Institutional Activity

More than 80% of entrepreneurs from the BBVA Microfinance Foundation in Chile are women

In a country where microentrepreneurs represent a quarter of the labor force, the BBVA Microfinance Foundation promotes the economic and…

“The Foundation, with Financiera Confianza, is a strategic ally for development and inclusion for those who need it the most”, Peru’s minister for Development

Almost half a million vulnerable people in Peru experience progress with the support of Financiera Confianza, an entity of the…

Sustainable development and peace: a necessary and essential relationship

BBVAMF met its fellow institutional members of the SDG Fund’s Private Sector Advisory Group in New York to propose new…

Roadmap toward the empowerment of women underway. Primary goals: employment and education

There was no time to waste in these two weeks of debates and conferences of the 61st session of the Commission…

“Philanthropy for development should be ethical and sustainable with measurable results”

Claudio González-Vega summarizes in 10 points what philanthropy for development should be like in 2030

The challenge of running the “last mile” in the age of opportunity

In recent years, public and private organizations are increasingly working to eradicate poverty on a road beset with obstacles that…

Microfinance in the digital age, challenges and opportunities

The leading microfinance experts on the continent gathered in Barcelona for the European Microfinance Summit (EMS), where for two days…

The president of the IDB reiterates its support for the BBVAMF in future projects

During a meeting with the president of the IDB, the position of the BBVA Microfinance Foundation in Latin America, its…

“Financial inclusion, a key goal for the UN’s Development Agenda”

The Director of Strategy and Research at the BBVA Microfinance Foundation, Giovanni di Plácido, has taken part in the presentation…

Francisco González visits small business owners supported by BBVA Microfinance Foundation in Soacha, epicenter of displaced Colombians

The BBVA Chairman held a meeting with clients of Bancamía, BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s bank in Colombia. The BBVA Microfinance Foundation…

Rodrigo Peláez: “Measuring clients’ outcomes connects us with their reality”

The BBVA Microfinance Foundation participated in the European Microfinance Week 2016 (EMW 2016) held in Luxembourg from November 16th to…

“The SDGs need the cooperation of governments, the private sector and civil society to achieve a better world”, Javier M. Flores, CEO of BBVAMF

The BBVAMF has also officially signed its renewal in the SDG Fund Advisory Group for the Private Sector for the…