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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…

38% of Banco Adopem’s clients abandon poverty after two years of working with the institution

BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s Dominican institution offers financial products and services to support the social and economic development of people living…

‘Héroes’, BBVAMF’s innovative training tool lands at Edufin Summit, the financial education global event

BBVA’s auditorium has become the epicenter of financial education for two days in a row, and for a brief moment,…

BBVAMF, acknowledged at the 2019 Euromoney Awards for Excellence, as part of BBVA’s CSR

BBVA has won the ‘World’s Best Bank for Financial Inclusion’ category at the 2019 Euromoney Awards for Excellence, for making…

Technology with a purpose, a tool to push the sustainable development agenda

“If a society is not inclusive, it is not a society; if companies do not have a social perspective, they…

ICEX and BBVA Microfinance Foundation cooperate to drive social development in Latin America

The partnership will help engage organizations that seek greater social impact on low-income entrepreneurs served by BBVA Microfinance Foundation in…

Promoting sustainable agriculture and digitalization in rural areas is key to not leave anybody behind

Ever since the Sustainable Development Goals have been approved, BBVAMF has served almost 700,000 rural entrepreneurs to boost and improve…

The cost of gender inequality for Latin America is more than 400 billion dollars

The level of gender-based discrimination in social institutions which include laws, social norms and practices in Latin America, is 25%.