Event Name: PlaNet Finance Conference Brussels 2011, “Microfinance: A Development Tool or a Profit-Making Device?”
Event Date: March 21, 2011
Event Location: Brussels Stock Exchange, Belgium
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Cost:
- Early enrollment rate, available until March 10: EUR 245 (USD 334)
- Reduced rate for students and representatives of nongovernmental organizations: EUR 185 (USD 252)
- Full rate: EUR 300 (USD 407)
Summary of Event: The event will bring together microfinance professionals to discuss the effects of the global economic downturn on the microfinance sector, the limitations faced by microfinance institutions (MFIs) and the impact of their growth on economic development.
Event Themes and Discussion Topics:
- Differences in microfinance delivery methods
- Effects of rapid growth
- Where does microfinance fit within the financial sphere?
- Why evaluate the social performance of microfinance?
- The role of technical assistance
- Risks
Event Website: http://www.planetfinanceconferences.org/index_en.php
Online Registration Address: http://www.planetfinanceconferences.org/inscription_en.php
For additional information you may contact: +33 (0)1 49 21 26 26 or http://www.planetfinance.org/EN/contact_planetfinance.php
Submit your event at: http://microfinanceassociation.ning.com/events
About PlaNet Finance Corporation: Founded in 1998 in Paris, France, PlaNet Finance is a nongovernmental organization (NGO) with the mission of alleviating poverty through microfinance development. PlaNet Finance is currently active in approximately 80 countries and is comprised of eight independent units: PlaNet Finance Advisory Services, which provides technical and advisory services; Planet Rating, a microfinance rating agency; PlaNIS responsAbility SAS, which specializes in advisory services and structuring and managing microfinance funds; MicroCred, an investor in microfinance; PlaNet Guarantee, which specializes in microinsurance; FinanCites, a social venture capital company; MicroFit, a microfinance software unit; and PlaNet University, a microfinance training provider.
About Belgian Finance Club: The Belgian Finance Club was established in 2009 by individuals working in finance and is supported by the Brussels Stock Exchange, where its head office is located. The objectives of the club are to develop exchanges between its members, support and broadcast financial research and information and create a feeling of membership. The club organizes annual meetings that cover various financial topics and offers “Investor Field Trips” every eighteen months.
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