CRACKING THE CAPITAL MARKETS: SOUTH ASIA

APRIL 29-30, 2008, DELHI, INDIA

Cohosted by ACCION International and Standard Chartered Bank, this microfinance investment conference will bring together a wide range of finance professionals – institutional and private investors, leading microfinance institutions in Asia, international and regional banks, emerging markets specialists and rating agencies – to discuss the successes, challenges and trends of microfinance investment in South Asia.

The conference on April 29 is targeted to investors, rating agencies and investment-ready MFIs. The workshops on April 30th are broken into sections: (1) Morning session for both investors and microfinance institutions seeking investment capital and (2) Full-day, in-depth preparation for MFIs looking to become investment ready. The main conference is free of charge, but the rate for the investment readiness workshop is USD 150. Further details and registration are available online or via Stephanie Dolan at +1 617-625-7080 x1119 or conference@accion.org.