Shuraako Loan Process

Shuraako’s loan process—delivered under the Nordic Horn of Africa Opportunities Fund—is designed to guide Somali-region SMEs through each step of sharia‑compliant financing with transparency and support.

Step 1: Information sharing

  • Share Nordic criteria and eligibility
  • Share the investment-suitable sectors
  • Pre-assessment forms
  • Share the exclusion list
  • Face-to-face appointments

Step 2: Application and documentation

  • Pre-assessment/concept note
  • Business plan
  • Shuraako financial template
  • Supporting documents checklist
  • Employee table
  • ESG survey
  • Sector specific information and documentation
  • Business registration and licenses
  • Staff CVs and organizational chart
  • Business photos

Step 3: Due Diligence

  • Site visits
  • Due diligence questions and responses
  • IC common questions
  • Business and character references
  • Additional sector-specific information requestsCollection of supporting documents, additional reports, collateral, external guarantor
  • Asset valuation and verification
  • Collateral verification
  • Energy KPI template
  • Business integrity compliance statement
  • Commitment to not take part in excluded activities
  • Collateral/asset table
  • ESG checklist
  • Hydrological report for agribusiness
  • Fishery report for fishing sector

Step 4: Investment prospectus and signing commitments

  • CCF development by incorporating stage two and three documents
  • Financial analysis
  • Business plan analysis for gaps
  • Questions and clarifications on financial
  • Request for missing documents
  • IC questions and responses

Step 5: IC/AC Approval

  • CCF presentation and approval by IC/AC depending on the loan amount
  • Approved IC forms (PDF format)
  • IC additional questions and responses

Step 6: Vendor due diligence

  • Vender third party screening
  • Vendor questionnaire
  • Vendor purchase agreement
  • Vendor supporting documents depending local/international
  • Vendor ownership documents
  • Vender site verification

Step 7: Term sheet

  • External guarantor notary
  • Collateral verification
  • Term sheet
  • PRA
  • VPA

Step 8: Wire stage

  • Wire checklist
  • Background check

Step 9: Asset tracking and transfer

  • Asset tracking
  • Completion of asset verification and client ownership transfer template
  • Asset transfer verification (photos)
  • Loan closure
  • Preparation of Murabaha Agreement
  • Murabaha signatures
  • Murabaha closure notary

Step 10: Loan servicing

  • Collection process
  • Repayment collections
  • Monitoring regular payments
  • Payment plans
  • Payment restructures

Step 11: Reporting

  • Loan repayments
  • Quarterly site visits
  • ESG Action plan implementation monitoring
  • ESG action plan implementation support
  • Collection of progress report biannually

Step 12: Paid off

  • Loan calculation
  • Early payment discount
  • Exit survey
  • Completion certificate

To discuss the loan process further, or to find out more about our services, please contact us.

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