Event Name: Technology Innovation for Banks in Growth Economies
Event Date: November 29 – November 30, 2011
Event Location: Kingsway Hall Hotel, 66 Great West Queen Street, Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom Continue Reading »
Event Name: Technology Innovation for Banks in Growth Economies
Event Date: November 29 – November 30, 2011
Event Location: Kingsway Hall Hotel, 66 Great West Queen Street, Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom Continue Reading »
Event Name: The Challenges of Designing Shariah Compliant Microfinance Conference
Event Date: 6.30 pm, October 21, 2011
Event Location: Deutsche Bank Auditorium, New York, United States Continue Reading »
Event Name: “St. Louis Microfinance: Gateway to Opportunities” Conference
Event Date: October 13, 2011
Event Location: University of Missouri–St. Louis (UMSL), JC Penney Conference Center, One University Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Continue Reading »
Event Name: African Microfinance Pricing Transparency Leadership Forum
Event Date: October 5 – October 7, 2011
Event Location: Nairobi, Kenya Continue Reading »
Event Name: Microfinance: Is There Really a Crisis?
Event Date: 9 AM, Eastern US time, October 4, 2011
Event Location: Webinar Continue Reading »
Event Name: Second International Conference on Inclusive Islamic Financial Sector Development: Enhancing Financial Services for Regional Micro-enterprises
Event Date: October 9 – October 11, 2011
Event Location: Sudan Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences (SABFS), Khartoum, Sudan Continue Reading »
Event Name: Inclusive Financial Services Stakeholders Conference
Event Date: October 3 – October 4, 2011
Event Location: Erbil, Iraq Continue Reading »
Event Name: The Third International Conference on Institutional and Technological Environment for Microfinance (ITEM3): Cost Management & Social Performance in Microfinance
Event Date: January 4 – January 7, 2012
Event Location: India Habitat Center (Magnolia Hall), Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003, India Continue Reading »
The consulting arm of Indian development bank National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), NABARD Consultancy Services (NABCONS), recently announced a training visit to India for African delegates entitled “India-Africa Agrifinance Confluence”. Continue Reading »
Event Name: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Finance Initiative 13th Global Roundtable, “The Tipping Point: Sustained stability in the next economy”
Event Date: October 19 – October 20, 2011
Event Location: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC, USA Continue Reading »
In a presentation at the recent Toronto International Microfinance Summit, panelists weighed in on a range of current topics in the microfinance sector, including profitability, the effect of commercial investment and advances in technology. Continue Reading »
Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), an effort established by former US President Bill Clinton in 2005 to bring together a community of global leaders to alleviate poverty, create a cleaner environment and increase access to health care and education, is holding its 2011 Annual Meeting in New York City, US, from September 20 to September 22, 2011. Continue Reading »
Event Name: “Real” Banking for the Real Economy: Can Values-based Banking Sustainably Finance the Future?
Event Date: September 22, 2011; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Event Location: Washington, DC, USA Continue Reading »
Event Name: Present and Future of Microfinance: Transparency, Client Protection and Social Impact for a Sustainable Growth
Event Date: October 24, 2011
Event Location: Milan, Italy Continue Reading »
Event Name: The 2011 Investor’s Fair
Event Date: October 13 – October 14, 2011
Event Location: Hotel Alisa, Accra, Ghana
Event Name: Mobile Money Global Summit and Expo, 2011
Event Date: October 31 – November 3, 2011
Event Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Event Name: Cloud Computing and Financial Services for The Poor: Promise and Perils of a New Computing Paradigm
Event Date: September 16, 2011; 9:00 am – 10:30 am EDT
Event Location: QED Group, 1250 Eye Street, NW 11th Floor, Washington DC, USA or online Continue Reading »
Axis Bank Foundation (ABF), the corporate social responsibility arm of India-based Axis Bank, and Bandhan Konnagar, the non-profit branch of Indian microfinance institution Bandhan Financial Services Private Limited (Bandhan), have collaborated to launch Axis Bank Bandhan Holistic Assistance (ABHA), to provide financial, health and support services to the “poorest of the poor” in two districts in the Indian state of West Bengal. Continue Reading »