Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
are costly... to serve
Spanish translation:
atender a... resulta altamente costoso
English term
Belize
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
are costly... to serve
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Source text:
VSLAs are complementary to MFIs. They serve people living in remote places whose income is low and irregular, need to save cash in small amounts, and have limited demand for credit because markets for their products are weak. Such populations are costly for MFIs to serve.
My try:
"...Estas poblaciones resultan bien costosas de atender por parte de las IMF. "
May 5, 2019 03:09: Michele Fauble changed "Language pair" from "Spanish to English" to "English to Spanish"
Proposed translations
Germany
Cultural & social sciences, M.A.
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Mexican) 
Works in: German to Spanish, English to Spanish, French to Spanish
atender a... resulta altamente costoso
Un saludo
Venezuela
Translate to Reach
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish
muy/demasiado costoso atender...
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Note added at 1 hr (2019-05-05 03:57:25 GMT)
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Al FMI (si se trata del Fondo Monetario Internacional).
Mexico
Portuguese and English to Spanish
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Uruguayan, Mexican)
Works in: English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
Es muy caro/costoso prestar servicio
Es muy caro/costoso para las IMF prestar servicio a estas poblaciones. O Prestar servicio a estas poblaciones es muy caro/costoso para las IMF.
Mexico
Confianza, certeza, creatividad.
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Mexican)
Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 6 more.
es/resulta muy costoso que... ayude
Translation, Reviewing, Post-Edition
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Estas poblaciones son costosas para las IMF.
Sería algo asi como:
Estas poblaciones son/resultan muy costosas para las IMF.
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