Event Name: Responsible Regulation: Lessons and Innovations in Microfinance from the Developing World

Event Location: Via di Ripetta 231, Rome, 00186, Italy

Event Description: Conference

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Cost: Unspecified

Summary of Event: International Development Law Organization (IDLO) network of jurists, bankers and representatives of microfinance institutions (MFIs) from the developing world will join together to discuss the lessons learned on regulation and legislation of microfinance as a means of poverty alleviation. The focus of the conference will be on the impact of existing domestic commercial law and regulations on the provision of financial services to the poor, as well as how to best protect consumers, many of whom are illiterate. The conference will also emphasize the importance of considering how the European Union can best support microfinance within Europe and in the developing world.

Background on Organizer: The International Development Law Organization, which operates in Italy, Australia, and Afghanistan, serves as a technical service provider and consulting organization, that aims to strengthen judicial and local governmental institutions to protect individual rights of the poor and promote a feasible legal structure for trade and investment in developing countries. For more information, visit its website: http://www.idlo.int/

Event Themes and Discussion Topics: Unspecified.

Who Is Invited to Attend: Any jurist, banker, or representative of MFIs.

Featured Speakers:

• Thomas McInerney, IDLO Director of Research and Policy
• Jami Hubbard, IDLO Manager of Microfinance Program
• Deborah Burand, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Michigan
• Simone Di Castri, Policy Analyst, CGAP
• April Rinne, Director, Water Credit, water.org
• Claudio Gonzales Vega, Director Rural Finance Program, Ohio State University (tbc)
• Eduardo Jimenez, Microfinance Consultant, Bangko Sentral, the Philippines

Important Dates: Register by November 12, 2009

Online Registration: www.idlo.int/Microfinance

For additional information, please contact:

• Satu Sulkunen
• mfconference@idlo.int
• Telephone: +39-06-4040 3200
• Fax: +39-06-4040 3232

Event Type: Conference
Event Time: November 12, 2009, 2:30-6:00pm
City/Town: Rome, Italy
Organized By: International Development Law Organization

By Radhika Chandrasekhar, Research Assistant

Bibliography:

[1] Conference Invitation. http://www.microfinancegateway.org/gm/document-1.9.40389/MF%20Conference%20Invitation%20Final%20.pdf

[2] Event Website. http://www.idlo.int/microfinance/English/External/MicroHome.asp

[3] IDLO. http://www.microfinancegateway.org/p/site/m/template.rc/1.11.47424/