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The challenge of bringing MSMEs into the formal economy, discussed

This global challenge was the topic of the address given by Mercedes Canalda, Executive President of Banco Adopem during the…

“Iberoamerica looks to the future”: Working together to go forward in the same direction

The French newspaper Le Monde diplomatique has published a special supplement by the General Secretariat for Iberoamerica, the SEGIB, entitled…

Banco Adopem, acknowledged for its contribution to the SDG

The Dominican institution of the BBVA Microfinance Foundation has been declared finalist in the CODESPA Awards 20th Edition, which was…

BBVAMF and CAF support financial inclusion

Financial inclusion and its role in women’s economic empowerment were two of the key points discussed at the meeting, held…

Family farms, an instrument to fight rural poverty

“It is not easy for small farmers to find the capital they need for the business to prosper and for…

“Heroes”, an interactive experience that shows the social work of microfinance

“Heroes” is a game that shows the daily lives of the entrepreneurs served by the Foundation, for the purpose of…

Microfinance and development: how to stimulate change

“Women’s enterprises grow faster than those of men, and they invest what they earn in their children,” said the head…

Banco Adopem acknowledges its employees’ commitment

In recognition of its staff’s excellent performance, the Dominican MFI of the BBVA Microfinance Foundation, Banco Adopem, has held its…

BBVAMF meets with the permanent secretary of the Latin America and the Caribbean Economic System (SELA)

Javier M. Flores, Chief Executive Officer of the BBVA Microfinance Foundation, today met Ambassador Javier Paulinich, permanent secretary of the…

“Cacao dreams”: Exelino Sierra’s recipe for providing for his family

It is one of the most complicated recipes you can make in your life, but also one of the most…

Banco Adopem boosts its ‘Finanzas Rurales y Ambiente’ (Rural and Environmental Finance) program nationwide

Banco Adopem, the BBVA Microfinance Foundation institution in the Dominican Republic, is extending its “Finanzas Rurales y Ambiente” (Rural and…

The BBVA Microfinance Foundation Group endorses the United Nations Principles for Responsible Banking

These Principles will help banks to align their business strategy with society’s goals as expressed in the Sustainable Development Goals…