On August 8, as part of its response to the recommendations of the Australian Development Finance Review, the Australian Government has established Australian Development Investments (ADI). This announcement reflects a significant increase in Australia’s development...
In Australia’s recent federal budget, the Australian Government announced that it would lift the finance cap of its Emerging Market Impact Investment Fund (EMIIF) from AUD40 million to AUD 250 million. EMIIF is a development financing mechanism for the Australian...
Sarona is delighted to showcase Sweef Capital’s recent investment in TEKY Alpha JSC (TEKY), a prominent Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) academy in Vietnam. This investment is intended to fuel the expansion of TEKY's educational services...
16 November 2022 EMIIF has invested AUD 5.6 million into the Southeast Asian Women’s Economic Empowerment Fund (SWEEF). SWEEF is a women led fund operating in Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines and focusing on female entrepreneurs and sectors where women play a...
EMIIF invested US$4 million in first loss equity in Lendable MSME Fintech Credit Fund. Lendable provides debt financing to fintech companies, with a mission to increase access to fair financial products and services for the...
EMIIF has made its first blended finance investment, a US$4 million first loss equity commitment in Lendable MSME Fintech Credit Fund. Lendable provides debt financing to fintech companies, with a mission to increase access to fair financial products and services for...
It was announced last year, Sarona Asset Management would be tasked with managing the Australian Government’s Emerging Markets Impact Investment Fund (EMIIF), which is the Federal Government’s first foray into fund-of-fund impact investment in Asia, Southeast Asia and...