MICROFINANCE EVENT: China International Microfinance Summit, November 29-December 1, 2016, Beijing, China

Event Name: 2016 China International Microfinance Summit

Event Date: November 29 – December 1, 2016

Event Location: Landmark Towers Hotel, Beijing, China

Cost: For details on the cost of attendance, you may contact the event organizers.

Summary of Event: This event offers a platform for participants to discuss the future of financial inclusion efforts in China through presentations and trainings on topics such as: (1) financial technology; (2) finance as a potential tool for poverty alleviation; (3) financial cooperatives; (4) microfinance associations; and (5) asset management and allocation. The summit will also include “individual awards [to those] who have made outstanding contributions to the development of China’s microfinance ” industry.

Background on Organizers: The China Association of Microfinance (CAM) is a network that promotes policy coordination among microfinance industry actors in addition to providing fundraising services and technical training with the goal of “promot[ing] the construction of [an] inclusive financial system.” As of 2016, it has 180 members from 26 provinces and cities, including microfinance institutions (MFIs), commercial banks, non-banking financial institutions, “rural mutual fund cooperatives,” research institutions and consulting firms.

Event Website: http://www.chinamfi.net

For additional information, you may contact Amelie Lei by email at cam[at]chinamfi.net or by telephone at +86 10 84195835.

By Michelle Dold, Research Associate

Sources and Additional Information:

[1] Information provided directly to MicroCapital by MicroFinanza Rating

[2]  China MFI Website: http://www.chinamfi.net

[3] MicroCapital Universe Profile: China Association of Microfinance (CAM)

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