒ€ใƒผใฎ้–“ใฎ้–ขไฟ‚ๅผทๅŒ–ใ‚„ไฟก็”จ่ฃœๅฎŒใชใฉใฎใƒ‡ใƒƒใƒˆ่ชฟ้”ๆ”ฏๆด็ญ‰ใ‚‚่กŒใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ“ใฎ็ตๆžœใ€8ๆœˆใซใฏใ‚คใƒณใƒ‰ใฎใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ไผš็คพๅ‘ใ‘ใซๆ˜จๅนดใซ็ถšใ„ใฆไธ‰ไบ•ไฝๅ‹้Š€่กŒใ‹ใ‚‰็ด„90ๅ„„ๅ††ใ€ๅ€Ÿๅ…ฅๆœŸ้–“็ด„2ๅนดๅŠใฎใ‚ฝใƒผใ‚ทใƒฃใƒซใƒญใƒผใƒณใŒๅฎŸ่กŒใ•ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใพใŸใ€9ๆœˆใซใฏใ‚คใƒณใƒ‰ใฎใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ไผš็คพๅ‘ใ‘ใซใฟใšใป้Š€่กŒใ‹ใ‚‰็ด„17ๅ„„ๅ††ใ€ๅ€Ÿๅ…ฅๆœŸ้–“็ด„2ๅนดๅŠใฎใƒญใƒผใƒณใŒๅฎŸ่กŒใ•ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

ไปŠๅพŒใ‚‚ใ€่ณ‡้‡‘่ชฟ้”ใฎๅคšๆง˜ๅŒ–ใ‚„่ชฟ้”ใ‚ณใ‚นใƒˆใฎๆœ€้ฉๅŒ–ใ‚’้€šใ˜ใ€ๆŒ็ถš็š„ใชๆˆ้•ทใจ้‡‘่žๅŒ…ๆ‘‚ใฎๆ‹กๅคงใซๅ–ใ‚Š็ต„ใ‚“ใงใพใ„ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

1. F็จฎใ€F2็จฎใ€F3็จฎใฎๅ„ๅ„ชๅ…ˆๆ ชๅผใ‚’็™บ่กŒ
2. ๅˆถๅบฆใฎ่ฉณ็ดฐ็ญ‰ใซใคใ„ใฆใฏ้‡Žๆ‘่ญ‰ๅˆธๆ ชๅผไผš็คพใฎใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผใ‚นใƒชใƒชใƒผใ‚นใ‚’ใ”ๅ‚็…งใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
3. ใ‚ขใ‚ปใƒƒใƒˆใƒžใƒใ‚ธใƒกใƒณใƒˆOneๆ ชๅผไผš็คพใŒใ‚คใƒณใƒ™ใ‚นใƒˆใƒกใƒณใƒˆใ‚ขใƒ‰ใƒใ‚คใ‚ถใƒผใ‚’ๅ‹™ใ‚ใ‚‹One-Premier Luxembourg Master SA SICAV-RAIF Crossover Capital Master Fundใ‚’้€šใ˜ใŸๅ‡บ่ณ‡
4. ใƒฌใ‚ชใ‚นใƒปใ‚ญใƒฃใƒ”ใ‚ฟใƒซใƒฏใƒผใ‚ฏใ‚นๆ ชๅผไผš็คพใŒ้‹็”จใ™ใ‚‹ๅ…ฌๅ‹ŸๆŠ•่ณ‡ไฟก่จ—ใ‹ใ‚‰ใฎๅ‡บ่ณ‡
5. ไธ‰ไบ•ไฝๅ‹ใƒˆใƒฉใ‚นใƒˆใƒปใ‚ขใ‚ปใƒƒใƒˆใƒžใƒใ‚ธใƒกใƒณใƒˆๆ ชๅผไผš็คพใŒ้‹็”จใ™ใ‚‹ๆŠ•่ณ‡ไฟก่จ—๏ผˆ็งๅ‹Ÿ๏ผ‰ใ‹ใ‚‰ใฎๅ‡บ่ณ‡
6. ใ‚ฏใƒญใ‚นใ‚ชใƒผใƒใƒผๆŠ•่ณ‡ๅฎถใพใŸใฏใ‚ฏใƒญใ‚นใ‚ชใƒผใƒใƒผใƒปใƒ•ใ‚กใƒณใƒ‰ใจใฏใ€ไธŠๅ ดๆ ชๅผใจๆœชไธŠๅ ดๆ ชๅผใฎไธกๆ–นใซๆŠ•่ณ‡ใ™ใ‚‹ๆฉŸ้–ขๆŠ•่ณ‡ๅฎถใ‚’ๆŒ‡ใ—ใพใ™

ไบ”ๅธธใƒปใ‚ขใƒณใƒ‰ใƒปใ‚ซใƒณใƒ‘ใƒ‹ใƒผใซใคใ„ใฆ

ไบ”ๅธธใฏใ‚ขใ‚ธใ‚ขๅŠใณใ‚ขใƒ•ใƒชใ‚ซใฎ12ใ‚ซๅ›ฝใงไบ‹ๆฅญใ‚’ๅฑ•้–‹ใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ไผš็คพใ‚’้€šใ˜ใ€้€”ไธŠๅ›ฝใซใŠใ„ใฆใƒžใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒญใƒ•ใ‚กใ‚คใƒŠใƒณใ‚นใ‚’ๅฑ•้–‹ใ™ใ‚‹ใƒ›ใƒผใƒซใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใƒณใ‚ฐใ‚ซใƒณใƒ‘ใƒ‹ใƒผใงใ™ใ€‚้‡‘่žๅŒ…ๆ‘‚ใ‚’ไธ–็•ŒไธญใซๅฑŠใ‘ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ใƒŸใƒƒใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใจใ—ใฆใ€2014ๅนด7ๆœˆใซ่จญ็ซ‹ใ•ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ไฝŽไพกๆ ผใง่‰ฏ่ณชใช้‡‘่žใ‚ตใƒผใƒ“ใ‚นใ‚’50ใ‚ซๅ›ฝใซๅฑŠใ‘ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’็›ฎๆŒ‡ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚2024ๅนด3ๆœˆๆœซๆ™‚็‚นใง1ไธ‡ไบบใ‚’่ถ…ใˆใ‚‹ใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ๅพ“ๆฅญๅ“กใ‚’ๆ“ใ—ใ€ใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ๅˆ็ฎ—ใฎ้กงๅฎขๆ•ฐใฏ240ไธ‡ไบบใ€้€ฃ็ตๅ–ถๆฅญ่ฒธไป˜้‡‘ใฏ1,200ๅ„„ๅ††ใ‚’็ช็ ดใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

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October 4, 2024

ไบ”ๅธธใƒปใ‚ขใƒณใƒ‰ใƒปใ‚ซใƒณใƒ‘ใƒ‹ใƒผใ€Baobab Groupใธใฎๅ‡บ่ณ‡ใ‚’้€šใ˜ใฆใ‚ขใƒ•ใƒชใ‚ซใซ้€ฒๅ‡บ

ไบ”ๅธธใƒปใ‚ขใƒณใƒ‰ใƒปใ‚ซใƒณใƒ‘ใƒ‹ใƒผๆ ชๅผไผš็คพ๏ผˆไปฅไธ‹ใ€ใ€Œไบ”ๅธธใ€๏ผ‰ใฏใ€ใ‚ขใƒ•ใƒชใ‚ซๆœ€ๅคง็ดšใฎใƒžใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒญใƒ•ใ‚กใ‚คใƒŠใƒณใ‚นใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ใงใ‚ใ‚‹Baobab Group*๏ผˆไปฅไธ‹ใ€ใ€ŒBaobabใ€๏ผ‰ใฎ็™บ่กŒๆธˆๆ ชๅผใฎ16.4๏ผ…ใ‚’ๅ–ๅพ—ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚Baobabใฏใ€ใƒ–ใƒซใ‚ญใƒŠใƒ•ใ‚กใ‚ฝใ€ใ‚ณใƒณใ‚ดๆฐ‘ไธปๅ…ฑๅ’Œๅ›ฝใ€ใ‚ณใƒผใƒˆใ‚ธใƒœใƒฏใƒผใƒซใ€ใƒžใƒ€ใ‚ฌใ‚นใ‚ซใƒซใ€ใƒžใƒชใ€ใƒŠใ‚คใ‚ธใ‚งใƒชใ‚ขใ€ใ‚ปใƒใ‚ฌใƒซใฎใ‚ขใƒ•ใƒชใ‚ซ7ใ‚ซๅ›ฝใซๆ‹ ็‚นใ‚’ๆœ‰ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ไบ”ๅธธใฎใ‚ขใƒ•ใƒชใ‚ซๅคง้™ธใซใŠใ‘ใ‚‹ๅˆใฎๅ‡บ่ณ‡ใงใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ไบ”ๅธธใฏๅŒๅœฐๅŸŸใซใŠใ‘ใ‚‹ๆœ‰็”จใ‹ใคๆ‰‹้ ƒใช้‡‘่žใ‚ตใƒผใƒ“ใ‚นใธใฎใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ปใ‚นใ‚’ๅผทๅŒ–ใ—ใ€ไธ–็•Œไธญใง้‡‘่žๅŒ…ๆ‘‚ใ‚’ๆŽจ้€ฒใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚

ใ€Œไธญๅฐ้›ถ็ดฐไบ‹ๆฅญ่€…ใฎ้‡‘่žๅŒ…ๆ‘‚ใจๆŒ็ถšๅฏ่ƒฝใชๆˆ้•ทใ‚’ๅŠ ้€Ÿใ•ใ›ใ‚‹ใ€ใจใ„ใ†ใƒŸใƒƒใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใ‚’ๆŽฒใ’ใ‚‹Baobabใฏใ€ไธญๅฐ้›ถ็ดฐไบ‹ๆฅญ่€…ๅ‘ใ‘ใฎ1,000ใƒฆใƒผใƒญไปฅไธ‹ใฎๅฐ‘้ก่ž่ณ‡ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ๆœ€ๅคง30ไธ‡ใƒฆใƒผใƒญใฎใƒ“ใ‚ธใƒใ‚นใƒญใƒผใƒณใพใงใ€ๅคšๆง˜ใช้‡‘่žๅ•†ๅ“ใ‚’ๆไพ›ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚Baobabใฏใ€่ž่ณ‡ใซๅŠ ใˆใฆใ€้ ้‡‘ใ€ๆฑบๆธˆใ€ไฟ้™บ็ญ‰ใฎๅŒ…ๆ‹ฌ็š„ใช้‡‘่žใ‚ตใƒผใƒ“ใ‚นใ‚’ๆไพ›ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚Baobabใฎใƒขใƒใ‚คใƒซใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒชใ‚’้€šใ˜ใฆใ€้กงๅฎขใฏใƒ‡ใ‚ธใ‚ฟใƒซใƒปใƒŠใƒŽใƒญใƒผใƒณใฎ็”ณใ—่พผใฟใ€้€้‡‘ใ€ใƒญใƒผใƒณ่ฟ”ๆธˆ่จ˜้Œฒใฎ็ขบ่ชใ‚’็ฐกๅ˜ใซ่กŒใ†ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ 2023ๅนด12ๆœˆๆ™‚็‚นใงใ€Baobabใฏ็ด„46ไธ‡ไบบใฎ้กงๅฎข**ใซใ‚ตใƒผใƒ“ใ‚นใ‚’ๆไพ›ใ—ใฆใŠใ‚Šใ€ๅ–ถๆฅญ่ฒธไป˜้‡‘ใฏ็ด„8ๅ„„3,000ไธ‡ใƒฆใƒผใƒญใจใชใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

BaobabใฎCEO Philip Sigwartๆฐใ‚ณใƒกใƒณใƒˆ

Baobabใฏใ€ไบ”ๅธธใ‚’ๅฝ“็คพใฎๆ ชไธปใจใ—ใฆ่ฟŽใˆๅ…ฅใ‚ŒใŸใ“ใจใซๅคงใใชๅ–œใณใ‚’ๆ„Ÿใ˜ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚็งใŸใกใŒๅ…ฑๆœ‰ใ™ใ‚‹ใƒ“ใ‚ธใƒงใƒณใจไพกๅ€ค่ฆณใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆใ€ใ‚ขใƒ•ใƒชใ‚ซๅคง้™ธๅ…จๅŸŸใซใŠใ‘ใ‚‹้‡‘่žๅŒ…ๆ‘‚ใŒใ•ใ‚‰ใซ้€ฒๅฑ•ใ™ใ‚‹ใจ็ขบไฟกใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

ไบ”ๅธธใฎManaging Partner Arnaud Venturaใ‚ณใƒกใƒณใƒˆ

ไบ”ๅธธใฏBaobabใฎ้•ทๆœŸ็š„ใชใƒ‘ใƒผใƒˆใƒŠใƒผใจใ—ใฆใ€ใ‚ขใƒ•ใƒชใ‚ซๅคง้™ธใซใŠใ‘ใ‚‹ๆ‹กๅคงใจใ€ใใ‚Œใ‚’ๅฏ่ƒฝใซใ™ใ‚‹ๅคšๆง˜ใช่ณ‡้‡‘ๆบใธใฎใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ปใ‚นใ‚’ใ‚ตใƒใƒผใƒˆใ—ใ€ใ‚ˆใ‚Šๅคšใใฎ้กงๅฎขใซใ‚ตใƒผใƒ“ใ‚นใ‚’ๆไพ›ใ—ใฆใ„ใใพใ™ใ€‚

*ใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ๆŒๆ ชไผš็คพใงใ‚ใ‚‹Baobab S.A.Sใฎๆ ชๅผใ‚’ๅ–ๅพ—

**้กงๅฎขๆ•ฐใฏใ€้ŽๅŽป1ๅนดใซBaobabใฎๅฃๅบงใ‚’ๅˆฉ็”จใ—ใฆๅ–ๅผ•ใ‚’่กŒใฃใŸไธญๅฐ้›ถ็ดฐไบ‹ๆฅญ่€…ๆ•ฐ


Baobabใซใคใ„ใฆย ย 

Baobabใฏใ€ใ‚ขใƒ•ใƒชใ‚ซๆœ€ๅคง็ดšใฎใƒžใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒญใƒ•ใ‚กใ‚คใƒŠใƒณใ‚นใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ใงใ‚ใ‚Šใ€7ใคใฎๅญไผš็คพใ‚’้€šใ˜ใฆใ€2023ๅนด12ๆœˆๆ™‚็‚นใง็ด„46ไธ‡ไบบใฎไธญๅฐ้›ถ็ดฐไบ‹ๆฅญ่€…ใซ้‡‘่žใ‚ตใƒผใƒ“ใ‚นใ‚’ๆไพ›ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚Baobabใฏใ€ใƒ‡ใƒผใ‚ฟใจใƒ‡ใ‚ธใ‚ฟใƒซๆŠ€่ก“ใ‚’ๆดป็”จใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใงใ€ใ‚ขใƒ•ใƒชใ‚ซๆ–ฐ่ˆˆๅธ‚ๅ ดใฎไธญๅฐ้›ถ็ดฐไบ‹ๆฅญ่€…ใธใฎใƒชใƒผใƒใ‚’ๆ‹กๅคงใ—ใ€ๅฐๅฃ่ž่ณ‡ใ€้ ้‡‘ใ€ๆฑบๆธˆใชใฉใฎ้‡‘่žใ‚ตใƒผใƒ“ใ‚นใ‚’ๅฑ•้–‹ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚4,800ไบบใฎๅพ“ๆฅญๅ“กใจใจใ‚‚ใซใ€ไผ็ตฑ็š„ใช้Š€่กŒใŒๅๅˆ†ใซใ‚ตใƒผใƒ“ใ‚นใ‚’ๆไพ›ใ—ใฆใ„ใชใ„ไบบใ€…ใฎ้‡‘่žใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ปใ‚นใ‚’ๆ‹กๅคงใ—ใ€ใ‚ˆใ‚Šๅˆฉ็”จใ—ใ‚„ใ™ใใ€ๅŒ…ๆ‹ฌ็š„ใง้€ๆ˜Žๆ€งใฎ้ซ˜ใ„้‡‘่žใ‚ตใƒผใƒ“ใ‚นใฎๆไพ›ใซๅ–ใ‚Š็ต„ใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

ไบ”ๅธธใซใคใ„ใฆ

ไบ”ๅธธใฏใ‚ขใ‚ธใ‚ขๅŠใณใ‚ขใƒ•ใƒชใ‚ซใฎ12ใ‚ซๅ›ฝใงไบ‹ๆฅญใ‚’ๅฑ•้–‹ใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ไผš็คพใ‚’้€šใ˜ใ€้€”ไธŠๅ›ฝใซใŠใ„ใฆใƒžใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒญใƒ•ใ‚กใ‚คใƒŠใƒณใ‚นใ‚’ๅฑ•้–‹ใ™ใ‚‹ใƒ›ใƒผใƒซใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใƒณใ‚ฐใ‚ซใƒณใƒ‘ใƒ‹ใƒผใงใ™ใ€‚้‡‘่žๅŒ…ๆ‘‚ใ‚’ไธ–็•ŒไธญใซๅฑŠใ‘ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ใƒŸใƒƒใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใจใ—ใฆใ€2014ๅนด7ๆœˆใซ่จญ็ซ‹ใ•ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ไฝŽไพกๆ ผใง่‰ฏ่ณชใช้‡‘่žใ‚ตใƒผใƒ“ใ‚นใ‚’50ใ‚ซๅ›ฝใซๅฑŠใ‘ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’็›ฎๆŒ‡ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚2024ๅนด3ๆœˆๆœซๆ™‚็‚นใง1ไธ‡ไบบใ‚’่ถ…ใˆใ‚‹ใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ๅพ“ๆฅญๅ“กใ‚’ๆ“ใ—ใ€ใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ๅˆ็ฎ—ใฎ้กงๅฎขๆ•ฐใฏ240ไธ‡ไบบใ‚’็ช็ ดใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

October 4, 2024

Gojo expands into Africa with investment in Baobab Group

Gojo & Company, Inc. (โ€œGojoโ€) is pleased to announce its first venture into Africa through acquiring 16.4% stake in Baobab Group (โ€œBaobabโ€), one of the major pan-African microfinance groups. Baobab has presence in seven African countries, including Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Mali, Nigeria, and Senegal. The investment in Baobab will enhance access to financial services for underserved populations, reinforcing both Gojo and Baobabโ€™s commitment to financial inclusion.ย 

Aligned with its mission to โ€œaccelerate the financial inclusion and sustainable growth of MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises)โ€, Baobab provides a diverse suite of financial products, from micro-loans of less than EUR 1,000 for small businesses to SME (small and medium enterprises) loans reaching up to EUR 300,000. In addition to loan products, Baobab offers savings products, payment solutions, and insurance products, enabling clients to build comprehensive financial security. Moreover, with the Baobab mobile app, clients can easily apply for digital nano-loans, transfer funds, and keep track of their loan repayments, ensuring seamless access to Baobabโ€™s services. In December 2023, Baobab served more than 460 thousand active clients*, managing a gross loan portfolio of approximately EUR 830 million.

Philip Sigwart, CEO of Baobab, mentioned, โ€œAt Baobab Group, we are excited to welcome Gojo into our family of investors. With our shared vision and values, we are confident that together, we will drive further progress in expanding access to financial services across the African continent.โ€

Speaking on this investment, Arnaud Ventura, Managing Partner at Gojo, said, โ€œGojo's mission is to accelerate financial inclusion worldwide, therefore Gojo is pleased to be able to support Baobab to grow further in Africa in the coming years. As a long-term partner, Gojo will support Baobabโ€™s management not only to enter new markets in Africa but also to access new sources of funding to reach out to many more clients.โ€

Bird and Bird acted as the legal advisor for this transaction.

* An active client is a person or a legal entity having done a transaction on a Baobab account over the last 12 months


About Baobabย ย 

Baobab is a leading financial services provider to MSMEs on the African continent. Through its seven subsidiaries, Baobab provides financial services to approximately 460 thousand micro-entrepreneurs and small businesses as of December 2023. It expands its reach to MSMEs in frontier markets by leveraging data and digital technologies, thereby fulfilling its mission of broadening access to finance among those underserved by traditional banks. Baobabโ€™s global range of products includes micro-loans, savings solutions, and mobile payments. Baobabโ€™s 4,800 team members work together to make financial services more accessible, inclusive and transparent.

About Gojo

Gojo & Company, Inc. is a Tokyo-based holding company of inclusive financial service providers operating in Cambodia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India, Tajikistan, and Africa. Gojo was founded to extend financial inclusion across the globe. Gojoโ€™s goal is to enable the provision of high-quality affordable financial services in 50 countries. Established in 2014, Gojo Group is serving more than 2.4 million clients across the globe as of March 2024. 

September 9, 2024

ไบ”ๅธธใƒปใ‚ขใƒณใƒ‰ใƒปใ‚ซใƒณใƒ‘ใƒ‹ใƒผใ€ใ‚คใƒณใƒ‘ใ‚ฏใƒˆใƒฌใƒใƒผใƒˆ๏ผˆ2024ๅนด8ๆœˆ๏ผ‰ใ‚’็™บ่กŒ

ไบ”ๅธธใƒปใ‚ขใƒณใƒ‰ใƒปใ‚ซใƒณใƒ‘ใƒ‹ใƒผๆ ชๅผไผš็คพ๏ผˆไปฃ่กจๅŸท่กŒๅฝน๏ผšๆ…Ž ๆณฐไฟŠใ€ๆœฌ็คพ๏ผšๆฑไบฌ้ƒฝๆธ‹่ฐทๅŒบใ€ไปฅไธ‹ใ€Œไบ”ๅธธใ€๏ผ‰ ใฏใ€ใ‚คใƒณใƒ‘ใ‚ฏใƒˆใƒฌใƒใƒผใƒˆ2024ๅนด8ๆœˆ๏ผˆไปฅไธ‹ใ€Œใ‚คใƒณใƒ‘ใ‚ฏใƒˆใƒฌใƒใƒผใƒˆใ€๏ผ‰ใ‚’็™บ่กŒใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชž็‰ˆ๏ผšใ‚คใƒณใƒ‘ใ‚ฏใƒˆใƒฌใƒใƒผใƒˆ๏ผˆ2024ๅนด8ๆœˆ๏ผ‰

่‹ฑ่ชž็‰ˆ๏ผšImpact Report (2024 August)

ไบ”ๅธธใฏใ€ใƒžใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒญใƒ•ใ‚กใ‚คใƒŠใƒณใ‚นๆฉŸ้–ขใ‚’ใฏใ˜ใ‚ใจใ™ใ‚‹ใ€็คพไผš็š„ใ‚คใƒณใƒ‘ใ‚ฏใƒˆใ‚’ๅฟ—ๅ‘ใ™ใ‚‹ไบ‹ๆฅญ่€…ใ‚’่ฒทๅŽใพใŸใฏ่จญ็ซ‹ใ—ใ€ใใฎๆˆ้•ทใ‚’้€šใ˜ใฆ้‡‘่žๅŒ…ๆ‘‚ใ‚’ๅฎŸ็พใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ‚ซใƒณใƒœใ‚ธใ‚ขใ€ใ‚นใƒชใƒฉใƒณใ‚ซใ€ใƒŸใƒฃใƒณใƒžใƒผใ€ใ‚คใƒณใƒ‰ใ€ใ‚ฟใ‚ธใ‚ญใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒณใฎ5ใ‚ซๅ›ฝใซ9็คพใฎใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ไผš็คพ*ใ‚’ๆœ‰ใ—ใฆใŠใ‚Šใ€2024ๅนด3ๆœˆๆœซๆ™‚็‚นใงใ€ใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ๅˆ็ฎ—ใฎ้กงๅฎขๆ•ฐใฏ240ไธ‡ไบบใจใชใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚้กงๅฎขใฎ9ๅ‰ฒ่ถ…ใฏๅฅณๆ€งใงใ‚ใ‚Šใ€5ไบบใฎใ†ใก4ไบบใฏ่พฒๆ‘้ƒจใงๆšฎใ‚‰ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚


้‡‘่žๅŒ…ๆ‘‚ใจใฏ

ไปŠๅนดๅบฆใฏใ€ไบ”ๅธธใŒๅฎŸ็พใ—ใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹้‡‘่žๅŒ…ๆ‘‚ใฎใ‚ใ‚‹ในใๅงฟใซใคใ„ใฆใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚’ๆง‹ๆˆใ™ใ‚‹้กงๅฎขใธใฎใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ปใ‚นใ€ใ‚ตใƒผใƒ“ใ‚นใฎ่ณชใ€ใใ—ใฆ้ฉๆญฃใชไพกๆ ผใซ็„ฆ็‚นใ‚’ๅฝ“ใฆใฆ่€ƒใˆใพใ™ใ€‚ใƒžใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒญใƒ•ใ‚กใ‚คใƒŠใƒณใ‚นใฎๆˆๆžœใ‚’้กงๅฎขใฎๅŽๅ…ฅใฎๅข—ๅŠ ใ ใ‘ใงใจใ‚‰ใˆใ‚‹ใฎใงใฏใชใใ€้กงๅฎขใธใฎ่ฒข็Œฎใ‚’ใ€Œ้‡‘่žใ‚ตใƒผใƒ“ใ‚นใ‚’้€šใ˜ใฆ้กงๅฎขใŒใŠ้‡‘ใ‚’ไธŠๆ‰‹ใซใ‚„ใ‚Šใใ‚Šใ—ใ€็›ฎๆจ™ใ‚’้”ๆˆใ™ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใฎ่‰ฏ่ณชใช้ธๆŠž่‚ขใ‚’ๅข—ใ‚„ใ™ใ“ใจใ€ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใจ่€ƒใˆใ€ไบ”ๅธธใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ใฏใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ‚ˆใ„ใ‚ตใƒผใƒ“ใ‚นใ‚’ใ‚ˆใ‚Šๅคšใใฎ้กงๅฎขใซๅฑŠใ‘ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซๅ–ใ‚Š็ต„ใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

้Ž้‡ๅ‚ตๅ‹™ใ‚’็†่งฃใ™ใ‚‹

ใƒžใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒญใƒ•ใ‚กใ‚คใƒŠใƒณใ‚นใฎๆˆๅŠŸไบ‹ไพ‹ใซๅŠ ใˆใ€ใƒใ‚ฌใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒ–ใชๅฝฑ้Ÿฟใจใ—ใฆใฎ้Ž้‡ๅ‚ตๅ‹™ๅ•้กŒใซใคใ„ใฆใ‚‚ๆŽ˜ใ‚Šไธ‹ใ’ใพใ™ใ€‚้Ž้‡ๅ‚ตๅ‹™ใ‚’ๅผ•ใ่ตทใ“ใ™่ฆๅ› ใฏ่ค‡้›‘ใงใ™ใ€‚ๅฏฉๆŸปใƒ—ใƒญใ‚ปใ‚นใจใƒขใƒ‹ใ‚ฟใƒชใƒณใ‚ฐใ‚’็ตŒใฆใ‚‚ใชใŠใ€้กงๅฎขใŒ้Ž้‡ๅ‚ตๅ‹™ใซ้™ฅใฃใฆใ—ใพใ†ใ‚ฑใƒผใ‚นใ‚’ใ‚ผใƒญใซใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏๅฎนๆ˜“ใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ไบ”ๅธธใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ใฏใ€้Ž้‡ๅ‚ตๅ‹™ใซใ‚ˆใ‚Š้กงๅฎขใŒๆŠฑใˆใ‚‹ๅ›ฐ้›ฃใ‚’็†่งฃใ—ใ€้Ž้‡ๅ‚ตๅ‹™ใ‚’้˜ฒใใŸใ‚ใฎๆง˜ใ€…ใชๅ–ใ‚Š็ต„ใฟใ‚’่กŒใ„ใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€ๅปถๆปžใŒ็™บ็”Ÿใ—ใŸๅ ดๅˆใซใฏ้กงๅฎขไฟ่ญทใซ้–ขใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚ฌใ‚คใƒ‰ใƒฉใ‚คใƒณใ‚’้ตๅฎˆใ—ใŸๅฏพๅฟœใ‚’่กŒใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

ใ‚ฝใƒผใ‚ทใƒฃใƒซใƒปใƒ‘ใƒ•ใ‚ฉใƒผใƒžใƒณใ‚นใƒปใƒžใƒใ‚ธใƒกใƒณใƒˆ๏ผˆSPM๏ผ‰

้Ž้‡ๅ‚ตๅ‹™ๅ•้กŒใซๅฏพใ—ใฆใ€SPMใŒๆžœใŸใ™ๅฝนๅ‰ฒใฏใ‚ˆใ‚Šไธ€ๅฑค้‡่ฆใซใชใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚SPMใฏใ€้‡‘่žใ‚ตใƒผใƒ“ใ‚นไบ‹ๆฅญ่€…ใฎ็คพไผš็š„่ฒฌไปปใ‚’ๆตธ้€ใ•ใ›ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’็›ฎ็š„ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚SPMใฎๅ›ฝ้š›็š„ใชใƒ•ใƒฌใƒผใƒ ใƒฏใƒผใ‚ฏใซๅ‰‡ใฃใŸSPI็›ฃๆŸปใฎๅฎŸๆ–ฝใ‚„ใ€ๆ ผไป˜ๆฉŸ้–ขใ‹ใ‚‰ใฎ้กงๅฎขไฟ่ญท่ช่จผใฎๅ–ๅพ—ใชใฉใ€็‹ฌ็ซ‹ใ—ใŸๅค–้ƒจใฎใƒ™ใƒณใƒใƒžใƒผใ‚ฏใ‚’็”จใ„ใฆไบ”ๅธธใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ใฎๆไพ›ใ™ใ‚‹้‡‘่žใ‚ตใƒผใƒ“ใ‚นใจใ‚ชใƒšใƒฌใƒผใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใฎ่ณชใ‚’ๆคœ่จผใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

2024ๅนด3ๆœˆๆœŸใฏใ€้‡‘่žๅŒ…ๆ‘‚ใซ็‰นๅŒ–ใ—ใŸใƒ™ใƒณใƒใƒฃใƒผใ‚ญใƒฃใƒ”ใ‚ฟใƒซไบ‹ๆฅญใ‚’้‹ๅ–ถใ™ใ‚‹UNLEASHใฎๅ…ฑๅŒ่จญ็ซ‹ใ€ใƒ‡ใ‚ธใ‚ฟใƒซใ‚คใƒ‹ใ‚ทใ‚ขใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒ–ใ€ŒPasioใƒ—ใƒญใ‚ฐใƒฉใƒ ใ€ใฎๅง‹ๅ‹•ใ€ไบ”ๅธธใฎๅฅณๆ€ง็คพๅ“กๆฏ”็އใฎๅ‘ไธŠใ€ๆธฉๅฎคๅŠนๆžœใ‚ฌใ‚นๆŽ’ๅ‡บ้‡ๆธฌๅฎšใฎ็ฏ„ๅ›ฒใฎๆ‹กๅคงใจใ„ใฃใŸๅ–ใ‚Š็ต„ใฟใ‚‚้€ฒๅฑ•ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ไธญ็ซ‹ใ‹ใคๆฉŸๅพฎใซ่งฆใ‚ŒใŸ้กงๅฎขใฎใ‚นใƒˆใƒผใƒชใƒผใ‚‚ๆŽฒ่ผ‰ใ—ใ€ๅฟ…ใšใ—ใ‚‚ใ‚ตใ‚ฏใ‚ปใ‚นใ‚นใƒˆใƒผใƒชใƒผใจใฏ่จ€ใˆใชใ„้กงๅฎขใฎใ‚ใ‚Šใฎใพใพใฎๅงฟใ‚’ใŠไผใˆใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚

ใ‚คใƒณใƒ‘ใ‚ฏใƒˆใƒฌใƒใƒผใƒˆใƒปใ‚ฆใ‚งใƒ“ใƒŠใƒผใฎใŠ็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใ›

ๆœฌใ‚คใƒณใƒ‘ใ‚ฏใƒˆใƒฌใƒใƒผใƒˆใฎๅŸท็ญ†่€…ใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹ใ‚ฆใ‚งใƒ“ใƒŠใƒผใ‚’้–‹ๅ‚ฌใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใƒป่‹ฑ่ชžใใ‚Œใžใ‚Œใงใ‚ปใƒƒใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใ‚’้–‹ๅ‚ฌใ—ใพใ™ใฎใงใ€ๆ˜ฏ้žใ”ๅ‚ๅŠ ใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚ไธ‹่จ˜ใƒชใƒณใ‚ฏใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ€ๅ‚ๅŠ ็™ป้Œฒใ‚’ใŠ้ก˜ใ„ใ„ใŸใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚

ใ€ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใ€‘

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ใ€่‹ฑ่ชžใ€‘

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ๅ‚ๅŠ ็™ป้Œฒ๏ผšใƒชใƒณใ‚ฏ

ไบ”ๅธธใƒปใ‚ขใƒณใƒ‰ใƒปใ‚ซใƒณใƒ‘ใƒ‹ใƒผใซใคใ„ใฆ

ไบ”ๅธธใฏ5ใ‚ซๅ›ฝ9็คพใฎใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ไผš็คพใ‚’้€šใ˜ใ€้€”ไธŠๅ›ฝใซใŠใ„ใฆใƒžใ‚คใ‚ฏใƒญใƒ•ใ‚กใ‚คใƒŠใƒณใ‚นใ‚’ๅฑ•้–‹ใ™ใ‚‹ใƒ›ใƒผใƒซใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใƒณใ‚ฐใ‚ซใƒณใƒ‘ใƒ‹ใƒผใงใ™ใ€‚้‡‘่žๅŒ…ๆ‘‚ใ‚’ไธ–็•ŒไธญใซๅฑŠใ‘ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ใƒŸใƒƒใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใจใ—ใฆใ€2014ๅนด7ๆœˆใซ่จญ็ซ‹ใ•ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ไฝŽไพกๆ ผใง่‰ฏ่ณชใช้‡‘่žใ‚ตใƒผใƒ“ใ‚นใ‚’50ใ‚ซๅ›ฝใซๅฑŠใ‘ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’็›ฎๆŒ‡ใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚2024ๅนด3ๆœˆๆœซๆ™‚็‚นใงใ‚คใƒณใƒ‰ใƒปใ‚ซใƒณใƒœใ‚ธใ‚ขใƒปใ‚นใƒชใƒฉใƒณใ‚ซใƒปใƒŸใƒฃใƒณใƒžใƒผใƒปใ‚ฟใ‚ธใ‚ญใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒณใซ1ไธ‡ไบบใ‚’่ถ…ใˆใ‚‹ใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ๅพ“ๆฅญๅ“กใ‚’ๆ“ใ—ใ€ใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ๅˆ็ฎ—ใฎ้กงๅฎขๆ•ฐใฏ240ไธ‡ไบบใ‚’็ช็ ดใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

* ๆœฌใƒฌใƒใƒผใƒˆใซใŠใ„ใฆใฏใ€MAXIMAใ€Sejayaใ€MIFIDAใ€Ananya๏ผˆPrayasใ‚’ๅซใ‚€๏ผ‰ใ€SATYA๏ผˆSATYA Micro Housingใ‚’ๅซใ‚€๏ผ‰ใ€AVIOMใ€Loan Frameใ€HUMOใ€MyShubhLifeใฎ9็คพใ‚’ใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ไผš็คพใจใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™๏ผˆ้ž้€ฃ็ตๅฏพ่ฑกไผš็คพใ‚’ๅซใ‚€๏ผ‰ใ€‚

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August 30, 2024

Gojo publishes its Impact Report (2024 August)

Gojo is pleased to announce the publication of the Impact Report (2024 August) .


Gojoโ€™s mission is to extend financial inclusion across the globe. Through our nine group companies* in five countries โ€” Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, India and Tajikistan โ€” Gojo Group encompasses 2.4 million clients as of March 2024. 96% of our clients are women, and four out of five clients live in rural areas.ย 

In this Impact Report, we take a step back to think again about what financial inclusion really is. Gojo defines financial inclusion as โ€œhaving access to useful and affordable financial servicesโ€. According to the Global Findex Database 2021, access to financial services has improved significantly, with the percentage of people aged 15 and above in developing countries who have an account with a financial institution increasing from 42% in 2011 to 71% in 2021. Therefore, the quality and affordability of financial services are becoming increasingly important. The impact of financial inclusion is another discussion point - while financial inclusion has called out for poverty alleviation over many years, the reality is that microfinance does not always lead to income increase. We acknowledge this and strive to improve our outreach and quality of the services so that we provide more choices for clients in better money management, and as a result, empower them to determine their own future.

We also shed light on the side effects of microfinance. Over-indebtedness is a situation in which a client's debts have exceeded his or her ability to repay them. The causes of over-indebtedness are complex. Clientsโ€™ income tends to fluctuate due to its informal nature and it is hard to predict over the term of the loan. It can easily be affected by unexpected incidents such as natural disasters, economic crises, pandemics, and so on. Clients sometimes need to make unwanted sacrifices when it becomes difficult for them to repay the loan. Gojo Group aims to prevent over-indebtedness through improvement of loan assessment processes and continuous monitoring, and ensure that collection practices adhere to the Client Protection Standards.

In this context, Social Performance Management (SPM) is evermore important. SPM is a framework defining responsible operations of financial service providers, ensuring no harm to clients and other key stakeholders. Following the Universal Standards of Social and Environmental Performances (USSEPM), Gojo conducts SPI audits to assess the level of SPM practices at group companies and take action to improve them. We conducted SPI audits for MIFIDA and Humo and shared the results in this report. Four out of six consolidated companies have obtained Client Protection Certifications.

Finally, there is also progress made in other areas of operation. Gojo established UNLEASH Capital Partners, a venture capital business, targeting fintech startups in India to explore financial inclusion outside of microfinance. We launched a new initiative in digital financial inclusion called the โ€œPasio programโ€ which offers digital loans paired with business skill training and online e-commerce and community platform. The female ratio of Gojo members improved to 44%, and we are continuously improving our measurement of GHG emissions to have a better understanding of our environmental impact. You may also notice that throughout the report, we have included client stories which are not always success stories, with the intention of conveying the reality in the field as best we can.

We hope you enjoy reading our Impact Report.

Impact Report Webinar

Please join us for an upcoming webinar this September, in which we will share the key findings from our Impact Report. We will hold two webinars, each in Japanese and English.

[Webinar in English]

Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024

Time: 11.00-12.00 CET / 18.00-19.00 JST

Registration form: Link (prior registration is required)

[Webinar in Japanese]

Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Time: 19.00-20.00 JST

Registration form: Link (prior registration is required)

We look forward to your participation.

About us

Gojo & Company, Inc. is a Tokyo-based holding company of nine inclusive financial service providers* operating in Cambodia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India, and Tajikistan. Gojo was founded to extend financial inclusion across the globe, beginning with developing countries. Our goal is to enable the provision of high-quality affordable financial services in 50 countries. Established in 2014, Gojo Group is serving more than 2.4 million clients across the globe as of March 2024. 

*For the Impact Report, group companies include nine financial service providers (MAXIMA, Sejaya, MIFIDA, Ananya (including Prayas), SATYA (including SATYA Micro Housing), AVIOM, Loan Frame, HUMO, and MyShubhLife) including non-consolidated companies. 

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