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The government agencies come from the Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigerian Deposit and Insurance Corporation, Ministry of Finance, and the National Association of Small and Medium Enterprises.<\/p>\n<p>The participants visited five organizations that represent the various players in the Philippine microfinance industry &#8211; Bank of the Philippine Islands, Inner City Development Cooperative, People&#8217;s Crdit and Finance Corporation, Peace and Equity Foundation, and Siargao Bank.<br \/>\nThe participants visited the headquarters of the Bank of the Philippine Islands where they were greeted by Mr. Josais dela Cruz, Vice-President for BPI&#8217;s microfinance unit. Mr. dela Cruz presented to the participants how BPI started its wholesale loan and capacity building loan for microfinance institution. He also presented different guarantee schemes that BPI has used in partnership with other foreign banks to secure the wholesale loans for microfinance. After visiting BPI, the participants visited Inner City Development Cooperative to learn more about how microfinance provides the grassroots access to financial services. They went on field to interview the management staff of the cooperative as well as interact with microfinance clients.<\/p>\n<p>The associate director of the Peace and Equity Foundation, Mr. Ric Torres, presented to the Nigerians the various strategies and projects that the foundation used to reduce poverty using microfinance as one of the components. The President of the People&#8217;s Credit and Finance Corporation also interacted with the participants with the end view of sharing how the Nigerian government could set up a fund for microfinance institutions by sharing the Philippine experience. 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