In the first half of 2023, the Foundation continued to consolidate its position in Eastern Europe and Central Asia with the granting of three new loans to three partners in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Foundation is granting a second loan to Mi-Bospo for an amount of €2,000,000. […]
Replay of the “Choose Africa on Air” program from June 8, 2021, organized by Proparco, which focused on entrepreneurship in Africa. Economic stakeholders, entrepreneurs, experts, and financial partners, including the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation, came together to share experiences and help better understand the challenges facing entrepreneurs in the […]
The Foundation recently granted a new local currency loan equivalent to €3 million to Faten, a microfinance institution established in 1999 by Save the Children in the Palestinian Territories. Faten is registered as a non-profit limited liability company and is supervised by the Palestinian Monetary Authority (PMA). The mission […]
The Solidarity Bankers program, launched in 2018 by the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation and Crédit Agricole SA, allows the group's employees to contribute to socially useful projects through their skills. A variety of missions are offered, both in-person and remotely, to support microfinance institutions and social impact businesses […]
The Foundation is strengthening its commitment to Central Asia by granting an initial local currency loan equivalent to €3 million to Arnur Credit, a Kazakhstan-based microfinance institution. Founded in 2001 by Orda Credit, a Kazakh MFI specializing in remittance transactions and business loans, Arnur Credit is registered […]
The Foundation elected three new members to its Board of Directors at its most recent meeting, held on April 25, 2023, in Luxembourg. The Foundation's Board of Directors is chaired by Raphaël Appert, First Vice-President of the Fédération Nationale Crédit Agricole and Managing Director of Crédit Agricole Centre Est. The Vice-President […]
In 2018, the Foundation and Crédit Agricole SA launched the Solidarity Bankers program, a skills-based volunteer program open to all Crédit Agricole Group employees. This technical assistance program aims to support microfinance institutions and social impact businesses funded by the Foundation. Andreas Brunner, now Supervisor […]
The Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation participated as a co-funder in 60-Decibels' first microfinance index. The list of the best-performing institutions in 2022 was recently unveiled. Five of the Foundation's partners are included in this ranking: Top 10 Best-Performing MFIs: ACEP Burkina Faso Advans Côte d'Ivoire […]
During the second half of 2022, the Foundation granted two new loans in sub-Saharan Africa, confirming its commitment to the region's economic and social development. A new loan for an amount in local currency equivalent to €457,500 was granted on November 28, 2022, to the microfinance institution ACFB in […]
On Thursday, April 6, a delegation of members of the European Parliament and the European Investment Bank (EIB) visited Kenya to see how the EIB is supporting investments in 60 high-impact projects in the country. The MEPs visited the site of one of the high-impact projects: Vert, Ltd, […]
