Strategic Alliances

Fondo Esperanza signs cooperation agreement with Universidad Tecnológica of Chile

Signatures were stamped to seal the cooperation agreement between Fondo Esperanza’s Osorno Office and the Administration Studies of Chile’s Universidad…

BBVA Microfinance foundation launches the Universal Corporate Governance code for the Latin American microfinance sector

Ninety percent of microfinance institutions have weak or non-existing corporate governance structures Corporate Governance ensures the correct management and administration…

IFC invests US$10 million in Bancamía to strengthen foundation activities in Colombia

IFC, the World Bank group organisation for the private sector, is to invest up to US$10 million in preference shares…

Servicios Microfinancieros founded to facilitate economic and social development of low-income earners in Chile

Servicios Microfinancieros S.A. is the result of co-operation between BBVA Microfinance Foundation and the Credicoop co-operative. The new institution seeks…

BBVA Microfinance Foundation, Universidad Javeriana and Spain’s Open University (UNED) are to train expert executives in microfinance in Colombia

July will see the introduction of the Diploma as Expert Executive in Microfinance launched by the Foundation in partnership with…

International Finance Corporation to take 16.4% capital stake in Caja Nuestra Gente to support expansion of the BBVA Microfinance Foundation in Peru

The investment will be through an increase in capital, and will provide Caja Nuestra Gente with additional resources to assist…

BBVAMF and IDB will train specialists in microfinance and will promote good corporate governance in Latin American microfinance institutions

This morning, the BBVA Microfinance Foundation and the Inter-American Development Bank have subscribed a collaboration agreement. The agreement contemplates training…

The BBVA Microfinance Foundation and the UNED join forces to train microfinance specialists in Latin America

The signing of the agreement is part of the BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s commitment to support the sector’s development and to…

The BBVA Microfinance Foundation and the OEI sign an agreement to provide training and boost self employment among people living in situations of poverty in Colombia and Chile

In this first stage, the project will offer training and education in finance for 600 low-income earners with basic literacy,…

International Finance Corporation and the BBVA Microfinance Foundation join forces to transform the microfinance sector in Latin America

The objective is to allow microfinancial institutions to increase the services they offer in order to benefit more people without…

The IDB and the BBVA Microfinance Foundation collaborate in furthering the microfinance industry in Latin America

Today, in this capital city, Inter-American Development Bank and the BBVA Microfinance Foundation authorities signed a memorandum of understanding in order…