Event Name: The Second China Microfinance Investor Conference
Event Date: March 25 – March 26, 2010
Event Location: Beijing, China
Event Website: http://www.gtz-china.org/finance/microfinance-investor-conference-2010/
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Cost: There is no fee to attend
Summary of Event:
This conference will review the current status of microfinance in China and discuss prospects for its future. Participants will have the opportunity to network with Chinese microfinance institutions and international investors.
Background on Organizer:
The People’s Bank of China is China’s the central bank of the People’s Republic of China. It is responsible for designing and implementing monetary policy. In 2000, the People’s Bank of China established Rural Credit Cooperatives which are a primary source of microcredit in China today. In 2005, the People’s Bank of China established a pilot program that established government-run microfinance institutions in six provinces in China [1].
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH is a German government-owned enterprise that encourages sustainable international development. GTZ supports microfinance operations in approximately forty countries by attempting to help microfinance institutions become financially and legally viable as well as supporting reforms in the financial sector that are favorable to microfinance [2].
Event Themes and Discussion Topics:
-Current state of microfinance in China
-Prospects for the future of the microfinance industry in China
Who Is Invited to Attend:
Chinese microfinance institutions, international investors and other stakeholders in Chinese microfinance
About the Presenters:
Wu Xiaoling, Deputy Director, Financial and Economic Affairs Committee of the National People’s Congress
Jiao Jinpu, Acting Vice Chairman of School Administration Committee, People’s Bank of China
Thorsten Giehler, Director, Financial Sector Development Programme, GTZ
Florian Borgmann, Project Manager, KfW Bankengruppe
For information on additional speakers, please see the conference agenda at: http://www.gtz-china.org/finance/microfinance-investor-conference-2010/agenda.html
Online Registration Address: Online registration is unavailable. A registration form can be downloaded at this website: http://www.gtz-china.org/finance/microfinance-investor-conference-2010/docs.html
For additional information, please contact:
Contact Name: Thorsten Giehler
Telephone/Location: +86 (0) 10 8532 5506
Email: Thorsten.Giehler@gtz.de
Submit Your Event: http://microfinanceassociation.ning.com/events
Bibliography:
[1] “Microfinance in China: Micro vs. Mandarin”, Asia Society, August 25, 2008, http://www.asiasociety.org/education-learning/for-students/global-topics/microfinance-china-micro-vs-mandarin
[2] “Microfinance”, GTZ, 2007, http://www.gtz-china.org/finance/en/microfinance.html
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