Minnesota delegation in Paraguay

Asuncion, Paraguay.

Bill Raker and Dana Hofmann-Geye are here this week to participate in CENCOPAN's IV International Conference and 12th Anniversary. CENCOPAN and the Minnesota Credit Union Network have an international partnership since April 2003.

Raker addressed the conference with a presentation on strategic planning while Hofmann-Geye talked about lobbying and the relationship between the credit union industry and the government.

While in Paraguay the delegation visited INCOOP, the credit union industry regulator as well as Mercado 4 Credit Union, an institution located in a open market which provides loans for vendors to buy their products on a daily basis.

Pictured: (L to R) Pedro Loblein, CENCOPAN, Dana Hofmann-Geye and Bill Raker from the Minnesota Credit Union Network.