Perú

Trust, a driver of development

Quintín lives in the peasant commune of Cuello Grande, in Pisac. 54 years old, he is a natural entrepreneur. He…

When saving becomes a safeguard for your health

Silvia Gonzales just needed someone to reach her community, to look her in the eyes as they talked and, speaking…

Doctors, all thanks to gourds

As a child, Delia learned the laborious, millenarian art of carving gourds by hand, using only a small chisel. Over…

“The people at Financiera Confianza are the best, they believed in me”

In the Peruvian city of Pisac, Carlos Romero spends his days sowing corn and cattle farming.  Although he has been…

Financiera Confianza appoints Elizabeth Nava as new director

Elizabeth Nava Salinas replaces Luis José Giove as director of Financiera Confianza, a member bank of the BBVA Microfinance Foundation.…

Financiera Confianza obtains 2.6 times the demand in its placement of the A series of its fifth issue of negotiable certificates of deposit

Financiera Confianza placed negotiable certificates of deposit at 360 days for S/70 million soles and obtained in response a demand…

Over 37,000 women customers of Financiera Confianza are heads of single-parent households

In 2015 Financiera Confianza supported over 58,000 mothers, 65% of whom –37,700– are heads of household; in other words, single…

31% of Financiera Confianza’s female customers rose out of poverty in 2015 thanks to their entrepreneurship

Over 33,000 of Financiera’s female entrepreneurs rose out of poverty in 2015 by running an enterprise with the support of…

Vulnerable entrepreneurs from rural areas of Peru receive financial literacy training and advice on savings in Quechua

More than 9,000 poor and extremely poor entrepreneurs living in rural areas in Apurímac and Cusco (Peru), the vast majority…

Workshop on financial inclusion in rural communities in Peru

Public, private and civil society institutions in Peru involved with financial inclusion took part in a forum to debate efficient…

FMO supports low income entrepreneurs in rural areas of Peru

The Dutch development bank, FMO, provides a USD 20 million loan facility to Financiera Confianza (Confianza) in Peru, an entity…

Financiera Confianza is chosen as the Most Innovative Bank for its promotion of formal savings in rural areas of the country

The award recognizes the bank’s role in bringing financial literacy training and the promotion of savings to 7,000 people in…