February 2018

Who’s who in the ‘SDGs and the role of financial inclusion” session

The BBVA Microfinance Foundation and the Permanent Missions of Spain and Colombia to the United Nations, together with UN Women,…

Special session “Sustainable Development Goals and the role of financial inclusion: Women & Innovation”- March 5th at United Nations, NY

The BBVAMF, the Permanent Missions of Spain and Colombia to the UN and UN Women host a special session on…

The youth: crucial allies to achieving the SDGs

They are associated with selfishness, but also with altruism; with consumerism, but also with environmental consciousness; with apathy, but also…

Bancamía signs an agreement for gender equality in Colombia

According to the PAR 2017 Ranking, in Colombia, women receive 22% less salary than men. The PAR Community was launched…

Financial inclusion in the SDG era

It looks as though it will be a good year for financial inclusion. The International Funding for Financial Inclusion report, published…

Beyond financial inlusion

The World Economic Forum’s white paper, “Advancing Financial Inclusion Metrics: Shifting from access to economic empowerment” asserts that financial inclusion…

Cooking up an enterprise

American author Steve Maraboli once said, “There is no greater force for change than people inspired to live a better…

Financial Inclusion of Rural Women in Latin America. The work of BBVAMF

Rural women face multiple obstacles that hinder their progress and limit their potential. They lack access to productive resources and…