UN WOMEN

Who’s who in the ‘SDGs and the role of financial inclusion” session

The BBVA Microfinance Foundation and the Permanent Missions of Spain and Colombia to the United Nations, together with UN Women,…

Being a woman in Latin America: barriers and challenges to economic empowerment

“We have to keep on working to reduce gender equality in Latin America”, according to Phumzile Mlambo, United Nations Under-Secretary-General…

Women’s economic independence, an essential tool to end violence against women

“If they kill me, my arms will stretch out of my tomb and I will be stronger”. This was how…

UN Women meets with the BBVA Microfinance Foundation to reinforce its efforts for financial inclusion in Latin America

The BBVAMF and UN Women have been collaborating since both institutions signed a Memorandum Of Understanding three years ago

Experts agree: universal access to financial services and supporting women will reduce poverty

Innovation and new technologies are key to accelerate financial inclusion

“With more foundations like this, the world would be a better place”. That was the mood during the celebration of BBVAMF’s 10th anniversary

There was much expectation among the guests at the Forum on Financial Inclusion and Development, celebrating BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s (BBVAMF) 10th…

The United Nations invites the BBVA Microfinance Foundation to the High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment in Latin America

“Our women entrepreneurs save 35% more than men, despite earning 25% less”, according to Laura Fernández Lord, head of Gender…

Alliance between UN WOMEN and the BBVA Microfinance Foundation to promote the development and inclusion of low-income women entrepreneurs in Latin America and the Caribbean

Luiza Carvalho, UN Women Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean and Manuel Méndez del Río Piovich, chairman of…