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Impact Report 2025

The Symbiotics Impact Report 2025 provides an overview of how our activities continue to contribute to sustainable development through financial...

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Impact Report 2025

Annual Report 2025

The Symbiotics Annual Report 2025 provides an overview of our activities, achievements and milestones throughout the year. It highlights the...

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Annual Report 2025

Local Currency Investing in Emerging and Frontier Markets

In this white paper, Symbiotics explores the role of local currency investing in emerging and frontier markets and challenges the...

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Local Currency Investing in Emerging and Frontier Markets

Climate Finance: Market opportunities

In this publication, Symbiotics explores the growing role of climate finance in emerging markets and the opportunities it offers for...

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Climate Finance: Market opportunities

Annual Report 2024

The Symbiotics Annual Report 2024 offers a comprehensive overview of our achievements and activities over the past year. It highlights...

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Annual Report 2024

Misperception of Risk in Emerging Markets

Emerging Markets Risk is often shaped more by perception than by reality. This publication explores the psychological biases, market assumptions...

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Misperception of Risk in Emerging Markets

AgTech & FoodTech 2024

AgTech & FoodTech 2024 explores how agricultural innovation and food technologies are transforming emerging and frontier markets. As demand grows...

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AgTech & FoodTech 2024

Impact Report 2022

The Impact Report 2022 presents a comprehensive assessment of the social and environmental impact generated through Symbiotics’ investments. Produced in...

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Impact Report 2022

Annual Report 2022

The Symbiotics Annual Report 2022 offers an insightful overview of our company's accomplishments. Within this report, you will find a...

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Annual Report 2022

Impact Report 2021

The Impact Report 2021 presents the first comprehensive assessment of the social and environmental impact generated through Symbiotics’ investments. Produced...

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Impact Report 2021

Annual Report 2021

We are pleased to provide you with the Symbiotics Annual Report 2021. Our report offers an overview of the company’s...

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Annual Report 2021

SME Finance Loans for Growth Impact Report 2020

SME Finance 2020 presents the final results of a four-year impact study evaluating how access to finance supports the growth...

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SME Finance Loans for Growth Impact Report 2020

Annual Report 2020

We are pleased to provide you with the Symbiotics Annual Report 2020. Our report offers an overview of the company’s...

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Annual Report 2020

Private Asset Impact Fund Report 2020

The Impact Fund Report 2020 provides the first comprehensive analysis of the private asset impact fund ecosystem, focusing on investment...

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Private Asset Impact Fund Report 2020

Impact Promise

The Impact Promise outlines the framework that guides Symbiotics’ approach to impact investing. Built around three core pillars, it explains...

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Impact Promise

Annual Report 2019

We are pleased to provide you with the Symbiotics Annual Report 2019. Explore the report to find out more about...

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Annual Report 2019

Swiss Microfinance & Impact Investments Report

The Microfinance Investment Report examines the evolution of private-sector development finance in Switzerland between 2010 and 2018. The publication analyses...

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Swiss Microfinance & Impact Investments Report

2019 Symbiotics Microfinance Investment Vehicles (MIV) Survey

The MIV Survey 2019 provides a comprehensive overview of the global microfinance investment vehicle market, highlighting key industry trends, financial...

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2019 Symbiotics Microfinance Investment Vehicles (MIV) Survey

The Financial Performance of Impact Investing through Private Debt – 2nd Edition

Private debt investing is a key asset class for impact investors seeking financial performance alongside measurable social and environmental outcomes....

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The Financial Performance of Impact Investing through Private Debt – 2nd Edition

SME Finance Loans for Growth Impact Report 2019

SME Finance 2019 explores how access to finance enables small and medium-sized enterprises to grow, create quality jobs and strengthen...

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SME Finance Loans for Growth Impact Report 2019

SME Finance Loans for Growth Impact Report 2018

SME Finance 2018 examines how access to finance helps small and medium-sized enterprises grow, create jobs and contribute to sustainable...

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SME Finance Loans for Growth Impact Report 2018

Banking for Impact

Banking for Impact explores the evolution of inclusive finance between 2006 and 2017, drawing on twelve years of data from...

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Banking for Impact

2018 Symbiotics Microfinance Investment Vehicles (MIV) Survey

The MIV Survey 2018 provides a comprehensive overview of the global microfinance investment vehicle market, helping investors, asset managers and...

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2018 Symbiotics Microfinance Investment Vehicles (MIV) Survey

The Financial Performance of Impact Investing Through Private Debt

In this new report, the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) and Symbiotics present the first comprehensive analysis of the financial performance of...

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The Financial Performance of Impact Investing Through Private Debt

Annual Report 2017

The Annual Report 2017 provides a comprehensive overview of Symbiotics’ achievements, business activities and strategic priorities. It highlights our corporate...

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Annual Report 2017

SME Finance Loans for Growth Impact Report 2017

SME Finance 2017 explores how access to finance supports small and medium-sized enterprises in emerging and frontier markets, fostering entrepreneurship,...

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SME Finance Loans for Growth Impact Report 2017

Managing and Measuring Social Performance

This new white paper builds on Symbiotics’ experience on the topic of social performance, shedding light on the rationale behind...

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Managing and Measuring Social Performance

Going unhedged in frontier markets

Providing local currency funding to frontier market has proven to be a key aspect of impact investing. Through its investment...

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Going unhedged in frontier markets

2017 Symbiotics Microfinance Investment Vehicles (MIV) Survey

The MIV Survey 2017 provides a comprehensive analysis of the global microfinance investment vehicle market, highlighting key industry trends, financial...

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2017 Symbiotics Microfinance Investment Vehicles (MIV) Survey

Why microfinance matters to investors

Microfinance investors play a vital role in expanding financial inclusion while generating long-term financial returns. This white paper explores why...

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Why microfinance matters to investors

Annual Report 2016

The Annual Report 2016 provides a comprehensive overview of Symbiotics’ activities, financial performance and impact throughout the year. Discover our...

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Annual Report 2016

Microfinance Funds – 10 years of research and practice

Microfinance Funds explores ten years of research and market data on microfinance investment vehicles (MIVs), providing a comprehensive review of...

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Microfinance Funds – 10 years of research and practice

2016 Symbiotics Microfinance Investment Vehicles (MIV) Survey

The MIV Survey 2016 provides a comprehensive overview of the global microfinance investment vehicle market, helping investors and fund managers...

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2016 Symbiotics Microfinance Investment Vehicles (MIV) Survey

Annual Report 2015

The Annual Report 2015 reviews Symbiotics’ business activities, market coverage, financial institution partnerships and social performance, highlighting the company’s impact...

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Annual Report 2015

Swiss Microfinance Investment Report

Microfinance Investment plays a key role in expanding financial inclusion and supporting sustainable development across emerging markets. This publication reviews...

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Swiss Microfinance Investment Report

Small Enterprise Impact Investing

Small Enterprise Finance explores the financing needs of small enterprises that fall between traditional microfinance and commercial banking. This publication...

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Small Enterprise Impact Investing

Microfinance Investments

Microfinance Investments explores how private capital can support the growth of small enterprises and improve financial inclusion for low-income households...

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Microfinance Investments

Microfinance Investment Vehicles Disclosure Guidelines: Additional Indicators

The present document contains sets of new financial and ESG indicators that serve as a guideline for the reporting of...

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Microfinance Investment Vehicles Disclosure Guidelines: Additional Indicators

2014 Symbiotics Microfinance Investment Vehicles (MIV) Survey

The MIV Survey 2014 offers a comprehensive analysis of the global microfinance investment vehicle market, highlighting key industry trends, financial...

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2014 Symbiotics Microfinance Investment Vehicles (MIV) Survey

Symbiotics Microfinance Index (SMX): 10-year Track Record Outperforming Mainstream Asset Classes

Over the past decade, Symbiotics’ in-house microfinance index, the SMX, has served as an industry benchmark for microfinance fund managers...

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Symbiotics Microfinance Index (SMX): 10-year Track Record Outperforming Mainstream Asset Classes