Impact Stories
Impact story
Many sleepless nights
12-12-2018
BIO gave a loan to Cooperativa Pacífico, the biggest lending and saving cooperative in Peru.
Ms Julissa Flores received a loan from the cooperative. This is her story.
Impact story
I really needed my own space
13-11-2018
BIO invested 5 million dollars in REGMIFA and 3,5 million dollars in Rural Impulse Fund (RIF). Both support financial institutions like the Kenya Women Microfinance Bank (KWFT).
Jedidah Ndanu got a loan from KWFT. This is her story.
Impact story
My father showed me how to run a business
08-10-2018
BIO is investing € 4 M in the Société Générale d'Hôtelerie to fund the renovation of the Salam hotel and the building of a new hotel, both in Bamako, Mali. SGH SA is the Malian subsidiary of the Azalaï group of hotels.
Impact story
Side effects
13-03-2018
Ignace van Synghel is a senior investment officer working for BIO. This is his story.