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Pierre Casal Ribeiro
Project manager,
Grameen Crédit Agricole Microfinance Foundation
Private Sector & Development author
Pierre Casal Ribeiro joined Pacifica and the Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation in October 2014 as a Research Officer in agricultural insurance, within the framework of his Phd in management at Paris Ouest – Nanterre La Défense University. His research interest lies in the business models of agricultural insurance and public-private partnerships. Previously, Pierre worked in sustainable development consulting and for several NGOs. In particular, he worked for the MFI Fondesurco in Peru, and for PlaNet Finance in Paris and Dakar.
Pierre holds a Master degree from ESCP Europe and is also a graduate from the European Microfinance Programme of the Solvay Business School in Brussels.
Grameen Crédit Agricole Microfinance Foundation
The Grameen Crédit Agricole Microfinance Foundation was set up in 2008 as an initiative of Crédit Agricole in partnership with Professor Muhammad Yunus, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 and founder of the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh. The Foundation – which was given an endowment of €50 million by Crédit Agricole – provides loans, equity capital and technical support to 47 microfinance institutions and 13 social businesses in 27 developing countries, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.