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BBVA Microfinance Foundation, Finalist in the Global SME Finance 2024 Awards

Divided into four categories SME Financier of the Year, Best Financier for Women Entrepreneurs, Product Innovation of the Year, and Sustainable Bond of the Year this recognition acknowledges the impact of financial institutions that empower small and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) inclusion and facilitate their access to products and services.

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BBVAMF Joins the Global Alliance to Finance Women Entrepreneurs

The BBVA Microfinance Foundation (BBVAMF) has joined the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Code (WE Finance Code) initiative, coordinated by We-Fi, a global alliance housed in the World Bank, which aims to boost financing for women-led or women-owned businesses.

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The Queen of Spain Meets With the Young Scholarship Winners From the BBVA Microfinance Foundation

Six students from Colombia and Peru are granted scholarships to cover tuition and academic costs for the young students until they finish their studies.

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The BBVAMF Fosters Support for Vulnerable Women During the United Nations CSW 68

Latin American ministers and experts on women and development have shared solutions to speed up gender equality in an event organized by the BBVA Microfinance Foundation.

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The BBVA Microfinance Foundation Chosen Among 500 as the Overall Awardee of the Go!ODS Awards by UN Global Compact Spain

BBVA Microfinance Foundation was chosen among the winning projects for being the most innovative and sustainable of all. More than 500 nominations were assessed for the Award.

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Women’s Exclusion From the Digital World Has Withheld $1 Trillion From Low- And Middle-Income Countries" GDP

The UN Women’s Gender Snapshot 2022 report concludes that over the last decade women’s exclusion from the digital world has deprived low- and middle- income countries of up to $1 trillion of their gross domestic product.

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BBVA Chairman Announces BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s Adherence to the Edison Alliance to Accelerate the Digital Inclusion of Low-income People

This adherence is supported by the Foundation’s commitment to contribute to the digital inclusion of low-income populations in Latin America.

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Spain: The Second Largest International Provider of Private Philanthropy for Development, Mostly Thanks to the BBVAMF – OECD

According to the latest data published by the OECD, Spain is globally the second contributor to development through philanthropic funding.

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The BBVA Microfinance Foundation Pandemic Work Engages the Interest of Spain's Queen Letizia

Queen Letizia joined the Foundation on a videoconference to discuss how COVID-19 is impacting Latin American micro-enterprises and to learn about the measures put in place in the five countries BBVAMF operates.

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BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s Institutions Establish Measures for the 2.2 Million Entrepreneurs It Serves During the Health Crisis

Aligned with its social purpose and in light of COVID-19’s progress in Latin America, BBVA Microfinance Foundation’s six institutions in five countries in the region have adopted urgent and necessary measures to help its 2.2 million clients cope with this situation.