<description>&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/mvrsp3XFkoQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/Ynfyl0MTwRE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/QnoPsvqIMHc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/uPSmrACf-b8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/zet0ERI-A04" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/ueLNYOhjrp8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/TkMRNelHtHE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/S1-FEoU4Kcs" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/0DfyFcCQV6A" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/5_ERP8W4qC4" height="1" width="1" alt=""/&gt;&lt;img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/y88c6S7hKhM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/yPGi27D-YEk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/bjTU3QiN-7U" height="1" width="1" alt=""/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/EUsNg3iE-vo" height="1" width="1" alt=""/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/2ekTIDGDoaU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/&gt;</description>

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...

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

<description>&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/MPn0LKmBavc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/PjaLDd7x4Bo" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/Q7nkgqnOX_w" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/1jKEcxkpHKY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/C8KhVCiDc88" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/BTgEw6eStoE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/YXYbXu14jGw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/MUgR6X6nOu8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/q2GKbOYb1rQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/jKSHLUyUu-8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/&gt;&lt;img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/xcZxX8rEJkg" height="1" width="1" alt=""/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/XuUfCn2Sxt0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/AO0aSPAyWAI" height="1" width="1" alt=""/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/qcSq40C4TP4" height="1" width="1" alt=""/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/U4qdfuq9RrM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/&gt;</description>

MFP 148. UPA in Guatemala - Credit Unions as World-Class Microfinance Providers. Part 2

<description>&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/2lEMFG_aLBQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/7gBV6fGPKys" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/b1wbr7SzxmI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/OW6lH5KpItE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/QGOC6cBcNec" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/SnTWjmXgnB4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/lAoBVPL0wJI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/_zr5lSM5XMg" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/zK7Cnz4T8ck" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/C1c6bUjGse8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/&gt;&lt;img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/KJ2Ov9EtKNo" height="1" width="1" alt=""/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/OkJ4q8PQgOY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/_jmSM5IQF74" height="1" width="1" alt=""/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/BG0aLAhT0BQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/MmdBkhl1TOQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/&gt;</description>

MFP 147. UPA in Guatemala - Credit Unions as World-Class Microfinance Providers. Part 1

<description>&lt;p&gt;Resumiendo los resultados del estudio el Sr. Silva da recomendaciones que podr&amp;iacute;an ser &amp;uacute;tiles para los operadores de las IFM as&amp;iacute; como tambi&amp;eacute;n para los de los inversionistas y financiadores. Alex hace &amp;eacute;nfasis en la importancia de reconocer a las microfinanzas como una especialidad dentro de la intermediaci&amp;oacute;n financiera en general as&amp;iacute; como la importancia de que las IMFs cuenten con los sistemas apropiados de gesti&amp;oacute;n de riesgos y un buen gobierno corporativo.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/JGaDpHcoLig" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/j7w3DUCON64" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/BEBTtoKc29s" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/AQN9yCA_6vg" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/__NEvXhAFuA" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/ryvsE0TXaj0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/iX1-2L2b3f0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/Ofp7Tuuxatw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/EBg7q3KTfrE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/VzUWuTrQheE" height="1" width="1" alt=""/&gt;&lt;img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/mNkTrRe5vpw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/x41TT7Vn_K0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/G83uPDOTVfE" height="1" width="1" alt=""/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/GJDWy5CDec8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/fTXWaonI-Lk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/&gt;</description>

Resumiendo los resultados del estudio el Sr. Silva da recomendaciones que podr&iacute;an ser &uacute;tiles para los operadores de las IFM as&iacute; como tambi&eacute;n para los de los inversionistas y financiadores. Alex hace &eacute;nfasis en la...

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

<description>&lt;p&gt;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.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/pQ6a5e6Jf2U" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/Xb72ck5hemU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/ftcliB5eGPs" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/7bv4Yk7mhvo" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/TKwo6Hrigy8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/tWrPaAnkcwM" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/Jp_1mFkGSas" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/1MbzWSLGNn4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/ex1YqhIMtdc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;&lt;img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/RenaUcReYt4" height="1" width="1" alt=""/&gt;&lt;img src="//feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/B1Gf88gvw40" height="1" width="1" alt=""/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/AdMvb_4lMxs" height="1" width="1" alt=""/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/IAKXTPU9HIA" height="1" width="1" alt=""/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/rm8CrtNFe-s" height="1" width="1" alt=""/&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicrofinancePodcast/~4/_K63uKb80bQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/&gt;</description>

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...

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

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