Perú

Quotable quotes from BBVAMF’s United Nations side event

These statements are just some of the most distinguished ones during the session hosted by BBVA Microfinance Foundation at the…

“My job is to help women, who, like me have to overcome many barriers to be independent”

Peruvian Rut Pelaiza has shared in United Nations how she once earned a living as a street vendor, until she…

“Cacao dreams”: Exelino Sierra’s recipe for providing for his family

It is one of the most complicated recipes you can make in your life, but also one of the most…

BBVA Microfinance Foundation, recipient of the Corporate Citizen of the Americas 2018 award from the Organization of American States

This award, bestowed to the Foundation by the Trust for the Americas/OAS acknowledges its program to promote women’s economic empowerment…

Pastry chef Jordi Roca presents Casa Cacao, a book that tells the experiences of small producers served by the BBVA Microfinance Foundation

Jordi Roca, the well-known pastry chef from El Celler de Can Roca, has launched his new book “Casa Cacao” in…

The BBVAMF meets with microfinance executives from Peru, through an event with ESAN University

The BBVA Microfinance Foundation has welcomed executives from different Peruvian microfinance institutions, who were attending ESAN University’s II International Program…

Woman, mother and entrepreneur journeying towards success

It was on Esperanza (Hope) Avenue, as chance would have it, in the Ate district, where Lucy challenged the opinions…

Financiera Confianza invests in mobile technology to combat rural poverty

The BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s institution in Peru serves more than half a million entrepreneurs nationwide

Technology and microfinance to fight rural poverty

The BBVA Microfinance Foundation will present its 2017 Social Performance Report “Measuring what really matters”, and how technology contributes to…

BBVA Microfinance Foundation promotes a corporate government adapted to the digital era in Latin America

In its commitment with learning, and to improve financial inclusion in Latin America, BBVA Microfinance Foundation (BBVAMF) has held a…

A summer brimming with insights

When they read about the call for interns from the BBVA Microfinance Foundation, none of the five students doubted and…

MSMEs: the backbone of the Latin-American economy

On the outskirts of Lima, Lucy García, a BBVAMF entrepreneur, runs one of the micro-enterprises that, when combined with medium-sized…