Event Name: The Second Microfinance and Rural Finance Conference
Event Dates: July 5-6, 2016
Event Location: Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom
Summary of event: The theme of this conference is “Financial Inclusion and Emerging Markets Finance”. Twenty-four researchers will present their papers for discussion. The topics include the development of microfinance and rural finance; the roles of banks in financial inclusion; the impact of financial inclusion on poverty; and innovation in microfinance, internet finance, crowdfunding and seed financing. The conference is organized by the Swufe-Aberystwyth Microfinance, Rural Finance and Agriculture Organization Joint Research Centre and hosted by the School of Management and Business at the UK’S Aberystwyth University; China’s School of Finance, Southwestern University of Finance and Economic; and Canada’s York University Schulich School of Business.
Cost: The fees is GBP 80 (USD 116) for non-PhD students, GBP 40 (USD 58) for PhD students, and invited guests are free of charge.
Event Website: https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/smb/the2ndmicrofinanceandruralfinanceconference/ and http://shop.aber.ac.uk/browse/product.asp?compid=1&modid=1&catid=148
For additional information, you may email Yizhe Dong via yid1[at]aber.ac.uk or telephone +44 1970 622500
By Imke Herholdt, Research Associate
Additional Sources and Resources
[1] Event website: https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/smb/the2ndmicrofinanceandruralfinanceconference/
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