Goals
PlaNet Finance provides access to financial services to the poorest populations, the financial intermediaries including banks, cooperatives, non-governmental organizations (NGO), and microfinance institutions. PlaNet Finance was founded in Paris, France on October 13, 1998 by Jacques Attali, its first and current President, and Arnaud Ventura, its first CEO. The association has established a worldwide network of affiliated offices in Europe and the United States of America, and has operations in developing countries in Latin America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. As of 2008, PlaNet Finance has supported 1,500 microfinance institutions financing more than 9 million people.
The association supports microfinance efforts by federating financial intermediaries and providing them with operational services. PlaNet Finance also works with the private sector (banks and financial institutions), international agencies, and government to facilitate the creation of an efficient microfinance sector.
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