Archive for the ‘Conferences’ Category

Microfinance Focus, Nov. 06, 2009: European Microfinance Week 2009 will take place from 24th - 26th November 2009 in Abbaye de Neumunster, Luxembourg. Conference will be organized by the European Microfinance Platform, a microfinance network of over 115 organizations active in microfinance. The theme for the 2009 meeting will be 'Microfinance in a new financial ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Oct. 13, 2009: As part of its annual conference on Social Entrepreneurship - ForSE 2009 or the Forum for Social Entrepreneurs is holding a panel discussion in Boston on "An Investor's perspective of Microfinance" at Babson College, Wellesley MA on Friday, Oct. 23, said a press release. Paresh Patel, CEO, Sandstone Capital, Deborah Drake, VP Accion and Council Coordinator, Council of Microfinance Equity ... Full story

Microfinance Focus , Oct. 10, 2009: Microfinance Focus has launched a liveblog (www.microfinancefocus.com/liveblog) on its website to provide news and discussions from the Microfinance India Summit to be held in New Delhi from Oct. 26 to 28, 2009. As official media partner of the summit, Microfinance Focus will disseminate information including instant news ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Sept. 29, 2009: Dutch Princess Maxima will address the Microfinance India Summit being organised by ACCESS Development Services from Oct. 26 to 28 in New Delhi. Princess Maxima is the UN Secretary General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance. She was earlier involved in the Advisors Group to the International Year of ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Sept. 22, 2009: The WWB Center for Microfinance Leadership is planning to hold its first "Women in Leadership" workshop, aimed at women CEOs and senior managers, in January 2010 in Bangalore, India. The center is an initiative of Women's World Banking (WWB), a leading global network of microfinance institutions, with aid from the MasterCard Foundation to the tune of $3.1 million. Full story

Microfinance Focus, Sept. 21, 2009: India's National Network of Resource Organizations (NNRO) will organise a workshop on National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) in New Delhi on October 8, 2009. Full story

Microfinance Focus, Sept. 19, 2009: Social business advisory firm Intellecap, in association with microfinance equity fund Aavishkaar Goodwell, will hold SRIJAN, a microfinance and financial inclusion event in Mumbai on Dec. 8, 2009. Full story

Microfinance Focus, Sept. 17, 2009: ACCESS Development Services and the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited have announced the institution of the Microfinance India Awards. The Microfinance India Awards will recognize the contribution of institutions and individuals who have made significant contribution towards upscaling the microfinance sector in India. The Awards will be presented on the inaugural day of the Microfinance India Summit, Oct. 26, 2009. The ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Sept. 10, 2009: New York-based Microfinance Working Group will organise a seminar on “Women Social Micro-Entrepreneurs: The business of helping others” which will be held on Monday, September 14, 2009 at Room 30c, Goldman Sachs, 180 Maiden Lane in New York from 7 pm to 8:30 pm. Full story

Microfinance Focus, Sept. 10, 2009: The Pro MHI Africa team will organise a two-day conference on micro health insurance and health care financing from Dec. 2 to 3, 2009 in Lilongwe, in partnership with the EU-African University Network. The conference is being organised as part of the international project “Pro MHI Africa – EU-African University Network to strengthen community-based micro health insurance”. The project is a joint effort by the University of Cologne, University of Botswana, University of Ghana and University of Malawi, and constitutes a platform for various microinsurance stakeholders in Africa and worldwide. Full story

Microfinance Focus, Sept. 8, 2009: Azerbaijan Micro-finance Association is organizing an “Investors Fair” on October 7, 2009 to bring together members, investors and donors and service providers. The fair is to serve as a forum for people to look for solutions, to meet potential business clients and partners and vie for funding for their ideas, said a statement. The one-day fair, expected to be attended by about 150 representatives, will focus on government strategy on MFIs and banks, how investors, banks and MFIs can successfully manage key financial risks in today’s market and thirdly client protection in practice. Full story

Bangalore, August 25, 2009: Microfinance Focus, a news portal and monthly e-magazine on microfinance, will serve as the official media partner of the "Microfinance India Summit 2009" to be held in New Delhi from October 26 to 28. Full story

Microfinance Focus, Aug. 19, 2009: A two-day forum co-organized by the National Bank of Cambodia, IFC, the European Union, and the Cambodia Microfinance Association, senior microfinanciers, bankers, regulators, and local authorities began discussions on how microfinance institutions could boost the country’s economy, promote financial inclusion, and enhance customer protection. “The microfinance sector in Cambodia has grown fast and significantly contributed to improving access to financial services for the rural population,” said H.E Chea Chanto, Governor of the National Bank of Cambodia. “The success of the sector is vital to ensuring quick financial inclusion. We have adopted legislation that enables microfinance institutions to mobilize public deposits to help them access cheaper sources of funds while allowing rural populations to safely save their hard-earned cash.” Full story

Microfinance Focus, Aug. 17, 2009: The National Partnership of Microfinance Market Stakeholders (NAMMS) and the Russian Microfinance Center will hold the eighth national conference on "The Role of Microfinance in Overcoming the Financial and Economic Crisis" in Moscow from Nov. 17 to 19, 2009. The conference will feature presentations by speakers including the Russian policy-makers, legislators and ... Full story