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Failures in Microfinance Lessons Learned Part 1
In this video series-1Alex Silva, a microfinance pioneer focuses on the need to study the failures of microfinance institutions so the new generation practitioners can avoid those pitfalls and learn from the past mistakes. Studying the 10 unsuccessful MFIs in the past 10 years in Latin America, Alex outlines six major reasons for the downfall […]
Jun 13, 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
ProCredit An International Network Bank in Bolivia: The ProCredit Experience Part 2
In this video series-2 Roberto Zegada, Regional Manager El Alto, Banco Los Andes ProCredit (Bolivia) talks about the bank’s various financial products. Roberto also shares ProCredit’s additional programmes such as generating awareness among children towards savings. To remain competitive, he stresses upon the process of staffing and selection. Elaborating the staffing and selection procedure, Roberto […]
Feb 28, 2011
ProCredit An International Network Bank in Bolivia: The ProCredit Experience Part 1
In this video series-1 Roberto Zegada, Regional Manager El Alto, Banco Los Andes ProCredit (Bolivia) talks about the growth of operations and the competitive situation in one of the world’s best-served microfinance markets. The ProCredit Group is one of the global microfinance leaders. With operations on three continents, the group is the largest international network […]
Feb 21, 2011