Posts Tagged ‘consumer protection’

Microfinance Focus, Aug 21, 2010: Plugging the information gap on financial inclusion laws and regulations, the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) has launched a Financial Inclusion Regulation Center, which provides a broad, timely collection of the laws and regulations most relevant to key financial inclusion topics. The Regulation Center includes detailed profiles on nearly 30 countries across the globe. These profiles provide an overview ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, May 19, 2010: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has recently approved a project, ‘Service Transparency and Consumer Protection in Microfinance’ in Honduras. IDB will be providing USD 500, 000 for the project. The project intents to develop the regulatory framework to promote transparency of the services provided by the monitored system, the design and implementation of an administrative body in charge of CNBS care ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Nov. 11, 2009: The Asia Microfinance Forum 2010 will address the issues vital to Asia’s microfinance industry as it emerges from the current economic crisis, including regulation, financing, investment readiness, transparency, consumer protection, and MFI transformation, according to the official website release. Asia Microfinance Forum 2010 will take place October 12-15, 2010 in Colombo, ... Full story