MICROFINANCE FORUM 2008
MARCH 27-28, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
Uniglobal Research, the European conference organiser, is hosting a two-day event on emerging trends in microfinance. Called the Microfinance Forum, the event will provide presentations and case studies, plus networking opportunities, for those financial institutions wishing to expand into microfinance. Continue Reading »
THE GLOBAL MICROFINANCE INVESTMENT CONGRESS Continue Reading »
Jeffrey Sachs, considered one of the most influential economists of his time by Time magazine, gave a speech entitled “The Great Convergence: The Shifting Balance of Power in the 21st Century”, which outlined The Gate Lecture, a presentation that he gave at Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Continue Reading »
The 15th annual Uniendo America Project Fair will be held from January 24 through 26 of 2008 in San Jose, Costa Rica. It will feature approximately 300 projects on microcredit, water, and education, among others, organized by Rotary Clubs throughout Central America. The fair is a way for Central American and North American Rotarians to exchange ideas and realize these projects. The chair of this year’s fair is Fabio Carballo, who is also vice-chair of Rotary International’s Microcredit Advisory Committee. Continue Reading »
The MIX invites you to participate in their MIX Market User Survey. By completing this brief survey about your use of the MIX Market website you are helping ensure that they continue to deliver the data and analysis that is so important to the microfinance community, while making the website easier for you to use. The survey is available in English, Spanish and French and is intended take approximately 10 minutes from start to finish. Please be sure to complete the survey no later than November 30, 2007.
GLOBAL MICROFINANCE INVESTMENT CONGRESS 2008
MAY 14-16, NEW YORK CITY, USA
Planet Finance, the French non-profit company that assists microfinance institutions (MFIs), and conference organiser, the American Conference Institute are hosting a three-day event on investing in microfinance. Called the Global Microfinance Investment Congress, the event convenes Microfinance Investment Vehicles (MIVs), Commercial Banks, Insurance Companies, Government Authorities and MFIs to discuss the future of the projected USD 250 Billion microfinance industry. This is the second event in a series, the first of which will be held in Paris on 21-22 January 2008, as reported by MicroCapital. Continue Reading »
World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU), supported by CO-OP Shared Branching’s technology and partners from Colorado and Ecuador, successfully launched the first international shared branching network in Quito, Ecuador. The new network, called COONECTA, connects credit union members via direct transaction capabilities in the United States and Ecuador, providing the more than 2 million Ecuadorians living and working in the United States with affordable access to their credit union accounts back home, as well as offering U.S. visitors to Ecuador the same convenience. Continue Reading »
CITI-FT FINANCIAL EDUCATION SUMMIT 2007
DECEMBER 6 – 7, 2007, NEW DELHI Continue Reading »
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MICROFINANCE AT PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY
JANUARY 23 – 25, 2008 – PUDUCHERRY, INDIA Continue Reading »
This event has been postponed and will be relocated; please see our December 13, 2007 story. Continue Reading »
Source: Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP). Continue Reading »
EUROPEAN MICROFINANCE WEEK 2007
NOVEMBER 27-29, LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG
The European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP) will host its 2007 Annual Conference, themed, “European responses to global microfinance challenges” in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
THE GLOBAL MICROFINANCE INVESTMENT CONGRESS
JANUARY 21 – 22, 2008, PARIS
Presented by PlaNet Finance, this conference is the first in a series aimed at microfinance investors. Topics are to include equity and fixed-income investment opportunities, measuring social performance, microfinance institution ratings, valuation, pricing and others. The cost is USD 330. For more information, visit www.microfinance-congress.com or contact Mr. Eike Haas at +33 (0) 1 49 21 26 15 or ehaas@planetfinance.org.
MICROFINANCE DIALOGUE: THE NEXT DECADE
NOVEMBER 2, 2007 – MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, USA
Quite a few top thinkers in the industry will be on hand at the Fletcher School to state their positions and engage in discussion with the audience. Topics are to include:
Microfinance and the Capital Markets – Who Benefits?
What is the impact of commercial financing on microfinance? Who benefits – customers, investors, the local economy or the public at large? What is an appropriate role for policy in mediating microfinance, if any?
Microfinance and Soft Money – What Is It’s Best Use?
WOMEN ADVANCING MICROFINANCE INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON GENDER AND MICROFINANCE
OCTOBER 22, 2007, WASHINGTON, D.C.
Women Advancing Microfinance International (WAM) will host a one-day forum on gender and microfinance in Washington, D.C., on October 22, 2007. The forum will feature approximately 100 microfinance practitioners, network representatives, and researchers, gathered to discuss and identify challenges. Participants will develop strategies to enhance benefits for clients and to make more effective use of human resources and talents.
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