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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18/06/2019 | Media Coverage
Peter Fanconi: «Sinkende Armutsraten sind oftmals Augenwischerei»
18/06/2019 | Media Coverage
Spreading the value of insurance
16/06/2019 | Media Coverage
Die Vergabe von Mikrokrediten ist ein gutes Geschäft geworden
29/05/2019 | Blog
#This is my story
28/05/2019 | Media Coverage
Agritask raises $6 million to help farmers weather climate change
27/05/2019 | Media Coverage
Un monde meilleur grâce à l’Impact Investing
24/05/2019 | News Releases
InsuResilience Investment Fund acquires stake in Agritask
20/05/2019 | Media Coverage
Feel-Good-Investment für Weltverbesserer
16/05/2019 | Media Coverage
Afrique: continent de disparités et de potentiels
09/05/2019 | Media Coverage
Impact Investing: Mikrofinanzierung als Instrument für verantwortungsvolle Investitionen
09/05/2019 | Blog
#BOFaces – Meet Thibaud
09/05/2019 | Media Coverage
Finance d’impact: cap sur l’Afrique
07/05/2019 | Events
BlueOrchard Breakfast Event Helsinki
07/05/2019 | Events
BlueOrchard Breakfast Event Singapore
03/05/2019 | Media Coverage
Rendite aus dem Kampf gegen Armut
30/04/2019 | Blog
#This is my story
29/04/2019 | Events
49th St. Gallen Symposium
29/04/2019 | Events
UNECE International PPP Forum
27/04/2019 | Media Coverage
Für eine bessere Welt
23/04/2019 | Blog
My experience with the BlueOrchard Academy

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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