| The
Emergency Liquidity Facility (ELF)
is a Fund located in San Jose, Costa Rica with operations
throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. ELF has more
than US$10 million available to assist in emergencies. ELF
was created with the participation of bilateral and multilateral
institutions, as well as private investors. ELF’s
purpose is to serve as a lender of last resort to microfinance
institutions (MFIs) affected by natural disasters or man-made
crisis. |