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MEDA Investments Inc. Investing in his future. Development Finance -. Connecting capital supply with capital demand - Assembling private capital - For investment in developing economies - To benefit the poor. MEDA -. 52 years ago… A Private Investment Club Today…
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MEDA Investments Inc. Investing in his future
Development Finance - Connecting capital supply with capital demand - Assembling private capital - For investment in developing economies - To benefit the poor
MEDA - 52 years ago… A Private Investment Club Today… An association of 2,000 Christian businesspeople A family of for-profit and non-profit companies in international economic development MEDA Investments… • Private Placements of Direct Investments • Founding shareholder = MicroCap, LA-CIF • Founder, manager = Sarona • Co-founder = MicroVest
Who are my investors? • High net worth individuals • Retail investors Each one seeks: • Security of assets • Moderate financial return • Social change
Is the SRI sector a potential investor in Development Finance? Depends on: • Creation of investment opportunities in dev economies • MicroVest has too many opportunities • Public sector must be more helpful • Creation of investment products to enable people to participate • Most potential investors can’t participate because products are unsuitable for their needs • Fund managers focus too little on their investors’ needs; they don’t seek to understand
Who are the SRI investors? • Average, middle-class individual • Entrepreneurial investors • Corporate treasuries • High net worth - Old Money • Institutional portfolio investors • Average, middle-class individual • Etc.
Possible products • MFI Loan brokerage service • Highly-liquid money-market instrument • Investment banking service • Private placement service • Secondary market for shares • Broadly-distributed Mutual Fund • Etc.
MEDA Investments Inc. Investing in his future