Hélia Dezimahata Lory Nsthandoca e Victor Valido Vilela
Este blog apresenta a Iniciativa para Preços Transparentes em Moçambique, o último país do Programa enabling APR & EIR, desde o seu lançamento até o estágio atual do processo de colecta de dados.
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LANCASTER, PA USA & ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, September 7, 2011 – On September 20, 2011 MFTransparency and the Association of Ethiopian Microfinance Institutions (AEMFI) will launch the Transparent Pricing Initiative in Ethiopia, funded by MicroNed. The launch will take place in conjunction with the 2011 African Microfinance Conference.
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Earlier this month we launched the Transparent Pricing Initiative in Zambia and Tanzania with training workshops in Lusaka and Dar es Salaam. In just the first few weeks of these projects we have already learned a lot about the pricing practices in these markets and the role that MFTransparency can play in providing institutions with technical skills for implementing more transparent pricing.
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LANCASTER, PA & LUSAKA, ZAMBIA, May 31, 2011 – On June 6, 2011 MFTransparency and the Association of MicroFinance Institutions of Zambia (AMIZ) will co-host a workshop in Lusaka, Zambia to launch the Transparent Pricing Initiative in Zambia, the sixth country in the MasterCard Foundation-funded enabling APR & EIR Program.
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LANCASTER, PA & DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA, May 27, 2011 – On June 10, 2011 MFTransparency and the Tanzania Association of Microfinance Institutions (TAMFI) will co-host a workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to launch the Transparent Pricing Initiative in Tanzania, the seventh country in the MasterCard Foundation-funded enabling APR & EIR Program. A second workshop in Arusha will follow on June 13.
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LANCASTER, PA, USA & BISSAU, GUINEA BISSAU May 27, 2011 — MicroFinance Transparency (MFTransparency) will expand the Transparent Pricing Initiative in West Africa to Guinea Bissau next month with a workshop in Bissau on Tuesday June 14th. The Transparent Pricing Initiative in West Africa, sponsored by Luxembourg Cooperation, is focused on promoting transparent pricing and consumer protection in microfinance throughout the countries of West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU).
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In March, MFTransparency CEO & President Chuck Waterfield and Vice President of Global Programs Alexandra Fiorillo traveled to the Philippines to launch the Transparent Pricing Initiative in the Philippines.
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The enabling APR & EIR Program recently expanded to Ghana, now active in Malawi, Uganda, Rwanda, South Africa and Ghana. The launch in Ghana was successful, meet with enthusiasm from a wide range of industry stakeholders.
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Le lancement de la transparence de tarification en microfinance au Benin a bénéficié du partenariat local du Fonds National de la Microfinance (FNM), du Consortium Alafia (Association Professionnelle des SFD au Bénin) et de la Cellule de Surveillance des Structures Financières Décentralisées (CSSFD).
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by Mélina Djre
Mardi 18 janvier 2011 s’est tenu à Lomé, l’atelier de lancement de l’Initiative sur la Transparence des Coûts au Togo, 3ème pays de l’UEMOA à rejoindre le projet.
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Como saben la primera semana del mes de septiembre fue el lanzamiento oficial de la Iniciativa de Transparencia de Precios de MFTransparency en Colombia. En su última entrada en el blog, mi colega Jessica Haeussler tuvo la oportunidad de contarles sobre este proyecto y sobre el taller realizado en la ciudad de Bogotá el miércoles 1 de septiembre.
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MFTransparency Vice President Alexandra Fiorillo trains participants of the launch workshop in Lilongwe, Malawi
On the 31st of August 2010, MicroFinance Transparency launched the first country project of the enabling Africa to Price Responsibly and Educate on Interest Rates (enabling APR & EIR ) Program in Lilongwe, Malawi. Sixty-five participants, representing microfinance institutions, donors, investors, government officials and regulators, participated in the project launch.
The chairperson of the Malawi Microfinance Network (MAMN), Joseph Mononga, gave the opening remarks in which he stressed that transparent pricing is critical for ensuring a sustainable microfinance industry in Malawi. He also expressed the importance and timeliness of the MFTransparency project since pricing has recently been a major issue of discussion in Malawi. He expressed thanks to MFTransparency for undertaking this important initiative.
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MicroFinance Transparency has begun a global movement to promote transparent pricing in the microfinance industry by collecting data and training microfinance institutions, regulators, and other stakeholders about the true cost of loans. Next week we will launch a project that will expand this movement throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Depuis le lancement en juillet 2010 de l’Initiative sur la Transparence des Coûts au Burkina Faso, l’équipe Afrique de l’Ouest a fait beaucoup de progrès. Nous avons rencontré de nombreux intervenants et acteurs de la microfinance et nous prévoyons une deuxième série de réunions dans les semaines à venir. Nous avons effectivement démarré le processus de collecte de données depuis le début de ce mois d’Août. Dans ce post, je vais décrire les formidables progrès que nous faisons au Burkina Faso.
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The Transparent Pricing Initiative in India, a consumer protection effort aimed at promoting transparent pricing in microfinance, launched in April 2010 with back-to-back workshops held in 5 major cities: New Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai. The workshops were well-attended with participation from all corners of the microfinance industry including donors, investors, MFI practitioners, researchers, local media and officials from government and apex bodies.
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Last month MFTransparency launched the Transparent Pricing Initiative in West Africa. The launch workshops took place on July 6th in Dakar, Senegal and July 9th in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. These are the first two countries to launch the Transparent Pricing Initiative of the eight countries participating in the Transparent Pricing Initiative in West Africa.
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In my series of Bolivia posts so far, I have shared insights on several positive aspects of pricing transparency in the Bolivian microfinance industry. In today’s post, I’d like to highlight how MFTransparency’s pricing data will complement the Bolivian microfinance regulation and transparency efforts already underway.
Today, I’d like to continue my previous post on interest rate disclosure to clients and the general public, and share some insights on transparency in loan contracts and publicity.
While interest rates are freely negotiated between both parties, the loan contracts have to include several pricing details. As a minimum requirement, the contract has to specify the:
There are several positive mechanisms in place to facilitate interest rate disclosure to microfinance clients and the general public. Our recent trip to Bolivia was a wonderful opportunity to see firsthand how a range of legal requirements play out in practice.
As promised in my last blog post on the Bolivia launch, I’d like to share some insights on the regulatory framework in Bolivia and outstanding transparency efforts we learned about during our initial trip to Bolivia where we recently launched the Transparent Pricing Initiative. Over the next few days I’ll be providing a series of posts to tell you a bit about what we’ve discovered. In this first part, I’ll focus on pricing strategies in Bolivia as well as challenges associated with current pricing practices and general challenges currently perceived in the local microfinance community.
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