MICROCAPITAL EVENT: Conference: “Microfinance Regulations: Who Benefits?” March 15-17, 2010, Dhaka, Bangladesh

vent Name: Conference: “Microfinance Regulations: Who Benefits?”

Date: March 15-17, 2010

Location: Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Cost: International participants: USD 350 dollars; Local participants: BDT 10000 (USD145 dollars approx.)

Summary of Event: Regulatory issues of microfinance are the frontier discussion among all related stakeholders all over the world. The government of Bangladesh has established Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA) in 2006 under an Act. This Authority is the licensing, monitoring and supervising Authority of microfinance activities of all NGO-MFIs in Bangladesh. The main objective of this conference is to share experiences globally and to bring some important regulatory issues into discussion for further progress. Regulators, policy makers, practitioners, researchers, academics can participate.

Topics to be covered include:
Global practices in microcredit regulations;
Resource mobilization and legal issues;
Rating and supervision issues of MFIs;
Ownership and governance of MFIs;
Regulatory impact assessment.

Who should attend? Regulators, Policy Makers, Practitioners, Researchers, Academics

Background on the Sponsor: The Microcredit Regulatory Authority brings Non-government Microfinance Institutions (NGO-MFIs) under a regulatory framework, the government of Bangladesh enacted “Microcredit Regulatory Authority Act, 2006’” (Act no. 32 of 2006) on July 2006 with effective from August 27, 2006. Under this Act, the government established Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA) with a view to ensuring transparency and accountability of microcredit activities of the NGO-MFIs in the country. The Authority is empowered and responsible to implement the said act and to bring the microcredit sector of the country under a full-fledged regulatory framework.

Online registration: TBA. For updates and additional information for the 2010 conference please visit http://mra.gov.bd/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62:an-int…

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Event Type: Conference
Event Starts: Monday, March 15, 2010
Event Ends: Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Location: Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Contact information:

For Further information, please contact the following address:

Contact Person: No Name Provided. All queries can be routed to director1@mra.gov.bd

Address: Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Phone: 88-02-9566512
Fax: 88-02-9559756

Email: director1@mra.gov.bd

Event Type: Conference

Event Starts: March 15, 2010

Event Ends: March 17, 2010

Location: Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Organized By: Microcredit Regulatory Authority