MICROCAPITAL EVENT: Re-engineering Microfinance: Need for New Products & Policies, New Delhi, India, March 15-16, 2011

Event Name: Re-engineering Microfinance: Need for New Products & Policies

Event Date: March 15 & March 16, 2011

Event Location: Hotel Ashok, New Delhi, India

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Cost: INR 4000 (USD 89) for Sa-Dhan members, INR 7000 (USD 155) for Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) members, INR 10000 (USD 222) for domestic non-members, USD 500 for international delegates, INR 2000 (USD 44) for students and government representatives. Discount prices are available for groups of two or more.

Registration Deadline: Registration will be open through the first day of conference. Spot registration will start at 8 AM on March 15.

Summary of Events: The conference will provide a forum for microfinance stakeholders to deliberate on the opportunities and challenges affecting the Indian microfinance sector. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus will be the guest of honor.

Event Themes and Discussion Topics: The event will cover reassessing microfinance, financing microfinance, diversifying product offerings, community-based models, reinvigorating the self-help group movement, building infrastructure for financial services and improving governance.

Event Website: http://www.sa-dhan.net/inner.aspx?others/NationalMicrofinanceConference2011.htm

For additional information you may contact: Punit Kumar Singh of Sa-Dhan at +91-956005561 or Reetika Saxena of FICCI at +91-9999726006 or e-mail conference@sa-dhan.org

Submit your event at: http://microfinanceassociation.ning.com/events

About Sa-Dhan: Founded in 1999, Sa-Dhan is an Indian association of finance institutions that aims to build the field of community development finance in India. It aims to help its 223 member institutions serve low-income households in both rural and urban India. As of March 31, 2010, Sa-Dhan’s member institutions report a total outstanding loan portfolio of INR 180 billion (the equivalent of USD 4 billion) and a client base of 23 million customers.

About Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI): Established in New Delhi in 1927, FICCI is an association of business organizations. FICCI has 400 professional members who represent 39 sectors of the Indian economy.

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