While a lot of research are done on the Indian microfinance sector, most of them are from the perspective of practitioners. A high volume of work is confined to impact assessment studies. There are very few works on microfinance from the institutional theory’s perspective and this may be a fresh attempt to look at the [...]
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The European Investment Bank, French Development Agency and a wide group of development agencies, social investors and service providers have launched microfinance FEFISOL the European Solidarity Fund funding for Africa. FEFISOL The fund has 15 million microfinance fund that will provide for the rural poor in Africa and thus assist in the financing of small-scale [...]
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Microfinance aspire to a gradual reduction of the interest which will be reversed in loans coincides Central Bank president, Dr. Antenor Rosales The Law on the Promotion and Regulation of Microfinance was approved yesterday in particular, with two motions which did not succeed as the inclusion of Alba Caruna under regulation and with the optimism [...]
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Congressman Gutierrez Wálmaro tries to convince his counterpart Freddy Torres back to support the Microfinance Bill. The National Assembly decided today not to approve the Development Act and Regulation to Microfinance as initially planned, to allow time for the President of the Committee on Production, Economics and Budget, the Sandinista legislator Wálmaro Gutierrez, who achieved [...]
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The financial system has 1,355 ATMs across the country. Strong growth is projected for this year’s machine. Details of ATMs by state and region. Owning a debit card to withdraw money for the day, make a transfer or money, pay utility bills, recharge your cell phone, buy tickets to an event, choose the language of [...]
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Lessons from Bolivia Today we attended a master class since Afi Foundation considers one of the great scholars of microfinance worldwide. A gift from AECI, ICO Foundation Microcredit and the Master of the UAM to all attendees that we are meeting today in the auditorium of the AECI. Claudio Gonzalez-Vega, great communicator as well as [...]
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The union FSP UGT-A indicated that following the decision of the Constitutional Court (TC) not admissible on constitutional motion filed by the National Court against officials pay cut passed in May 2010, thus endorsing the measure Government, other appeals, including those raised against the “decree cuts” of Andalusia, are resolved on the same line. FSP-UGT [...]
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What is the vision we have as president of Asobo on interest rates? Lending rates have evolved to the downside, the product of competition in the financial system. The banks are fighting the centimeter to have the customer’s preference. That is, one way to get customers is to lower rates. In the case of the [...]
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BancoSol is a leading microfinance reference, but now you are at the head of a business entity as Asobo, do you fear that is affecting the image gained by the bank? Quite the contrary. The fact that BancoSol as an icon of the microfinance industry in Bolivia was put at the head of Asobo clearly [...]
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The success of microfinance has spread to commercial banks and several of them are entering this niche Do not see a risk of losing the lead so far holds? It is a very interesting question. When you talk to the founders of institutions and BancoSol and precursors of microcredit in Bolivia, they said: “I hope [...]
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