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FMO Invests in IFMR Capital’s Latest Bond Issuance

FMO a Dutch development bank has invested in the latest NCD (non-convertible debentures) issuance of IFMR Capital. The issuance totaled to INR 16 crore and was rated A- by ICRA. This is IFMR Capital’s second NCD placement. The first one had taken place in December 2011, totaling 36 Crore.

Lahore houses 2nd Intl Islamic MF Conference from 2-4 November

The second International Islamic Microfinance Conference 2012 on “How to start and run an Islamic Microfinance Institution” will take place from 2-4 November, 2012 at the auditorium of University of Livestock and Animal Sciences in Lahore, Pakistan.

NYSE’s Workshop Tour on “Small Business Connections” reaches Texas

The “Small Business Connections: Marketing Meets Microfinancing” nationwide workshop tour hosted Hosted in coordination with NYSE Big StartUp partners Yelp and Accion’s U.S. Network will reach Houston, Texas on 14th June 2012. This event will provide approximately 80 local business people with access to two resources essential to growing a business in the...

USAID, Citi Adopt Mobile Money technology to Broaden Financial Inclusion

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Citi announced a global partnership to broaden financial inclusion by developing the fast adoption of mobile money technology in developing countries at the USAID’s Frontiers in Development Forum at Georgetown University.

NYSE’s Workshop Tour on “Small Business Connections” starts in Tucson

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: NYX) will start a nationwide workshop tour in Tuscon, Arizona on “Small Business Connections: Marketing Meets Microfinancing” on June 12, 2012 at the City of Tucson Resource Campus, Sentinel Building. The tour which is hosted in coordination with Yelp and Accion is said to provide approximately 80 local business people with access to two resources...

PFIP Conducts Workshop on Insurance Regulation in the Pacific

Pacific Financial Inclusion Programme (PFIP) have facilitated a three day workshop of insurance regulators across the Pacific to network with regional peers and discuss the key challenges they face in the regulation of insurance in their own island nations. This workshop is in the wake of PFIP recognizing the importance of effective regulation and supervision to develop...