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Another plane flew from Georgia to Ukraine with humanitarian aid. Part of the shipping costs were financed by Crystal in cooperation with the Embassy of Ukraine in Georgia, the company transferred GEL 50,000 to send aid. A total of 40 tons of humanitarian aid – medicines, medical equipment, hygiene items, products, clothes and other necessary...Read More

Tbilisi/ Netherlands: Financial Inclusion Organization Crystal signed agreement on USD 5 million senior loan with Triodos Microfinance Fund and Triodos Fair Share Fund, financial inclusion funds managed by Triodos Investment Management. This facility intends to support Georgia’s micro and small entrepreneurs, to improve provision of innovative financial services by Crystal and to expand credit portfolio....Read More

Organisation JSC MFO Crystal (‘Crystal’) is the leading financial inclusion organisation and the largest non-banking financial institution in Georgia. It manages the loan portfolio of GEL 360 million, employing more than 1,000 members of staff, operating through 48 branches and serving more than 120,000 unique customers across Georgia.  Crystal acts as a platform for economic...Read More

Quality Education is one of Crystal’s sustainable development goals. Achieving inclusive and quality education for all is one of the powerful vehicles for fulfilling sustainable development. Crystal follows its mission and strives to contribute for the better future. For New Year Season, Crystal financed Internet fee for more than 50 socially vulnerable students. Promoting youth...Read More

Crystal re-affirmed its position as an honorary award winner at the Best Annual Report and Transparency Competition (BARTA) for the third year in a row. This time, the company earned the recognition for the content, quality, and openness of its annual reporting. The award underscores the stable growth of the company and demonstrates that strong...Read More

Financial Inclusion Organization “Crystal” has moved to a new stage of digital transformation. As part of the digitization strategy, the company has successfully implemented ALTA software – a core banking system for business process management (BPM). New software package, which replaced Crystal’s legacy MFI core software (LoanKeeper), is thoroughly compatible with local business and banking...Read More

On October 21, the official signing of the Cooperation Agreement between Financial Inclusion Organization Crystal and GIZ took place in Stamba Hotel Tbilisi, dedicated to enabling the implementation of Georgia’s forest sector reform – ECO.Georgia. The project consists of three components – (1) Sustainable forest management, (2) Market development for energy efficiency and alternative fuel...Read More

Tbilisi/Luxembourg: Financial Inclusion Organization Crystal has signed agreement for a $3 million Subordinated Loan with the BlueOrchard Covid-19 Emerging & Frontier Markets MSME Support Fund, strengthening capital position and supporting Crystal’s sustainable development in the upcoming years. The Subordinated Loan facility will be directed to support and provide access to liquidity for its micro, small...Read More

Tbilisi / Essen: MFO Crystal and BANK IM BISTUM ESSEN eG (BIB) have strengthened their partnership through a new USD 6 million loan agreement. New loan facility will increase Crystal’s capacity to provide innovative financial services to micro, small and medium-size enterprises, and low-income clients in Georgia’s regions. Since 2014, BIB has been actively engaged...Read More