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Foro Connect 2026 celebrates the 1st edition of the Premio Impulsa Connect and recognizes institutions in the region
The Foro Connect 2026 highlighted a special moment of celebration and recognition. Following an intensive...
+“Tokenization: A success story in the microfinance sector”
The Foro Connect 2026 concluded with the discussion “Tokenization: A Success Story in the Microfinance...
+“Latin America Artificial Intelligence Observatory”
Artificial intelligence took center stage during the “Latin America Artificial Intelligence Observatory”, where industry experts...
+Panel “Impact investing: Driving responsible finance”
Financial inclusion has an undisputed protagonist: the end client. This premise set the stage for...
+Panel: “Sense of Belonging: The foundation of Leadership and Inclusive Finance”
The Connect 2026 Forum hosted the panel “Sense of Belonging: The Foundation of Leadership and...
+The Foro Connect 2026 begins
The Connect 2026 Forum began with a key reflection on the future of financial inclusion...
+Launch of the Preliminary Agenda of the Connect Forum 2026
The best conversations often begin with questions. As a preliminary agenda to Foro Connect 2026,...
+4th Edition of Foro Connect Brings Industry Leaders Together in Medellín to Address the Challenges Facing the Microfinance Sector
Our team is already in Medellín to take part in the fourth edition of Foro...
+Locfund Next, as asponsorship in the XII Conferencia Centroamericana y del Caribe de microfinanzas – REDCAMIF
Locfund Next is proud to sponsor the XII Central American and Caribbean Microfinance Conference organized...
+Congratulations to VisionFund Mexico on their 29th Anniversary
Today we congratulate VisionFund Mexico on their 29th anniversary. For nearly three decades, they have...
+Strengthening Commitment to Gender Equality
The Technical Assistance Component of Locfund Next recently concluded three successful projects focused on the...
+COFIDES visit in La Paz: New Alliances for Financial Inclusion
It was a pleasure to welcome Jose Carlos Villena from COFIDES to La Paz, where...
+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...
+Internship co-financed by Locfund Next
For Locfund Next and its Technical Assistance Facility, it was a pleasure to co-finance the...
Leer másAvanza Sólido visits Bolivia
Locfund Next and BIM appreciate the visit of the main executives of Avanza Sólido S.A.,...
Leer másBIM held its annual meeting
BIM Ltd. annual meeting took place in La Paz-Bolivia. Team members of Locfund Next, MiLac,...
Leer másBIM participates in the Amazon Financial Network
BIM is pleased to participate in the Amazon Financial Network announced at the COP28 conference in Dubai....
Leer másSeminar: ALM Management in the current situation
In November, BIM organized the seminar “ALM Management in the current situation”, held in Santo...
Leer másSustainable Development Goals
This October, Locfund Next received the SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPEMENT GOALS seal, valid for two years, after...
Leer másXXIII Ecuadorian Forum on Financial Inclusion
Sustainability is the key to a financial system inclusive and socially responsible. That was the...
Leer másBIM participation in FMO conference in the Netherlands
Fernando Sánchez was part of the panel “People, beyond microfinance. New frontiers to inclusive finance”...
Leer másSuccessful closure of Locfund II technical assistance
The Locfund II Technical Support Facility (TSF) has become a successful story thanks to BIO,...
Leer másInnovasol 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.,...
Leer másAMC El Salvador launches its digital platform
With the support of the TSF of Locfund II, this important Salvadoran entity has just...
Leer másFundación Paraguaya incorporates artificial intelligence to its digital transformation process
Fundación Paraguaya, with the support of the TSF of Locfund II and the team of...
Leer másThe situation of MFIs digital transformation
52 MFIs from 14 countries have participated on our recent study, the Digital Transformation Diagnostic....
Leer másEvolution and Achievements
LOCFUND, which today celebrates its positive results, is a fund that granted USD 69 million...
Leer másLearned Lessons
LOCFUND carried out, since 2007, 73 technical assistance granted with TSF resources, thanks to donations...
Leer másGovernance of Inclusive Finance Institutions will be strengthened
In order to promote the strengthening of good corporate governance practices in inclusive finance institutions,...
Leer másGovernance of Institutions
International organizations, together with Asomif, held a workshop in Lima aimed at strengthening good corporate...
Leer másAmong the Best Funds
In 2009, when the words “impact investing” emerged on the lips of thousands of financial...
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