4 trillion annually could bridge the inclusion and sustainability gap in 10 years ESG criteria confer a positive impact on society, the environment and corporate good governance, while also representing a lever for…
Nearly half the world population believes that men have a greater right to work than women, according to the OECD Development Centre 45% of the global population thinks that men have more right than women to work. In the case of Spain,…
Apiculture in the desert: a surprising business that prospers with the help of technology To think of bees and flowers simultaneously is logical. That is why it is surprising to see that these insects…
Women’s exclusion from the digital world has withheld USD 1 trillion from low- and middle-income countries’ GDP In the last decade, women’s exclusion from the digital world has deprived low- and middle- income countries of up to…
The story of three Colombian families whose lives were changed by a microcredit, in a short film Blanca gazes at the horizon thinking about how a tough decision, bravely taken in the blink of an eye, changed…
Carlos Torres Vila, in Davos: “BBVA Microfinance Foundation has had an impact on the lives of over 10 million people in the last two years” Carlos Torres Vila has announced at the Davos World Economic Forum that in the last two years “the BBVA Microfinance…
The Colombian entrepreneur Celia Mosquera manages to reshape her life with a business that speaks to her indigenous roots and culture For the Colombian entrepreneur Celia Mosquera, her natural cosmetics business is much more than a way of making a living:…
Microinsurance: social and health protection for less than a euro per month The pandemic has shown the importance of having insurance to cover hospital expenses, temporary unemployment or death. These unexpected expenditures…
The BBVA Microfinance Foundation at the United Nations CSW66 During the 66th edition of United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women, Laura Fernández Lord, BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s head…
Microentrepreneurs from Peru share their experience with BBVA chairman Isabel Rivero and Iris Eliana Salazar are Peruvian women entrepreneurs who face daily struggles to drive their small businesses forward…
Microfinance expert and BBVAMF trustee, Claudio González-Vega, shares the Foundation’s experience in the book “The Future of Microfinance” In “The Future of Microfinance”, Claudio González-Vega reviews the building blocks of BBVAMF, who not only seeks to improve the…
Relationship banking model in times of physical distancing The COVID-19 health crisis has challenged the essence of microfinance: the relationship banking model. Since the beginning of the pandemic,…
