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MICROFINANCE EVENT: Caribbean MicroFinance Alliance (CMFA) to Host “Fifth Caribbean Microfinance Forum: Building an Environment for Entrepreneurs to Excel,” June 2 – 5, 2014, Montego Bay, Jamaica

Event Name: The Fifth Caribbean Microfinance Forum: Building an Environment for Entrepreneurs to Excel

Event Date: June 2 – 5, 2014

Event Location: Iberostar Rose Hall Suites Hotel, Montego Bay, Jamaica

Cost: The standard registration fee is USD 300 with a rate of USD 250 offered for Caribbean participants. Discounted rates are available to Caribbean MicroFinance Alliance (CMFA) members at USD 200, entrepreneurs and students at USD 175, and one-day admission tickets at USD 150.

Summary of Event: This event aims to bring together staff of microfinance institutions to discuss microlending business models, youth entrepreneurship, new technologies in mobile money and limiting dependency on the agriculture sector for economic growth, among other matters. This event was originally scheduled to take place in Suriname, beginning on March 31.

Background on Organizer: This forum is supported by CMFA, a network of 24 microfinance practitioners in the Caribbean, and the Caribbean Capacity Building Microfinance Project, a joint effort of the US-based Multilateral Investment Fund, the Caribbean Development Bank, the European Union and US-based Citi Foundation.

Event Website: http://caribbeanmicrofinancealliance.com/cmfv-jamaica/home

For additional information, you may contact the organizers via email at cmfsecretariat[at]gmail.com or by telephone +1 876 920 2677.

By Meraj Husain, Research Associate

Sources and Additional Resources

Caribbean MicroFinance Alliance, “Caribbean Microfinance Forum V: Building an Environment for Entrepreneurs to Excel,” http://caribbeanmicrofinancealliance.com/cmfv-jamaica/97/home

MicroCapital, February 5, 2014, “New Ventures Mexico to Host 4th Annual “Latin American Impact Investment Forum (FLII),” February 18 – 20, 2014, Merida, Mexico,” https://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-new-ventures-mexico-to-host-4th-annual-latin-american-impact-investment-forum-flii-february-18-20-2014-merida-mexico/

MicroCapital, September 19, 2012, “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, August 7, 2012, “Microfinance Trends in Latin America and the Caribbean; Livestock Insurance in India; Using “Digital Footprints” to Boost Financial Inclusion,” https://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-publication-round-up-microfinance-trends-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-livestock-insurance-in-india-using-digital-footprints-to-boost-financial-inclusion/

MicroCapital Universe Profile: Caribbean MicroFinance Alliance (CMFA)
https://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=caribbean+microfinance+alliance

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