During the first half of 2024, the Foundation decided to intervene for the first time in Albania to support the Albanian-based microfinance institution Noa. The Foundation granted Noa its first financing, amounting to €2 million over a period of three years, thus helping to stimulate the development […]
On March 20, 2024, a partnership was officially signed between the Foundation, the Grameen Trust, and Yunus France. This collaboration marks the beginning of an innovative program called NOBIN, aimed at supporting women's entrepreneurship in Senegal, which has already proven successful in Bangladesh through the Grameen Trust. This signing took place in […]
Continuation of the Foundation's financing in Sub-Saharan Africa in the first half of 2024 with the agreement of an initial loan for an amount in local currency equivalent to 1.5 million Euros to the microfinance institution UNACREP "National Union of Rural Savings and Loans Banks in Benin", over a period of three years. The Foundation intends […]
In September 2023, the Foundation took a significant new step by investing for the first time in a new country: Uzbekistan, located in Central Asia. A first loan of €1 million in local currency was granted to the microfinance institution Renesans. The Foundation chose to operate in Uzbekistan because the […]
Faced with the digital boom in emerging countries and climate change directly impacting microfinance clients, the Foundation is publishing its 2025 strategic plan, which anchors its ambitions around three priority action verbs to accelerate its action: Strengthen, Innovate, and Cooperate. The roadmap is clear: Combining financial inclusion […]
ACEP Cameroon celebrates its 25th anniversary! In partnership with the Foundation since 2017, ACEP Cameroon has become a leading institution in the field of microfinance in Cameroon thanks to a network of 27 branches in 6 regions in Cameroon, with 382 employees. Its mission is to support the development of Very Small Enterprises (VSEs) […]
Philippe Guichandut, Secretary General of the Foundation, spoke at the European Microfinance Week 2023 (EMW 2023). On November 17, this session highlighted the success factors and challenges of the inclusion of agricultural insurance by MFIs supported by the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation. Examples from Cambodia and […]
Organized by InFiNe on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, this webinar focused on "Lessons Learned on ESG and Impact Investing Strategies," and Edouard Sers was one of the speakers. The objective of this webinar was to share lessons learned from the Frankfurt School's ESG & Impact Investing course and its implementation by professionals […]
The Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation continued its investments in Asia in the second half of 2023 with the signing of two new partnerships in India, where it has two new partners. Mitrata Inclusive Financial Services Private Limited began as an NGO program in 2010. The microfinance institution was founded in 2017 by Dr. Aqueel […]
In 2023, the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation made new investments in a new country in Sub-Saharan Africa: Tanzania. It financed the microfinance institution VisionFund Tanzania, with an equivalent amount of €2 million. VisionFund Tanzania's mission is to offer a better future for children, by […]
