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September 1, 2011

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MFP 149. UPA in Guatemala – Credit Unions as World-Class Microfinance Providers. Part 3

August 4, 2011

Credit unions play a pivotal role in providing access to financial services to the base of the pyramid. The credit union movement is based on savings mobilization as the foundation of microfinance. In this series, we look at lessons from one of the most successful credit union systems of the world, namely the credit unions of the Central American country of Guatemala. Managers, staff and clients of UPA tell us what is so special about their cooperative.
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MFP 148. UPA in Guatemala – Credit Unions as World-Class Microfinance Providers. Part 2

August 4, 2011

Credit unions play a pivotal role in providing access to financial services to the base of the pyramid. The credit union movement is based on savings mobilization as the foundation of microfinance. In this series, we look at lessons from one of the most successful credit union systems of the world, namely the credit unions of the Central American country of Guatemala. Managers, staff and clients of UPA tell us what is so special about their cooperative.
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MFP 147. UPA in Guatemala – Credit Unions as World-Class Microfinance Providers. Part 1

August 4, 2011

Credit unions play a pivotal role in providing access to financial services to the base of the pyramid. The credit union movement is based on savings mobilization as the foundation of microfinance. In this series, we look at lessons from one of the most successful credit union systems of the world, namely the credit unions [...]

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MFP 146. Alex Silva: Failures in Microfinance – Lessons Learned. Part 3

June 20, 2011

Summarizing the details of a study of MFI failures, Alex Silva gives important recommendations for MFI sponsors, managers, and funders: Recognize microfinance as financial intermediation, focus on risk management systems, and create good corporate governance. Link to the English translation of the study. 05:54 minutes Download this Video RIGHT CLICK this link (CONTROL CLICK on [...]

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MFP 146_Español. Alex Silva: Lecciones Aprendidas de Experiencias Fallidas. Tercera parte

June 20, 2011

Resumiendo los resultados del estudio el Sr. Silva da recomendaciones que podrían ser útiles para los operadores de las IFM así como también para los de los inversionistas y financiadores. Alex hace énfasis en la importancia de reconocer a las microfinanzas como una especialidad dentro de la intermediación financiera en general así como la importancia [...]

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MFP 145. Alex Silva: Failures in Microfinance – Lessons Learned. Part 2

June 20, 2011

Alex Silva provides more details of the major reasons for the failure of microfinance institutions – an important topic that – so far- has not been talked about. Without doubt, practitioners from around the world stand to benefit from this seminal study of Latin American MFIs. Link to the English translation of the study. 10:08 [...]

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MFP 145_Español. Alex Silva: Lecciones Aprendidas de Experiencias Fallidas. Segunda parte

June 20, 2011

Sin duda, los profesionales en microfinanzas de todo el mundo se beneficiarán de este estudio seminal sobre las IMFs de América Latina y de las correspondientes lecciones aprendidas. ver más 10:08 minutes Download this Video RIGHT CLICK this link (CONTROL CLICK on a Mac) Save Link in a location where you can find it easily.

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MFP 144. Alex Silva: Failures in Microfinance – Lessons Learned. Part 1

June 13, 2011

What can we learn from failures in microfinance? Successful microfinance institutions (MFIs) have been widely studied to understand the reasons that drove them into the market and to extract good practices that are useful for the rest of the industry. However, the institutions that could be considered failed experiences have received very little attention. Alex [...]

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MFP 144_Español. Alex Silva: Fracasos en Microfinanzas – Lecciones aprendidas. Primera parte

June 13, 2011

¿Qué podemos aprender de los fracasos en las microfinanzas? Las historias de éxito de las instituciones de microfinanzas (IMFs) han sido ampliamente estudiados. Ello, a fin de ayudar en la comprensión de las razones que las llevaron a alcanzar dicho éxito y determinar, para el beneficio del resto de la industria, las “buenas prácticas”. Sin [...]

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MFP 143. Insights from a Microfinance Pioneer – Pancho Otero Talks about BancoSol. Part 2

June 6, 2011

How does a crisis help microfinance institutions and their clients? Pancho Otero, one of the global industry pioneers, explains how this is the case. And he gives his perspective on the importance of the enabling environment and good regulations to help produce mature microfinance institutions. 05:54 minutes Download this Video RIGHT CLICK this link (CONTROL [...]

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MFP 142. Insights from a Microfinance Pioneer – Pancho Otero Talks about BancoSol. Part 1

May 30, 2011

Why is successful microfinance based on savings? The microfinance industry has produced a fair share of pioneers and visionaries, and Pancho Otero is one of them! As the founding CEO of the Prodem Foundation, the nucleus of BancoSol, Pancho helped create one of the most successful microfinance institutions in the world. Pancho gives his insights [...]

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MFP 141. How to Become a Leader in Deposit Mobilization. BancoSol. Part 4

May 23, 2011

How did BancoSol become a global leader in deposit mobilization? Kurt Koenigsfest, CEO of BancoSol, describes four key success factors that are critically important for any MFI that wants to engage in savings mobilization. He talks about BancoSol’s experience with introducing a savings-based organizational culture and how appropriate incentives are helping staff to focus on [...]

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MFP 140. Kurt Koenigsfest: Latin America’s First Commercial Microfinance Bank – BancoSol. Part 3

May 16, 2011

In the third episode on BancoSol, Latin America’s and the world’s first bank fully dedicated to microfinance, we meet the CEO. Kurt Koenigsfest talks about the unique positioning of the bank, and how it evolved throughout its history to become a role model for the industry. We hear about the challenges of transformation and how [...]

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MFP 139. Jaime Zegarra: Latin America’s First Commercial Microfinance Bank – BancoSol. Part 2

May 9, 2011

We continue our coverage of BancoSol, Latin America’s first microfinance bank. In this episode, Jaime Zegarra talks about the bank’s strategic focus: loan portfolio growth, portfolio quality, and expanding BancoSol’s client base. Editor – Arnoldo Enrique Huaiquil 06:49 minutes Download this Video RIGHT CLICK this link (CONTROL CLICK on a Mac) Save Link in a [...]

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