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Credit Unions as World-Class Microfinance Providers Part 1
In this video series-1, MicroSave discusses the Credit unions that play a pivotal role in providing access to financial services to the base of the pyramid. The credit union movement is based on savings mobilisation as the foundation of microfinance. Here, MicroSave looks at the lessons from one of the most successful credit union systems […]
Aug 4, 2011
BancoSol: Latin America’s First Commercial Microfinance Bank Part 2
In this video series-2, Jaime Zegarra regional manager of BancoSol, a MFI at El Alto in Bolivia, talks about the bank’s strategic focus: loan portfolio growth, portfolio quality, and expanding BancoSol’s client base. The video further interviews various clients of El Alto and how the banks timely assistance has helped them grow their business. Further, […]
Jun 9, 2011
Insights from a Microfinance Pioneer BancoSol 1
In this video series-1, MicroSave talks to one of the pioneers of microfinance in Bolivia, Pancho Otero – the founding CEO of the Prodem Foundation, the nucleus of BancoSol. Pancho gives his insights on the success of microfinance in Bolivia and how Prodem became a bank and a leader in savings mobilisation. Through BancoSol, Pancho […]
May 30, 2011
BancoSol: Latin America’s First Commercial Microfinance Bank Part 1
In this video Jaime Zegarra, regional manager of BancoSol at El Alto in Bolivia talks about the ways in which the bank forms part of the community and connects with its clients. BancoSol is a true microfinance pioneer. As Latin America’s first commercial microfinance bank it has been much copied but never surpassed. Jaime says […]
May 2, 2011
Microfinance in a Dynamic Market: Financiera CREAR Peru Part 2
In this video series-2 Marcos Corrales, manager of Financiera CREAR’s Lima regional branch (Peru) shares the company’s goal to achieve high productivity. Sharing his experience, Marcos says to achieve high productivity CREAR managers focus on various areas starting from staff selection, proper and extensive trainin, and incentive based income structure for the bank staff. He […]
Feb 14, 2011
Compartamos Controversy Leadership and Responsibilities
In this video Richard Rosenberg, consultant to CGAP, discusses how the Compartamos IPO affected investors and competitors, and whether the experience was a singular event or is likely to be repeated. He further explains the existence of social as well as commercial investors of Compartamos and their varied goals. He also discussed the relation between […]
May 24, 2010