Microfinance Podcast » Bolivia

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

Oxana Holtmann — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:18:58 +0000

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

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

Oxana Holtmann — Mon, 30 May 2011 10:00:17 +0000

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 on the success of microfinance in Bolivia and how Prodem became a bank and a leader in savings mobilization.
10:15 minutes

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

Oxana Holtmann — Mon, 23 May 2011 10:00:10 +0000

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 savings.
07:44 minutes

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

Oxana Holtmann — Mon, 16 May 2011 10:00:21 +0000

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 BancoSol became a leader in deposit mobilization. Management puts a relentless focus on the design of new and adequate products for BancoSol’s customers.
09:17 minutes

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

Oxana Holtmann — Mon, 09 May 2011 15:42:18 +0000

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

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MFP 138. Jaime Zegarra: Latin America’s First Commercial Microfinance Bank – BancoSol. Part 1

Oxana Holtmann — Mon, 02 May 2011 10:00:32 +0000

BancoSol is a true microfinance pioneer. As Latin America’s first commercial microfinance bank it has been much copied but never surpassed. We begin our coverage of BancoSol by focusing on its operations in El Alto, a sprawling city on the “Altiplano” above La Paz, one of the highest cities in the world. Jaime Zegarra, regional manager of BancoSol, talks about the ways in which the bank forms part of the community and connects with its clients.
Editor – Arnoldo Enrique Huaiquil
06:22 minutes

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MFP 137. Roberto Zegada: An International Network Bank – the ProCredit Experience, Bolivia. Part 2

Oxana Holtmann — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:00:43 +0000

The ProCredit Group is one of the global microfinance leaders. With operations on three continents, the group is the largest international network player in terms of assets. The Bolivian branch was one of the pioneers of the network. Roberto Zegada, Regional Manager El Alto, Banco Los Andes ProCredit talks about the growth of operations and the competitive situation in one of the world’s best-served microfinance markets.
Editor – Arnoldo Enrique Huaiquil
07:37 minutes

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MFP 136. Roberto Zegada: An International Network Bank in Bolivia – the ProCredit Experience. Part 1

Oxana Holtmann — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:00:31 +0000

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