MICROFINANCE EVENT: African Conference on Remittances and Postal Networks; March 4-5, 2015; Cape Town, South Africa

Event Name: African Conference on Remittances and Postal Networks

Event Date: March 4 – March 5, 2015

Event Location: Cape Town, South Africa

Cost: The conference is free to all participants.

Summary of Event: This conference will involve African postal operators and key players involved in the remittance market, with the purpose of sharing knowledge and addressing challenges in the provision of remittances and other financial services through postal networks, as well as fostering dialogue between stakeholders and policy makers.

Background on Organizers: This conference is organized under the African Postal Financial Services Initiative by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development”, in collaboration with the Swiss-based Universal Postal Union, the Amsterdam-based World Savings Banks Institute/European Savings Banks Group and the United Nations Capital Development Fund.

For conference inquiries, you may contact the organizer at remittances(at)ifad.org, at+39-06-5459-2711, or at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/african-conference-on-remittances-and-postal-networks-registration-12059134195

Additional Sources and Resources

[1] African Conference on Remittances and Postal Networks, http://www.ifad.org/remittances/events/2015/index.htm

[2] African Postal Financial Services Initiative, http://www.ifad.org/remittances/pub/african.pdf

[3] World Savings Banks Institute, https://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=World+Savings+Bank+Institute+%28WSBI%29

[4] United Nations Capital Development Fund, http://www.uncdf.org/

[5] Universal Postal Union, http://www.upu.int/en.html

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