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More than half a million chilean women are entrepreneurs

More than half of them come from the most vulnerable sectors of society, and being self-employed significantly improves the quality…

“Female entrepreneurs are better payers because they regard credit as a long-term investment that will benefit their families”

The General Manager of Financiera Confianza, Martín Naranjo Landerer, stated that 51% of the entity's customers are female entrepreneurs. Mr.…

Confianza helped more than 100,000 Peruvian female entrepreneurs in 2014

Present in all regions of Peru, Financiera Confianza is a leading company in the country's microfinance sector. Its mission makes…

On Women’s Day, Bancamía presents a female entrepreneurship profile, supported by its productive financial activity

In the rural sector, these women make great gains in independence by undertaking productive activity in jobs that were once…

Financiera Confianza supported 20,000 entrepreneurs in Cajamarca in 2014

67% of the region's entrepreneurs who were served last year were in a vulnerable situation and 14% of them escaped…

Alliance between UN WOMEN and the BBVA Microfinance Foundation to promote the development and inclusion of low-income women entrepreneurs in Latin America and the Caribbean

Luiza Carvalho, UN Women Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean and Manuel Méndez del Río Piovich, chairman of…

In 2015 Bancamía will expand its presence in Colombia

With the opening of new branches, more banking correspondents and the launch of the Mobile Banking channel, the company aims…

School campaign: Confianza gives away insurance with all its loans to guarantee the education of its customers’ children

Financiera Confianza grants its customers free insurance for school fees.

Banco Adopem has an impact on 8% of the economically-active low-income population in the Dominican Republic

The executive president of Banco Adopem has presented the bank's results for 2014.

Emprende Microfinanzas provides access to productive loans for entrepreneurs in the province of Arauco

Emprende Microfinanzas has opened new Local Service Offices (LSO) in the towns of Curanilahue and Lebu, reporting to its branch…

Microserfin customer recognized at the “Microenterprise for Development 2014” Awards

Microserfin’s entrepreneur Hilda Hernández received the 1st prize in the “Service” category and the special recognition “Community Impact”, which honors…

ADOPEM’s banking subagents provide service in 40 points in the Dominican Republic

Banco ADOPEM has consolidated its network of banking subagents (BSAs) in 2014, setting up 40 service points in popular areas…