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Yamile Salazar stitches bridges, word by word

There are lots of ways to build bridges, but there is no stronger way to do it than with words.…

“Passion: a quality shared by women entrepreneurs,” María José Jordá, head of Digital & Customer Experience

Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) is a United States government program that runs in 26 countries. It seeks to train women…

Bancamía, committed to Venezuelan refugees

BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s Colombian MFI is the first local banking institution to ally with The Tent Partnership for Refugees (Tent),…

“A unique experience”: the unforgettable memory of BBVAMF’s DIME interns

The commitment of BBVA Microfinance Foundation officers, almost comparable with the enormous effort of the entrepreneurs they serve, and a…

Banco Adopem and IICA, a joint force to help agricultural producers prosper

Banco Adopem and the representative of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in the Dominican Republic will work…

What does having “good financial health” mean?

Have you ever taken out a loan to meet your expenses? Did you take out insurance the last time you…

10 Spanish students travel to Latin America to learn about the value of microfinance

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Women, key for global development

Gender equality as a key factor for growth and development. This was the central topic of the Women Economic Forum…

34% of the entrepreneurs served by the BBVA Microfinance Foundation abandon poverty after two years

BBVA Microfinance Foundation (BBVAMF) institutions supported more than 270,000 new clients in 2018, and now serve over 2 million entrepreneurs…

More than 80% of the 124,000 entrepreneurs served by Fondo Esperanza are women

Microenterprises generate over 3,000,000 jobs in Chile –around 40% of national employment– according to the latest survey by the National…

More than half of the clients supported by Financiera Confianza are women, formerly excluded from the formal financial system

Women were at the spotlight during the presentation of BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s (BBVAMF) 2018 Social Performance Report “Measuring what really…

80% of Bancamía’s credit clients live under vulnerable conditions

The BBVA Microfinance Foundation, through Bancamía, serves more than 1 million low-income entrepreneurs in Colombia, who improve their lives and…