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Banco Adopem’s ‘Finanzas Rurales y Ambiente’ (Rural and Environmental Finance) program is now within reach of more Dominican farmers

Banco Adopem extends its Rural and Environmental Finance (Finanzas Rurales y Ambiente – FRA) program to the whole Dominican territory…

Six inspiring quotes from six exceptional women

In the roundtable organized by BBVA Microfinance Foundation, entitled “Exceptional women: the value of an opportunity” under H.M. the Queen’s…

Banco Adopem renews Client Protection Certification from MicroRate

Microfinance rating agency MicroRate has ratified its Client Protection Certification for Banco Adopem. This certification is handed to financial institutions…

H.M. the Queen chairs a roundtable with six exceptional women who are breaking barriers in their fields

This morning, the roundtable entitled “Exceptional women: the value of an opportunity” has taken place in Madrid, under the chairmanship…

More than 1,500 cacao producers rely on the support of BBVA Microfinance Foundation in the Dominican Republic

Don  Leonel has dedicated his whole life to cacao. When he was a child, he used to help in his…

A reward-filled week for the BBVA Microfinance Group

The origins of the word “reward” can be traced back to the old French term reguard, which means “to regard…

BBVA Microfinance Foundation receives award for best internal communication strategy, through a game-based training technique

‘Héroes’ is the second gaming-based training initiative implemented by the Foundation, after the successful ‘Simón’, an app that helps improve…

Sustainable, rural housing for the vulnerable population

Almost 3 billion people around the world, approximately 40% of the global population, will need housing by 2030. They will…

Financial inclusion changes lives: Jessica Hernández, the BBVAMF entrepreneur who went from renting washing machines to owning a sewing workshop

The image of Jessica Hernández, a young entrepreneur served by BBVA Microfinance Foundation in Colombia, carrying a washing machine on…

The vulnerability trap: a challenge for Latin America’s development

Have you heard about “development traps”? According to the 2019 edition of OECD’s Latin American Economic Outlook Report, the social and…

“Bancamía Digital”, one of the most innovative projects en Latin America

Bancamía Digital App, an initiative of BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s Colombian institution has been named one of the top innovative projects in 2019…

A story about sustainability that depicts a horizon greener than ever

Ese horizonte es también el de la Fundación Microfinanzas BBVA, que ya está jugando un papel en la sostenibilidad, ayudando…