Overview of Potential WSBI Membership Prospects

1. 
   KENYA
   

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  Equity bank
  
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  Bank of Africa Kenya
  
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  Standard chartered bank
  
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  Consolidated bank of Kenya
  
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  Cooperative bank of Kenya
  
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  Ecobank limited
  
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  Kenya commercial bank
  
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  Faulu MFI bank
  
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  Kenya women MFI bank
  
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  Rafiki MFI bank
  
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  Uwezo MFI bank
  
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  Kenya bankers association
  

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  Member to member approach
  
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  Revival of dormant members
  
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  Promotion of successful business cases
  
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  Taking advantage of WSBI events to attract new members
  

2. 
   RWANDA
   

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  Ecobank
  
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  Banque populaire du Rwanda
  
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  Access bank
  
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  Ab bank
  
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  Banque rwandaise du development
  
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  Uwergo opportunity bank UOB
  
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  Rwanda bankers association
  

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  Member to member approach
  
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  Revival of dormant members
  
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  Promotion of successful business cases
  
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  Taking advantage of WSBI events to attract new members
  

3. 
   LESOTHO
   

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  Standard Lesotho bank
  
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  Nedbank Lesotho
  
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  FNB Lesotho
  
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  Lesotho post bank
  

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  Member to member approach
  
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  Revival of dormant members
  
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  Promotion of successful business cases
  
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  Taking advantage of WSBI events to attract new members
  

4. 
   PAN-AFRICAN GROUPS
   

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  Ecobank Group (the leading pan-African bank with operations in 36 countries across the continent)
  
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  United Bank of Africa (UBA with 20 banks all over the continent),
  
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  Group Banque Atlantique (8 banks in west Africa countries),
  
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  Coris Bank International
  
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  Access Bank
  
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  East Africa Community Banks
  
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  Big Microfinance players such as FINCA International and Opportunity International.
  

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  Member to member approach
  
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  Opportunity of the 2016 WSBI microfinance event to attract MFIs from the world
  
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  Promotion of successful business cases
  
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  Taking advantage of WSBI events to attract new members
  

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  Argentina: Banco De Cordoba (Bancor)
  
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  Ecuador: Banco Pichincha, Produbanco
  
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  Honduras: Banco Atlantida
  
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  Venezuela: BNC - Banco Nacional de Crédito (former Banco Universal), Banesco (with presence also in Colombia, Dominican Republic, Panamá, Puerto Rico, France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Portugal, United Kingdom and United States)
  

Other banks that are also being pursued as prospective members in countries where WSBI already has representatives are:

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  Bolivia: Banco Bisa
  
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  Dominican Republic: Banco de Reservas