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Bancamía issues USD 42 million in bonds purchased by IFC to boost microfinance in Colombia

Banco de las Microfinanzas Bancamía S.A. has successfully completed its second issue on the capital market with USD 42 million…

ADOPEM, IDB and Nestlé agree to develop microfranchises together

Banco ADOPEM has signed an agreement with the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a member of the Inter-American Development Bank, and…

Banco ADOPEM entrepreneurs distinguished in Microentrepreneur Awards 2014

Six of Banco ADOPEM’s entrepreneur customers have been distinguished in the tenth Microentrepreneur Awards granted by the Citi Foundation and…

Microserfin obtains Mix Market’s 5 Diamonds ranking

It has achieved 5 Diamonds in the Mix Market ranking improving the transparency, quality and reliability of financial information.

Financiera Confianza, the first Peruvian entity in Outreach category to microenterprises and retailers according to the “Microfinance Americas: Top 100 of 2014” ranking

https://youtu.be/G91NRrz9MiA Financiera Confianza is the first Peruvian entity to provide credit to microentrepreneurs and retailers according to the report “Microfinance…

Financiera Confianza has succeeded in helping 27% of its underprivileged customers rise out of poverty

Financiera Confianza is a leading company in the microfinance sector with half a million customers and a wide network of…

Microserfin, the only Panamanian institution in the “Microfinance Americas ranking: The Top 100 for 2014”

The annual ranking of the leading Microfinance Institutions (MFI) in Latin America and the Caribbean –”Microfinance Americas: The Top 100…

Banco ADOPEM, fifth best microfinance institution in Latin America and the Caribbean in the top 100 ranking

With the loan from Banco Adopem, Andrés Avelino Lara bought an electric oven and increased his production of cakes. He…

The Foundation launches a quarterly publication on legal news in the microfinance sector

The newsletter “Progreso: Finance for Inclusion and Development” reports on the industry’s legal development and highlights the legislative and regulatory trends,…

Financiera Confianza is the first private institution to lead a savings program in Peruvian rural areas

Juana Hanco Quispe (25 years old) is one of the clients served by Financiera Confianza through Ahorro para Todos (Savings…

Low-income Colombians can save

On World Savings Day –which takes place every 31 October– Bancamía takes stock of its positive contribution to raising awareness…

Fondo Esperanza participates in the forum of experts on the challenges facing entrepreneurship in Chile

Some of the tasks facing the microfinance sector in Chile include raising the visibility of this group of entrepreneurs in…