Expanding Access to Loans in Bangladesh

Basic Unit for Resources and Opportunities of Bangladesh (BURO Bangladesh) is a leading microfinance institution that offers high-quality loans, savings and insurance to small businesses, smallholder farmers and women. BURO Bangladesh currently serves more than 2.2 million low-income women, with average loans of approximately $850. In 2021, Citi was the sole arranger of $68 million in equivalent local currency, which is expected to give 85,000 people — 80% of them women — access to finance.