MICROCAPITAL EVENT: Inter-American Development Bank to Host Inter-American MicroEnterprise Forum (Foromic) 2013, Guadalajara, Mexico, September 30-October 2, 2013

Event Name: Inter-American MicroEnterprise Forum (Foromic) 2013

Event Date: September 30 – October 2, 2013

Event Location: Expo Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico

Cost: Registration is currently closed to the public, but open to people with registration codes. A few spots may become available to the public before the event. The cost of the event is USD 550.

Summary of Event: The theme for the event is the Productivity Challenge: Financing Dynamic Entreprenership. This conference will feature presentations about current microfinance topics such as mobile financial services, social investment opportunities in Latin America, and serving low-income youth entrepreneurs. This event will also include the presentation of the Inter-American Awards for Financial and Entrepreneurial Innovation and daily social events following the conference.

About the Presenters: Enrique Peña Nieto, President of Mexico, and Luis Alberto Moreno, President of the Inter-American Development Bank will speak at the opening event. Panels will be held by a wide variety of financial practitioners and field experts.

Event Website: http://www.fomin-events.com/foromic/2013/panelistas/

Online Registration Address: http://www.fomin-events.com/foromic/2013/registro/

For additional information, you may email Ana Cristina Ormaza at foromic[at]cofsa.com.mx or call (202) 623-1000.

About the Inter-Development American Bank:

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is a US-based multilateral finance institution that was established in 1959 and operates in Latin America and the Caribbean. IDB works with governments, companies and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to provide both loans and grants to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), health, education and other sectors. IDB also provides technical assistance and research in these areas. Its Board of Executives is elected by 48 member countries, 26 of which are located in Latin America and the Caribbean. As of December 2012, IDB reported total assets of USD 92 billion. IDB is headquartered in Washington, DC, with offices in Japan, France and all 26 member countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

By Megan McGowan, Research Associate

Sources and Additional Resources:

Fomin Events, “Foromic 2013,” http://www.fomin-events.com/foromic/2013/panelistas/

Inter-American Development Bank, “Foromic,” http://www.foromic.org

MicroCapital.org Event, September 19, 2012: “MICROFINANCE EVENT: Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) to Host 15th Annual Inter-American MicroEnterprise Forum (Foromic), Bridgetown, Barbados, October 1-3, 2012,” https://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-multilateral-investment-fund-mif-to-host-15-th-annual-inter-american-microenterprise-forum-foromic-bridgetown-barbados-october-1-3-2012/

MicroCapital.org story, August 27, 2012, “MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Inter-American Development Bank Loans $10m to Central Bank of Ecuador to Support Financial Inclusion,” https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-inter-american-development-bank-loans-10m-to-central-bank-of-ecuador-to-support-financial-inclusion/

MicroCapital.org story, May 31, 2011, “MICROCAPITAL EVENT: XIV FOROMIC 2011: Inter-American Forum on Microenterprise, October 10 to 12, 2011, San Jose, Costa Rica, Organized by the Inter-American Development Bank and the Multilateral Investment Fund,”https://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-xiv-foromic-2011-inter-american-forum-on-microenterprise-october-10-to-12-2011-san-jose-costa-rica-organized-by-the-inter-american-development-bank-and-the-multilateral-inves/

MicroCapital Universe Profile: Inter-American Development Bank?http://microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=Inter-American+Development+Bank+%28IDB%29

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