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Banco ADOPEM takes part in the 3rd World Economic and Financial Week

Banco ADOPEM will take part in the 3rd World Economic and Financial Week, an international event conceived to foster financial…

The BBVA Microfinance Foundation dedicates the latest issue of “Progreso”, its online journal on the microfinance sector, to women

The BBVA Microfinance Foundation has published the sixth issue of “Progreso: Corporate Governance, Inclusion and Development”, its journal on legal…

The BBVA Microfinance Foundation invited to the International Women’s Day Forum 2016 to talk about the role of women in economic development

The BBVA Microfinance Foundation has participated in the International Women's Day Forum 2016, an event organized by the UN and…

Advances in gender equality would accelerate the eradication of poverty

Only 30% of the world’s businesses are in the hands of women, and their companies are usually the smallest. Gender…

31% of Financiera Confianza’s female customers rose out of poverty in 2015 thanks to their entrepreneurship

Over 33,000 of Financiera’s female entrepreneurs rose out of poverty in 2015 by running an enterprise with the support of…

68% of Banco ADOPEM’s portfolio are women

Dominican women have increased their participation in the labor market. On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Banco ADOPEM reports…

Vulnerable entrepreneurs from rural areas of Peru receive financial literacy training and advice on savings in Quechua

More than 9,000 poor and extremely poor entrepreneurs living in rural areas in Apurímac and Cusco (Peru), the vast majority…

Banco ADOPEM increases its credit portfolio by 19%

According to its financial report, Banco ADOPEM’s current credit portfolio was up over 19% in 2015 compared to the previous…

WBG President Kim Visits IFC Microfinance Client in Colombia

World Bank Group President, Jim Yong Kim, met with a small group of microfinance beneficiaries of Bancamía during a recent…

Workshop on financial inclusion in rural communities in Peru

Public, private and civil society institutions in Peru involved with financial inclusion took part in a forum to debate efficient…

Banco ADOPEM is the first microfinance institution in the Dominican Republic to receive the Smart Campaign certification

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – The savings and loan bank ADOPEM, S.A. has obtained the Client Protection Certification awarded by…

Banco ADOPEM expands its services in the Dominican Republic with new branch offices and banking subagents

Banco ADOPEM has reinforced its network of customer service points for disadvantaged entrepreneurs in the Dominican Republic. In the last…