Entries by Maria

The Covid-19 crisis and gender inequality

By Miren Bengoa, Director, member of the Finance, Risks and Impact Committee, Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation & Director of International Action, SOS Group Director of the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation since 2020, Miren Bengoa has been the new Director of International Action of the SOS Group since January 2021. She has been at the head of the CHANEL Foundation since 2011, which […]

The Foundation carries out four new financings in sub-Saharan Africa

During the first half of 2021, the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation continued its financing in sub-Saharan Africa with four new loans granted, including two to new partners. In Togo, the Foundation granted a new loan to the microfinance institution Assilassimé for an amount equivalent to €2.2 million in local currency. Assilassimé […]

The Foundation continues to support its partners in Asia

During the first quarter of 2021, the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation completed three new financings in Asia, notably in Indonesia. In Indonesia, the Foundation granted a new loan to the microfinance institution KOMIDA for an amount equivalent to €2.2 million in local currency. KOMIDA is a microfinance institution established in 2004 […]

Microinvest supports investments to modernize agriculture in Moldova

Interview with Dumitru Svinarenco, Managing Director of Microinvest (Republic of Moldova), about investments in Moldovan agriculture in leading agricultural lending institutions. 1. Can you briefly introduce Microinvest? Microinvest is a non-bank lending institution with mixed capital. We have successfully proven our leading role in the market […]

COVID-19: Foundation governance during the health crisis

  Spotlight on the joint interview with Sylvie Lemmet, Chair of the Finance, Risks and Impact Committee, Jérôme Brunel, Chair of the Compliance and Internal Control Committee, and Bernard Lepot, Chair of the Investment Committee, to be discovered in the Foundation's 2020 Integrated Report. Looking back at the moment the crisis struck, can you […]

In 2020, the Foundation strengthened its technical assistance activity

By Violette Cubier, Technical Assistance Manager, Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation In 2020, we continued to develop our third core business: technical assistance for the benefit of our partners. Our technical assistance missions have contributed to institutional strengthening and the resilience of our partners during this time of crisis. The Foundation supports its partners through various programs […]