Skip to Main Content
Language Selector
ar
العربية
en
english
es
español
fr
français
Toggle navigation
Why rural people?
Meet the people
The issues
Our approach
Food Systems
Project design and management
Grants design and management
Country strategic opportunities programme
IFAD and the SDGs
Innovation at IFAD
South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC)
Policy engagement
Scaling-up results
Targeting
IFAD's Social, Environmental and Climate Assessment Procedures (SECAP)
Topics
Persons with disabilities
Crops
Climate and environment
Nutrition
Gender
Indigenous peoples
Land
Livestock and rangeland
Market Access and Value Chains
Rural finance
Institutions and organizations
Water
Youth
Fisheries and aquaculture
Farmers’ Organizations
Countries
Countries
Regions
Asia and the Pacific
East and Southern Africa
Latin America and the Caribbean
Near East, North Africa, Europe and Central Asia
West and Central Africa
Impact
Projects and programmes
Grants
Development effectiveness
Impact assessment
Results Management Framework Dashboard
Prisma Dashboard
Initiatives and facilities
Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme
Agri-Business Capital (ABC) Fund
Agricultural research for development
China-IFAD South-South and Triangular Cooperation Facility
Rural Poor Stimulus Facility
Climate and Commodity Hedging to Enable Transformation
Facility for Refugees, Migrants, Forced Displacement and Rural Stability
Financing Facility for Remittances
Indigenous Peoples Assistance Facility
Insurance for Rural Resilience and Economic Development
International Aid Transparency Initiative
National Designated Authorities partnership platform
International Land Coalition
Platform for Agricultural Risk Management
Rural Resilience Programme
Smallholder and Agri-SME Finance and Investment Network
Joint Programme on Accelerating Progress towards the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women
Private Sector Financing Programme
Gender Transformative Mechanism in the Context of Climate Adaptation
Global gender transformative approaches initiative for women’s land rights
Nourishing people and the Earth through inclusive and sustainable agriculture
Crisis Response Initiative
Evaluation
Independent office of evaluation
Knowledge
Annual reports
Books
Communities
E-learning
Factsheets
In Brief
Research
Tools and guidelines
Evaluation publications
Series
Latest
News
Stories
Blogs
Events
Photo essays
Videos
President’s speeches
Campaigns
Podcasts
About
Vision
History
Strategic Framework
Governance
Member States
Governing Council
Executive Board
Audit Committee
Evaluation Committee
Replenishment
Working group on the Performance-based Allocation System
Groups and committees
Leadership
President
Experts
Finance
Corporate finance
Project financial management
Financial products and terms
Financial indicators and trends
Debt Sustainability
Corporate documents
Governing body documents
Transparency and accountability
Ethics
Anticorruption
Corporate procurement
Project procurement
Operational reporting
Operations Dashboard
Partners
Ambassadors and Advocates
Companies
Foundations
Investors
Governments
Multilateral organizations
Non-governmental organizations
Producer organizations
Research and academic institutions
United Nations agencies
Careers
Professional and general service
Consultancies
JPO programme
Internship programme
FAQs
Compensation and benefits
Core values
Forums
Farmers Forum
Indigenous Peoples' Forum
Global Forum on Remittances, Investment and Development (GFRID)
Contact us
Stay connected
IFAD Logo Request
Search
X
Lines of Credit
IFAD Asset Request Portlet
Back to Knowledge Library
Asset Publisher
Factsheets
Lines of Credit
October 2014
This note provides an overview on lines of credit illustrating the the key issues and the main challenges, opportunities and benefits.
Authors
Hamp, M.; Rispoli, F.; Agwe, J.
Topics
Rural finance
Download
Hidden
