To develop rural economies, the EIB strengthens microfinance in Africa

© Didier Gentilhomme

On April 1st, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation and the European Investment Bank (EIB) are organizing a conference in Paris on the theme of developing rural economies and strengthening microfinance in Africa through the EIB.

Jérôme Brunel, Secretary General of Crédit Agricole SA, Director of the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation, and Ambroise Fayolle, Vice-President of the EIB, will deliver the opening remarks. Around the table will be Eric Campos, General Delegate of the Foundation and CSR Director of Crédit Agricole SA; Soukeyna Ndiaye Bâ, Managing Director of the INAFI International Foundation and Director of the Foundation; and Mamadou Lamine Gueye, Managing Director of Caurie, a Senegalese microfinance institution supported by the Foundation. Jean-Marie Sander, President of the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation, will deliver the closing remarks.

Participants will discuss three themes: Is rural development in Africa an absolute necessity? Rural microfinance in Africa: what opportunities exist? Microfinance, gender, and climate change: are their destinies linked?

To participate, contact: carolina.herrera@credit-agricole-sa.fr

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Created in 2008, under the joint leadership of Crédit Agricole SA's management and Professor Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of Grameen Bank, the Grameen Crédit Agricole SA Foundation is a multi-sector operator that contributes to the fight against poverty through financial inclusion and social impact entrepreneurship. As an investor, lender, technical assistance coordinator, and fund advisor, the Foundation supports microfinance institutions and social enterprises in nearly 40 countries.