Private company
Oikocredit
Logo: Dddquijano, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Cooperative society offering financial options for enterprises in developing countries
Oikocredit (in full Oikocredit, Ecumenical Development Cooperative Society U.A.) is a cooperative society that offers loans or investment capital for microfinance institutions, cooperatives and small and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries. It is one of the world's largest private financiers of the microfinance sector. The idea for Oikocredit came from a 1968 meeting of the World Council of Churches.2 It was founded in 1975.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersAmersfoort1
- Websitewww.oikocredit.coop/en
- Legal formcooperative1
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Oikocredit (in full Oikocredit, Ecumenical Development Cooperative Society U.A.) is a cooperative society that offers loans or investment capital for microfinance institutions, cooperatives and small and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries. It is one of the world's largest private financiers of the microfinance sector. The idea for Oikocredit came from a 1968 meeting of the World Council of Churches. Following this, Oikocredit was established in 1975 in the Netherlands.2
Controversies and legal
Criticism
There are allegations that Oikocredit has failed to conduct adequate due diligence on its investments in Cambodia’s microfinance sector since at least 2017, despite evidence of harms directly linked to those investments.
Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO), Equitable Cambodia (EC) and FIAN Germany filed a complaint against Oikocredit at NCP Netherlands. In response Oikocredit said, that they had not identified any forced land sales and that customer protection is their top priority.
From Wikipedia’s article on Oikocredit, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Timeline
- 1975Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.oikocredit.coop/en1
- WikipediaOikocredit
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ1417993
Sources
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- 1WikidataOikocredit on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaOikocredit on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsOikocredit logo by Dddquijano, Public domain
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