Building an African credit union from the ground up: lessons from the caisses populaires D'Epargne et de Credit in Niger

Case Studies in Microfinance Building An African Credit Union From the Ground Up: Lessons from the Caisses Populaires D'Epargne et de Credit in Niger by Korotoumou Ouattara, Mayada Baydas, and Julia Paxton April 1988 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE CREDIT UNION IN A CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT LOAN AND SAVINGS PRODUCTS | PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION: LESSONS FROM OVERCOMING OBSTACLES CONCLUSIONS | ANNEX 1 | ANNEX 2 LIST OF ACRONYMS BDRN Banque de D