Since 2020, Inpulse and the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation have been working on analyzing and monitoring the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis on the microfinance institutions (MFIs) they fund. This periodic monitoring, shared through several articles[1], contributes to the exchange of information between the various stakeholders […]
The Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation is pleased to announce that the GEF project “Indicators and Framework for Climate Change Adaptation and Biodiversity Conservation Finance for Smallholders and Rural Communities: Mobilizing Private and Public Finance: //www.thegef.org/projects-operations/projects/11001” has been approved. The project aims to promote […]
Interview with Anne-Sophie DELATTRE, IGL / Project Manager, Crédit Agricole SA and Eva HÖGLUND, Chief Financial Officer, EFL Groupe Crédit Agricole Conducted by: Mireille de Kerleau, Communications Manager, CACEIS With the intervention of Mamadou FALL, Managing Director of Kossam and Marie FAYE, Administrative and Financial Director of Kossam Hello, for the fourth edition […]
During the first half of 2022, the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation granted three new financings in Asia. To date, the Foundation manages a portfolio of €89 million, including €301 million in South and Southeast Asia. In Cambodia, the Foundation granted a new loan to the microfinance institution Chamroeun for […]
In 2013, alongside the French Development Agency (AFD), the Foundation launched its first technical assistance program: the African Facility. The objective of this program is to support small and medium-sized rural microfinance institutions with a strong social impact in sub-Saharan Africa. More than eight years after its launch, the results […]
The Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation has published its 41st newsletter, highlighting the Foundation's work and the value of its work. In 2021, the Foundation once again demonstrated the value of its work: it supported 81 microfinance institutions and impact businesses that serve more than 9 million beneficiaries, including […]
The FIR (Inclusive Finance in Rural Areas), reserved exclusively for Crédit Agricole Group entities, allows for investment in the financing of rural microfinance institutions that serve populations traditionally excluded from the banking sector in emerging countries. To date, the FIR has registered subscriptions from 21 Regional Banks*, Amundi and CA […]
Launched by the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation and Crédit Agricole SA in 2018, Solidarity Bankers is a skills-based volunteer program open to all Crédit Agricole Group employees, supporting microfinance institutions and impact businesses supported by the Foundation. Discover the opinion piece by Marc Diakhaté, Business Manager in the […]
The Senegalese Food Chain (SFA) is a social enterprise that promotes the production of quality rice by smallholder farmers in the Senegal River Valley, through a long-term partnership. SFA provides them with access to financing and technical support, then processes the paddy into rice […]
The Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation has published its 2021 Integrated Report, which highlights the year's highlights and key figures. As of December 31, 2021, the Foundation managed €78.5 million in outstanding loans for 71 microfinance institutions and 10 social enterprises in 37 countries. Women's entrepreneurship and the development of rural economies […]
