Gender equality, essential in achieving economic development The global fight for gender equality hoarded the spotlight during the past couple of months. The #MeToo and #TimesUp movements…
Water and sanitation, essential for a healthy and sustainable society “At the human level, water cannot be seen in isolation from sanitation. Together, they are vital for reducing the global…
Highlights from the ‘SDGs & the role of financial inclusion: Women & Innovation’ special session at the UN “Financial inclusion is central if we are to meet the goals, targets and indicators of the SDGs”, stated Achim Steiner,…
Beyond financial inlusion The World Economic Forum’s white paper, “Advancing Financial Inclusion Metrics: Shifting from access to economic empowerment” asserts that financial inclusion…
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…
Evolution of poverty in Latin America Poverty is on the rise. According to the latest social panorama report from the Economic Commission for Latin America and…
Microinsurance in the context of Productive Finance When tragedy strikes, the disadvantaged are usually the ones with less tools to face the situation, just like what happened to the…
Being a woman in Latin America: barriers and challenges to economic empowerment “We have to keep on working to reduce gender equality in Latin America”, according to Phumzile Mlambo, United Nations Under-Secretary-General…
BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s communications efforts in the SDG era, cited as an example at the OECD Less than half of the european population has ever heard of the SDG, and out of them, only 12% is…
Gamification as a transformational technique for organizations The BBVA Microfinance Foundation presented its project “Amigotchi: Simón” during the VI GWCxSpain Executive Edition, the biggest gamification conference for…
How microinsurance can provide “macro” support Life, routine, and productive activities were stopped in order to respond to the crisis situation caused by the Coastal El…