Tag: Loans

In this video, Richard Rosenberg, consultant to CGAP, highlights the biggest findings of “Portfolios of the Poor”. Richard notes that the book changes the earlier perspectives on the impact of microfinance on poor.

In this video series-3, Carlos Danel, Founder and Co-CEO of Compartamos Bank Mexico discusses the impact of financial crisis on microfinance clients and the strategy Compartamos adopted to counter the crisis and continue its strong growth. Talking about the lessons learnt from the financial crisis, he says during the crisis the main concern was to […]

In this video series-1, Carlos Danel, Founder and Co-CEO of Compartamos Bank Mexico speaks about the factors that enabled them to become the regional industry leader and provide financial services to more than one million poor women in the rural areas. He also enlists the various products and services Compartamos provides to its customers.

In this video series-3, Dr Muhammad Yunus highlights the wisdom of microcredit borrowers and how they can develop themselves and their families if they are provided with opportunities. Focusing on the work of Grameen, Dr. Yunus explains that if we provide the poor with opportunity then they are equally capable of excellence like any other […]

In this video series-2, taking the discussion further, Dr Muhammad Yunus discusses the need for new financial system that integrates a system that serves the poor with the traditional banking system and not leave anyone unbanked. In this series Dr. Yunus speaks about his new book “Creating a World Without Poverty”. Dr Yunus talks about […]

In this video series-3, delving deep into Joint Liability Group Lending Process Kabir Kumar Microfinance Analyst, CGAP introduces Loan Origination Process and Group Recognition Test (GRT) Process as applied by Spandana, one of the leading MFIs of India. At this stage the field officer collects ID proof and address proof and then loan application form […]