Merkur Development Loans Ltd.

Merkur Development Loans Ltd. extends loans on fair terms to small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) and cooperatives in developing countries.  In order for a business to qualify for a loan, the business must be involved with organic or biodynamic production, fair trade, responsible forest management (FSC), or the advancement of renewable energy.

 

Examples of loan projects

Jam from Mozambique

First Natural Choice Ltd. in Mozambique has been granted a loan which will be used for buying jars for the production of jam to be sold in Mozambique. The fruit in the jam is organic, but at present it is difficult to find organic sugar, so the jam will be produced and sold without being certified as organic in order to keep the factory and the far...

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Gourmet Cocoa from Latin America

Xoco Fine Cocoa Company in Nicaragua has started a large scale production of fine cocoa. Xoco Fine Cocoa Company is certified by Rainforest Alliance which contributes to maintaining a high degree of biodiversity in the rainforests and protecting the environment and the local community. Xoco Fine Cocoa Company will sell its chocolate products on th...

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Merkur Development Loans Ltd. - Vesterbrogade 40 - DK-1620 Copenhagen V • development@merkur.dk