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Partner Description:

IMON International (IMON) is a microfinance institution in Tajikistan that provides access to high quality financial products and services including business loans, agriculture loans, consumer loans and micro-leases. Aiming to alleviate poverty, the organization helps unbanked individuals establish businesses in different sectors, including manufacturing, agriculture and service.

Tajikistan is one of the poorest countries in Central Asia, with about half of the population living on less than US$2 per day. The civil war, which ignited soon after its independence from the Soviet Union, further damaged its already weak economy. In addition, 93% of the country is mountainous and only 7% of the land is arable. These conditions have resulted in high levels of unemployment and have forced hundreds of thousands to seek work in other countries, mainly Russia. In fact, remittances account for 40% of Tajikistan’s GDP.

With 16 branches throughout Tajikistan, IMON has helped more than 50,000 people to date and has a portfolio of over $68 million. Approximately 38% of these clients are women and 60% live in rural areas. Kiva lenders’ funds will help the organization expand its outreach to even more entrepreneurs, farmers and traders in Tajikistan.

IMON International’s impact and partnerships:

According to the  Association of Microfinance Organizations in Tajikistan, IMON’s portfolio accounts for 29% of all the microfinance clients in the country. Additionally, IMON has an active and successful track record of working with various international donors and investors including MercyCorpsIFCGIZEBRDADB and more. Recently, the organization has shifted from focusing exclusively on micro-lending to offering deposit services as well, promoting a saving culture in the country.


Repayment Performance on Kiva

    This Lending Partner All Kiva Partners
  Start Date On Kiva Dec 24, 2007 Oct 12, 2005
Total Loans $34,042,840 $1,947,336,035
Amount of raised Inactive loans $0 $394,700
Number of raised Inactive loans 0 407
Amount of Paying Back Loans $4,013,395 $154,734,695
Number of Paying Back Loans 4,135 180,461
Amount of Ended Loans $30,029,445 $1,763,217,280
Number of Ended Loans 36,867 2,363,981
Delinquency Rate 0.31% 11.31%
Amount in Arrears $8,328 $10,651,186
Outstanding Portfolio $2,594,891 $94,214,866
Number of Loans Delinquent 113 50,464
Default Rate 0.09% 1.83%
Amount of Ended Loans Defaulted $26,046 $32,202,912
Number of Ended Loans Defaulted 45 84,618
Currency Exchange Loss Rate 0.60% 0.50%
Amount of Currency Exchange Loss $450,041 $11,901,529
Refund Rate 0.23% 0.54%
Amount of Refunded Loans $77,725 $10,472,500
Number of Refunded Loans 77 9,545

Loan Characteristics On Kiva

    This Lending Partner All Kiva Partners
  Loans to Women Borrowers 65.84% 78.22%
Average Loan Size $831 $391
Average Individual Loan Size $831 $589
Average Group Loan Size $0 $1,887
Average number of borrowers per group 0 8.3
Average GDP per capita (PPP) in local country $2,700 $5,599
Average Loan Size / GDP per capita (PPP) 30.76% 6.99%
Average Time to Fund a Loan 12.62 days 8.91 days
Average Dollars Raised Per Day Per Loan $65.84 $43.92
  Average Loan Term 16.18 months 11.46 months

Journaling Performance on Kiva

    This Lending Partner All Kiva Partners
  Total Journals 22,709 1,173,011
  Journaling Rate 58.28% 42.28%
  Average Number of Comments Per Journal 0.02 0.02
  Average Number of Recommendations Per Journal 0.59 0.57

Borrowing Cost Comparison (based on 2017 data)

    This Lending Partner Median for MFI's in Country All Kiva Partners
  Average Cost to Borrower 31% PY 35.00% PY 26.92% PY
  Profitability (return on assets) 2.18% 3.6% -3.11%
  Average Loan Size (% of per capita income) N/A 135.00% 0.00%

Country Fast Facts

Lending Partner Staff

Anisakhon Abbosova
Adibakhon Abduganieva
Robiya Ashurova
Saidkhon Isoev
Minoya Pulotova
Abdufarid Raupov