Event Name: Inclusive Financial Services Stakeholders’ Conference 2010
Event Date: December 1 – December 3, 2010
Event Location: Dokan-Sulamaniyah, Iraq
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Cost: There is no fee to attend.
Summary of Events: The Inclusive Financial Services Stakeholders’ Conference brings together policy makers, donors, banks, small business development centers (SBDCs) and Iraqi microfinance institutions (MFIs) to discuss lessons learnt and challenges faced. The Conference will also cover opportunities and roles of stakeholders in scaling up an inclusive financial sector in Iraq.
Background on Organizer: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-Tijara is an initiative to promote private sector growth and employment in Iraq by fostering the growth of micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). It provides governance consulting, financial services, policy advocacy and technical services. The organization is listed on the Microfinance Information Exchange, but there is no financial data offered.
Event Themes and Topics: The theme of the Conference will be “Putting the Poor First: Improving the Regulatory Environment, Industry Infrastructure and Institutional Performance for Greater Impact”. Topics include state of Iraq’s microfinance industry, new NGO law and regulation, balancing risk and returns and product innovation in Iraqi microfinance.
A full list of topics and speakers is available at http://www.imfi.org/files/Conference_Agenda_1-3_December_2010.pdf
Event Website: http://www.imfi.org/?q=en/node/182
For additional information, you may contact: mfconference2010@tijara-iraq.com
By Witt Gatchell, Research Associate
Sources and Additional Information:
MicroCapital’s Microfinance Universe profile: USAID-Tijara
https://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=USA…
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