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Renowned international economist and development expert Ana Revenga joins the Board of Trustees of the BBVA Microfinance Foundation

Ana Revenga is a renowned Spanish economist, expert in development policies and poverty reduction, inclusive growth and equality, employment and…

One of BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s sustainable finance programs, among the best 500 initiatives in Iberoamerica

The Finanzas Rurales y Ambiente-FRA (Rural and Environmental Finance), implemented by the Dominican institution of the BBVA Microfinance Foundation (BBVAMF),…

“Building future”: BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s V Leadership Meeting

Digital transformation, social measurement and women: BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s Leadership Meeting key issues

A royal visitor and more than 120 media impacts

Days before the Queen’s visit to the Dominican Republic, local media had already been announcing that Her Majesty would be a guest…

300 Dominican mothers celebrate their special day with Banco Adopem

300 women fill one of the halls in Santo Domingo’s Jaragua Hotel; mothers who are determined to make themselves heard;…

The Queen visits a female entrepreneur of the BBVA Microfinance Foundation in the Dominican Republic who she met in Madrid

During an official visit with the Spanish Cooperation Agency in the Dominican Republic, the Queen has visited the organic banana…

Banco Adopem presents the outcome of its Microfranchise Model for low-income women

Banco Adopem, together with the Multilateral Investment Fund– member of the Inter-American Development Bank– and Nestlé Dominicana, have presented the…

2018 marks another historical year in the journey towards gender equality

A lot has changed for women since 1947. A year where, for the first time, 15 government representatives convened, all…

Gender equality, essential in achieving economic development

The global fight for gender equality hoarded the spotlight during the past couple of months. The #MeToo and #TimesUp movements…

Media coverage of the BBVAMF’s special session in the UN

Jessica Hernández had never left Colombia, but her image carrying a washing machine while walking uphill, has been all over…

Highlights from the ‘SDGs & the role of financial inclusion: Women & Innovation’ special session at the UN

“Financial inclusion is central if we are to meet the goals, targets and indicators of the SDGs”, stated Achim Steiner,…

PHOTO GALLERY: Special session ‘SDGs and the role of financial inclusion’ in pictures

The main players in international development gathered in the United Nations Headquarters last March 5th in a special session hosted…