Where financial returns meet social and environmental impact

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Sustainable Infrastructure in Emerging Markets - Engine of Growth and Prosperity

The risks and benefits associated with investing in sustainable infrastructure in emerging markets.

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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 Covid-19 Emerging and Frontier Markets MSME Support Fund

BlueOrchard announces the launch of a Covid-19 support fund that aims to support more than 200 million jobs in emerging and frontier markets

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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 8bn 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 90 emerging markets
  • Over 562 Institutions financed

Our Global Impact

Founded in 2001, BlueOrchard has invested USD 7 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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Careers

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

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Our clients

We empower micro-entrepreneurs around the world.

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Our Expertise

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

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