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Eligibility Benefits

The institution eligible by the CABEI has the following main benefits:

  • Being part of the largest and best known intermediary network in Central America that channels resources for the SMMEs.

  • May have at its disposition, at the time needed, its approved GCL resources in Dollars or in local currency, according to its financing needs.

  • Benefit from the different products and services developed by the CABEI to strengthen the financial sector that assists the SMMEs.

  • Opt to different CABEI programs and products, established in the GCL with its own resources and with resources from the International Cooperation.

  • Request future extensions of its GCL, according to its growth and performance.

  • Opt in preferential way to the non-reimbursable resources of Technical Assistance for its expansion and strengthening, and to improve its skills of attention to biodiversity friendly investors.

  • To automatically participate in the process to opt for the “CABEI Award to the Management of Micro-Finances.”.


    • Additional benefits for eligibility to support BF-SMMEs:

    The institution considered eligible by the CABEI and that want to support investments for BF-SMMEs obtains the following additional benefits:

    • To have extended periods of grace and terms of reimbursement payment, depending on the destination of the credits of the BF-SMMEs Support Program.

    • To have quarterly or six-monthly terms of payment to the CABEI, depending on their particular needs and the kind of BF businesses being attended.

    • To opt for the benefit of Partial Credit Warranty Fund.

    • Micro Financial Institutions and Micro and Small Enterprises may receive awards for generating benefits for biodiversity.

    • To have the option of non-reimbursable funds for Technical Assistance and Entrepreneurial Development, both for the IFIs and for the BF-SMMEs that have credit operations.