BlueOrchard

Where financial returns meet social and environmental impact

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BlueOrchard IMPACT SUMMIT 2018

Finding ways to unlock the resources required to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

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BlueOrchard Impact Report 2019/2020

The way forward

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TEDxZurich: Small Money – Big Impact

Peter Fanconi had the pleasure to participate at the last TEDxZurich Event to talk about how we can "include the excluded".

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BlueOrchard Faces

Have you ever wondered who are the people behind BlueOrchard?

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BlueOrchard Microfinance Fund

Our flagship fund

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Financial Inclusion

Investing in inclusive growth and shared prosperity

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Education

Bridging the education gap in emerging countries and fostering growth

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Climate

Building the resilience of the poor to the threats of climate change

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Micro-entrepreneurs supported

Every 2 seconds BlueOrchard supports its investees to disburse a loan to a micro-entrepreneur.

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Ending Global Poverty

8% of the world population still lives on less than $1.90 a day, but progress is being made in the fight to end extreme poverty and achieve SDG1. Every 0.8 seconds, a person escapes poverty

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USD 6bn invested
Pioneering impact investing since 2001

among the micro-entrepreneurs served by our institutions

German book

Small Money – Big Impact

Drawing on BlueOrchard’s unique expertise, this book explains how microfinance works and why. It illustrates through the experience of individuals, facts and figures the worldwide impact of microfinance.

English book

German version now available here.

Now also available
in English here.

Our clients

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Investments in over 80 emerging markets
Over 475 MFIs financed

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Our Global Impact

Founded in 2001, BlueOrchard has invested USD 6 billion in over 80 emerging and frontier markets across Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and Africa. Our vision is to foster financial inclusion and shared prosperity worldwide.

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Latest News

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16/08/2019 | Events
The Threats and Opportunities For Our Ocean at Westsea Week
16/08/2019 | Blog
ILO and IIF partnered up for 2019’s Impact Insurance Academy
16/08/2019 | Media Coverage
Impact investment a flight to safety while doing good
15/08/2019 | Blog
#This is my story
08/08/2019 | Blog
#BOFaces – Meet Anali
30/07/2019 | Videos
BlueOrchard’s CEO, Patrick Scheurle, on the firm’s activities and investors’ growing demand for impact investments
26/07/2019 | Media Coverage
Asset Manager Schroders Acquires Majority Stake in BlueOrchard
26/07/2019 | Media Coverage
Schroders buys majority stake in BlueOrchard
26/07/2019 | News
Schroders acquires majority stake in leading impact investor BlueOrchard
22/07/2019 | Media Coverage
Over 1million Farmers To Benefits From IIF Investment In Royal Exchange-Says MD
18/07/2019 | News Releases
InsuResilience Investment Fund acquires stake in Royal Exchange General Insurance Company
16/07/2019 | Blog
Interview with the CEO of Agritask: Ofir Ardon
11/07/2019 | Media Coverage
BlueOrchard reports strong result in H1 2019
11/07/2019 | News Releases
BlueOrchard reports strong performance in the first half of 2019
10/07/2019 | Media Coverage
Promouvoir le progrès économique et social grâce au private equity
09/07/2019 | Events
Kyrgyzstan-Switzerland Business Meeting with H.E. President of the Kyrgyz Republic
02/07/2019 | Blog
On the increasing role of impact reporting for microfinance institutions – Interview with Mr. Sovan Satyaprakash, Head of Strategy at Aye Finance
28/06/2019 | Blog
#This is my story
26/06/2019 | Events
Social Finance Academy and University of Zurich IIBF executive program
26/06/2019 | Media Coverage
BlueOrchard Impact Bond Fund exceeds $300m mark

Careers

The environment at BlueOrchard offers unique opportunities to grow professionally and personally.

Our clients

We empower micro-entrepreneurs around the world.

Our Expertise

As a leading impact investor, BlueOrchard has acquired unparalleled and specialized expertise

BlueOrchard Funding

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