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Sharing some of the key results of the Technical Support Component from 2025

In addition to the milestones achieved by Locfund Next, our Technical Support Component has successfully...

3rd Edition of the Connect 2025 Forum

The third edition of this important forum, created by BIM and Locfund Next, was a...

AI and Tokenization at the FinnLAC Forum 2025

On November 5th, more than 60 participants from 10 Latin American and Caribbean countries gathered...

Locfund Next Advisory Committee meeting

The Locfund Next Advisory Committee meeting took place in New York, highlighting the facility’s reach...

Locfund Next lenders meeting in Vienna

The Lenders Meeting of Locfund Next took place in Vienna, kindly hosted by Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank...

Women’s Empowerment Principles

BIM has become a signatory company of the WEPs (Women’s Empowerment Principles). This achievement continues...

DFC visits LOCFUND NEXT

Locfund Next welcomes DFC to La Paz. We are honored to have hosted Caroline Vance with...

BIM Annual Dinner

BIM hosted its traditional annual dinner, bringing together members of the committees and teams from...

Locfund Next creates connections

With the support of Locfund Next, executives from Corporación Interactuar of Colombia visited Banco Adopem...

Field visits with FMO and FinDev Canada

Locfund Next was honored receiving the representatives of FMO and FinDev Canada. Interesting discussions at...

Locfund Next Investor Meeting

A fruitful meeting with Locfund Next investors took place in New York. This meeting allowed...

Visit of Corporación Interactuar from Colombia

The Locfund Next team had the pleasure to welcome, from Medellín, colleagues from Corporación Interactuar....

11 countries participated in Locfund Next congress in El Salvador

Locfund Next held the second version of the ‘Foro Connect’ congress this August 14 and...

The Development Bank of Austria visits Bolivia

We were thrilled to host Maria Berger and Miguel Inchaurronodo from OeEB – The Development...

Internship co-financed by Locfund Next

For Locfund Next and its Technical Assistance Facility, it was a pleasure to co-finance the...

Avanza Sólido visits Bolivia

Locfund Next and BIM appreciate the visit of the main executives of Avanza Sólido S.A.,...

BIM held its annual meeting

BIM Ltd. annual meeting took place in La Paz-Bolivia. Team members of Locfund Next, MiLac,...

BIM participates in the Amazon Financial Network

BIM is pleased to participate in the Amazon Financial Network announced at the COP28 conference in Dubai....

Internship co-financed by Locfund Next

For Locfund Next and its Technical Assistance Facility, it was a pleasure to co-finance the...

Avanza Sólido visits Bolivia

Locfund Next and BIM appreciate the visit of the main executives of Avanza Sólido S.A.,...

BIM held its annual meeting

BIM Ltd. annual meeting took place in La Paz-Bolivia. Team members of Locfund Next, MiLac,...

BIM participates in the Amazon Financial Network

BIM is pleased to participate in the Amazon Financial Network announced at the COP28 conference in Dubai....

Seminar: ALM Management in the current situation

In November, BIM organized the seminar “ALM Management in the current situation”, held in Santo...

Sustainable Development Goals

This October, Locfund Next received the SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPEMENT GOALS seal, valid for two years, after...

XXIII Ecuadorian Forum on Financial Inclusion

Sustainability is the key to a financial system inclusive and socially responsible. That was the...

BIM participation in FMO conference in the Netherlands

Fernando Sánchez was part of the panel “People, beyond microfinance. New frontiers to inclusive finance”...

Successful closure of Locfund II technical assistance

The Locfund II Technical Support Facility (TSF) has become a successful story thanks to BIO,...

Innovasol SA got the Maya Award for the best energy efficiency company

The twenty-sixth version of the Bolivian Maya Awards recently honored our youngest company, Innovasol S.A.,...

AMC El Salvador launches its digital platform

With the support of the TSF of Locfund II, this important Salvadoran entity has just...

Fundación Paraguaya incorporates artificial intelligence to its digital transformation process

Fundación Paraguaya, with the support of the TSF of Locfund II and the team of...

The situation of MFIs digital transformation

52 MFIs from 14 countries have participated on our recent study, the Digital Transformation Diagnostic....

Evolution and Achievements

LOCFUND, which today celebrates its positive results, is a fund that granted USD 69 million...

Learned Lessons

LOCFUND carried out, since 2007, 73 technical assistance granted with TSF resources, thanks to donations...

Governance of Inclusive Finance Institutions will be strengthened

In order to promote the strengthening of good corporate governance practices in inclusive finance institutions,...

Governance of Institutions

International organizations, together with Asomif, held a workshop in Lima aimed at strengthening good corporate...

Among the Best Funds

In 2009, when the words “impact investing” emerged on the lips of thousands of financial...