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 […]
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 […]
Lazika Capital is a microfinance institution established in 2000 by Oxfam Great Britain in Georgia. Its mission is to facilitate access to financial services tailored to low- and middle-income entrepreneurs. Lazika Capital is now among the leaders in the Georgian microfinance sector and has nearly 14 […]
Two online Solidarity Banker positions and four field positions are currently available for the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation. Solidarity Bankers is a skills-based volunteer program launched by the Foundation and Crédit Agricole SA in 2018 and intended for all Crédit Agricole Group employees. The program's objective is […]
Meeting 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 managed to demonstrate our leading role in the market […]
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 […]
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 […]
ADA, Inpulse, and the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation partnered in 2020 to monitor and analyze the effects of the Covid-19 crisis on their partner microfinance institutions around the world. This monitoring was carried out periodically throughout 2020 to gain a better understanding of the evolution of the […]
A new logistics/purchasing support mission is available for Oshun Senegal. This will last 10 days, starting in June 2021, initially remotely from France and then on the ground in Senegal if health conditions permit. Banquiers Solidaires is a skills sponsorship program launched by the […]
By Jean-Marie Sander, President of the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation until March 2021 and Raphaël Appert, President of the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation since March 2021 & Vice-President of Crédit Agricole SA and Fédération Nationale du Crédit Agricole A little over 30 years ago, Michel Serres shared with us the need for a […]
