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March 8, 2010

MFP is collecting new interviews for you to view at the Boulder Microfinance Training Program (Spanish) in San Jose, Costa Rica
http://www.bouldermicrofinance.org/_esp/index.php in Costa Rica

MFP Team

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Richard L. Meyer is Professor Emeritus at The Ohio State University with experience in microfinance, rural financial markets and rural nonfarm and microenterprises in developing countries. He has worked extensively on international projects, including long-term residence in Brazil and Thailand, where he served as Chief of Party for USAID projects.
Richard Meyer speaks about challenges and implementation practices of agricultural finance.

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Richard L. Meyer is Professor Emeritus at The Ohio State University with experience in microfinance, rural financial markets and rural nonfarm and microenterprises in developing countries. He has worked extensively on international projects, including long-term residence in Brazil and Thailand, where he served as Chief of Party for USAID projects.
Richard Meyer speaks about challenges and implementation practices of agricultural finance.

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Roshaneh Zafar, Managing Director of Kashf Foundation, Pakistan speaks about the economic and regulatory framework for microfinance in Pakistan. She also shares her views on the impact of the financial sector and food crises on microfinance clients in Pakistan.

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Roshaneh Zafar, Managing Director of Kashf Foundation, Pakistan speaks about the implementation of the deposit mobilization strategy that Kashf has put into place. She explains the role of the technology in microfinance and how Kashf has employed technological innovations for the benefit of their clients.

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MFP 080. Roshaneh Zafar, Managing Director, Kashf Foundation, Pakistan: Reaching Clients and Mobilizing Deposits

February 8, 2010

07:11
Roshaneh Zafar, Managing Director of Kashf Foundation and the founder of Kashf Bank, one of the leaders of microfinance in Pakistan, speaks about the challenges of reaching female borrowers in one of the largest and most challenging markets in the world. She shares her views on the importance of mobilizing deposits from microfinance customers.

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MFP 079. Hugh Allen, Founder, VSL Associates, Ltd.: Community Managed Microfinance. Part 2

February 1, 2010

07:14
Hugh Allen, Founder of VSL Associates, Ltd., talks about emerging issues in community managed microfinance, about the regions, where this methodology works the best, and about the risks we face as community managed microfinance moves forward.

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MFP 078. Hugh Allen, Founder, VSL Associates, Ltd.: Community Managed Microfinance. Part 1

January 25, 2010

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Hugh Allen, Founder of VSL Associates, Ltd., talks about a typical community managed microfinance institution, and the common arguments against these kind of programs.

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MFP 077. Michael Tarazi: Branchless Banking and Technology. Role of Regulators

January 19, 2010

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Michael Tarazi, Senior Policy Specialist, CGAP speaks about successful
branchless banking projects, the major obstacles for branchless banking, the role of regulators in rolling out branchless banking solutions, and the CGAP contribution in the area of branchless banking.
MFP is grateful to the Boulder Institute of Microfinance and the International Training Center of the ILO, (Turin, Italy) [...]

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MFP 076. Marguerite Robinson: Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) – Why It Became a Leader

January 11, 2010

08:22
Marguerite Robinson, a long-term adviser to BRI, talks about one of the most successful microfinance providers in the world.

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MFP 075. Marguerite Robinson: Equity Bank – Secrets of Success

December 16, 2009

08:21
Marguerite Robinson, a frequent adviser to Equity Bank, gives her views of the Equity Bank success story. She describes the roles of staff and management and explores the contribution of MicroSave.

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MFP 074. Technology and Microfinance – The Challenge of Integration

December 15, 2009

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Provided by MicroSave.
These interviews are from Eko, an Action Research Partners (ARPs) of MicroSave, and from FINO, who shares the experiences and challenges that they are facing while testing using electronic and mobile banking technology.
The role of technology in financial inclusion and in making financial transactions secured has been well proven. MicroSave is working with [...]

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MFP 073. Advising Start-up MFIs in India

December 15, 2009

02:42
Provided by MicroSave.
This series of interviews is are from MicroSave’s Action Research Partners (ARPs) sharing their thoughts on the issues and challenges of establishing an MFI in India.
India has witnessed a rapid growth in the microfinance sector in the past decade. MicroSave partners with a range of financial institutions to contribute to a systematic development, [...]

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MFP 072. Marguerite Robinson: Savings – the Core of Microfinance

November 23, 2009

06:22
Interview with Marguerite Robinson on the role of savings in microfinance.
Dr. Robinson has worked extensively in Asia, in rural and tribal areas and among the urban poor. She served for many years as adviser to the Indonesian Ministry of Finance and to Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) on the development of BRI’s microbanking system-now the largest [...]

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MFP 071. Future of Equity Bank – Interview with Dr. James Mwangi

November 16, 2009

07:22
Interview with james Mwangi, CEO, Equity Bank, Kenya, on client protection, youth programs, and the future of Equity Bank.

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MFP 070. Financial Crisis and the Role of Savings – Interview with Dr. James Mwangi

November 9, 2009

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Interview with Dr. James Mwangi, CEO, Equity Bank, Kenya, on financial crisis and the role of savings.

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MFP 069. The Drivers and Challenges of Rapid Growth – Interview with Dr. James Mwangi

November 2, 2009

09:09
Interview with Dr. James Mwangi, CEO, Equity Bank, Kenya, Dr James Mwangi talks about the main drivers and challenges of rapid growth, the role that MicroSave played in the development of the bank, and the mistakes made and lessons learned over the past 16 years.

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MFP 068. Financial Crisis Impact on MFIs and Their Clients – Interview with Elizabeth Littlefield. Part 2

October 19, 2009

Interview with Elizabeth Littlefield, CEO, CGAP on financial crisis impact om MFIs and their clients.

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MFP 067. Financial Crisis and the Microfinance Industry – Interview with Elizabeth Littlefield. Part 1

October 13, 2009

Elizabeth Littlefield, CGAP, Director of the World Bank and the Chief Executive Officer of CGAP – Financial Crisis and the Microfinance Industry.

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MFP 066. Microfinance Podcast Is On The Road

August 19, 2009

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Microfinance Podcast is on the Road collecting new interesting footage. Please stay tuned for new episodes. We will be back soon.

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