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“Making Money Work: microcredit, commerce and social regulation in Paraguay’s tri-border area” Caroline E Schuster University of Chicago, Department of Anthropology. Ciudad del Este, Paraguay. Puerto Presidente Stroessner, founded 1957. Friendship Bridge between Paraguay and Brazil.
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“Making Money Work: microcredit, commerce and social regulation in Paraguay’s tri-border area”Caroline E SchusterUniversity of Chicago, Department of Anthropology
Fundación Paraguaya Founded in 1985, but only a branch office in Ciudad del Este since 2005 On the bustling commercial street of “Ave. Bernardino Caballero” next to Banco Familiar (a savings and loan), Visión Microfinance, and two credit cooperatives. Many of the surrounding home appliance and motobike stores sell on credit; monthly quota payments
Cycles of PaymentThis is an “Informconf” credit report that shows continuous borrowing from Fundación Paraguaya since 2007 over the course of 5 loans