Solidarity Economy in Latin America/Banco Palmas

Location: Brazil

Website or Social Media links:

Instagram: bancopalmas

Website: https://www.institutobancopalmas.org/

Journalistic Resources:

Banco Palmas and Conjunto Las Palmeiras

Banco Palmas

Community: Banco Palmas

Academic Resources:

Community Currency Progress in Latin America: Evolution in Brazil of a Socio-Technical Innovation for Economic Sustainability

Details of the Work

Goals or Focus

Banco Palmas seeks to address the issue that potential market activity is limited by lack of transaction tools by promoting the local economy through a community currency.

Partnerships

Brazilian Government

Values

Accessibility

General Categories

Financial

Timeframe

Founded in 1998