http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/3013 Comments for "BancoSol" en http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/3013 <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-6"><table class="actable" width="470px" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr><td class="actable-left" width="175px" valign="top"> <div class="flexinode-textfield-23"> <strong>Managing Organization: </strong> BancoSol<br /><br /> </div> <div class="flexinode-image-32"><br /> <img alt="BancoSol" src="http://www.nextbillion.net/files/BancoSol.gif" /><br /><br /> </div> <div class="flexinode-textfield-38"> <strong>Activity URL: </strong> <dd><a href="www.bancosol.com.bo" TARGET="_blank">www.bancosol.com.bo</a></dd><br /><br /> </div> <td width="295px" valign="top" align="left"> <div class="flexinode-textarea-22"> <strong>Activity Description: </strong> <div align="left">BancoSol, the world&#39;s first private commercial bank to focus exclusively on microfinance, is located in La Paz and has 35 branches throughout Boliva. Using small loans, which average about $2,100, the bank works to meet the needs of Bolivia&#39;s microentrepreneurs and small business owners. Half of the bank&#39;s clients are women. The <em>New York Times</em> includes some information about BancoSol in this article, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/16/business/yourmoney/16view.html?ex=1153713600&amp;en=76bb974191236a7a&amp;ei=5070&amp;emc=eta1" target="_blank">Fighting Poverty With $2-a-Day Jobs</a>.<br class="clear" /></div> </td> </tr> </table> </div><p><a href="http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/3013">read more</a></p> http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/3013#comment Agriculture Activity Financial Services Activity General Banking Activity Microfinance Activity Active Bolivia Consumer For-profit Activity International Agency Funded Private Investment Funded Latin America Mon, 17 Jul 2006 13:36:35 -0500 Ethan Arpi 3013 at http://www.nextbillion.net