MICROCAPITAL EVENT: MFTransparency Hosts Conference Launching its Microfinance Transparency Pricing Initiative in Bolivia, December 2, 2010 (Date Has Been Revised)

Event Name: Conference: Transparent Pricing Initiative in Bolivia

Event Date: December 2, 2010 (date has been revised)

Event Location: Radisson Plaza Hotel, La Paz, Bolivia

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Cost: Free

Summary of Event: The conference will feature panels, workshops and small group discussions concerning the issue of pricing transparency among microfinance industry stakeholders.

Background on Organizer: MFTransparency is a US-based, non-governmental organization founded in 2008 with the purpose of facilitating transparent microfinance markets through the dissemination of accurate and comparable cost information to all stakeholders. The group has organized transparent pricing efforts in Bosnia, Peru, Cambodia, Azerbaijan, Kenya, Bangladesh, Bolivia and Ecuador. Approximately 200 industry professionals and organizations have committed to transparent pricing by endorsing MFTransparency and its initiative.

Event Themes and Discussion Topics:

  • Interest rate education, specifically for Bolivian microfinance market
  • Understanding operating costs unique to Bolivia
  • Current regulatory environment
  • The business case for pricing transparency

About the Presenters: Chuck Waterfield, President and CEO, MFTransparency

For additional information you may contact: Jordan Filko via +1 717 475 6733 or Jordan@mftransparency.com

Event Website: http://www.mftransparency.org/pages/conference-transparent-pricing-initiative-in-bolivia/

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By Matthew Fox, Research Assistant

Sources and Additional Resources:

MicroCapital Brief: MFTransparency Brings Launch of Transparent Pricing Initiative to Bolivia and Ecuador, Funded by the Ford Foundations and MicroNed: https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-mftransparency-brings-launch-of-transparent-pricing-initiative-to-bolivia-and-ecuador-funded-by-the-ford-foundation-and-microned/

MicroCapital Universe: MFTransparency: https://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=MFTransparency

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