The Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation publishes its 2019-2022 strategic plan

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The publication of the 2019-2022 Strategic Plan anchors the Foundation's positioning around three priority areas: consolidating our expertise and our offering in favor of microfinance, strengthening the resilience of rural economies and promoting social impact in the financial sector.

Created in 2008 by the joint initiative of Crédit Agricole SA executives and the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of the Grameen Trust, Professor Muhammad Yunus, the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation is committed to promoting microfinance and social impact entrepreneurship. With more than €200 million in financing granted in loans and investments, a presence in some forty countries and a network of more than 100 partners supported since its inception, the Foundation represents for the Crédit Agricole Group a unique specialist center in the field of inclusive finance in emerging countries.

Over the past ten years, the Foundation has acquired solid experience in financing microfinance institutions and promoting rural economic development. It has developed several projects with Crédit Agricole Group entities and Regional Banks: through cooperation schemes with the Group's international entities, a skills volunteer program, and a social impact investment fund, the Foundation has been able to strengthen its action and multiply its impact.

To address the challenges ahead and make a positive contribution, the Foundation's team developed the 2019-2022 strategic plan in 2018 with the help of the Board of Directors and in consultation with external partners and stakeholders. The three pillars proposed in the strategic plan (strengthening support for MFIs, developing the resilience of rural economies, and promoting social impact in the financial sector) are based on the Foundation's strengths and strategic axes that aim to strengthen its positioning, increase its impact, and balance its business model.

To discover the 2019-2022 strategic plan, click here.