Archive for the ‘Conferences’ Category

Microfinance Focus, Dec. 05, 2009: Srijan 2009 Microfinance Forum and Awards hosted by Intellecap & Standard Chartered Bank at Hyatt Regency in Mumbai will address and spur the discussion around Social vs. Commercial Aspects of Microfinance said the note.  The conference will take place in December 08, 2009. The conference has scheduled four panels, with panel discussion topics like ‘Microfinance and Subprime: Is the Comparison Real?’ ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Dec. 1, 2009: The IFC Global Corporate Governance Forum and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will hold a two-day workshop on Corporate Governance in Tbilisi this week to be attended by over 40 participants from 13 countries. The conference will address issues including qualification of board members, disclosure of beneficial ownership, internal and external audits, and transparency disclosure. The workshop will also ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Nov. 28,  2009: Even where 100% financial inclusion is claimed (Karnataka state in India), oftentimes it is inclusion only in a nominal sense, said RBI Governor Dr. Duvvuri Subbarao in a keynote address at the International Finance and Banking Conference organized by the Indian Merchants’ Chamber on ‘Banking - Crisis and Beyond’ on November 25, 2009 in Mumbai. "Despite its impressive progress, commercial banking ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Nov. 28, 2009:  KfW Entwicklungsbank will host its eighth Financial Sector Development Symposium on Dec. 3-4, 2009. This year's conference is titled "Preserving Access to Finance during the Global Crisis". The event is being organised by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, FMO, and KfW. The Symposium’s Thematic Sessions include: * Crisis Vulnerability and Access to Finance - The Macro Perspective * Preserving Access ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Nov. 26, 2009: Organised by the European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP), the three day "European Microfinance Week" that was held in Luxembourg has brought together over 300 delegates drawn from financial institutions, NGOs, government agencies, academics and sector specialists to share their experiences and create synergies among European actors. "European Microfinance Week is a meeting point for European actors to analyze the evolution of microfinance ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Nov. 26, 2009: The Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) will partner with the Srijan 2009 Microfinance Forum and Awards to be held on Dec. 8, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency in Mumbai, said a statement. Lending its support for the second year running, FMO will partner with this national-level platform that recognizes emerging and innovative business initiatives in microfinance and financial inclusion. Commenting on ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Nov. 25, 2009: The Financial Times, in partnership with IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has launched the 2010 edition of the FT Sustainable Banking Awards program. Now in their fifth year, the awards dinner will be held on June 3, 2010 in London. To underline the challenge of financial and social impact of the global economic downturn, particularly on the world's poor, ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Nov. 25, 2009: The Africa Finance & Investment Forum (AFIF09) will be held on the 13th - 15th December 2009 at the ABN AMRO Headquarters’ in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. On this occasion, PlaNet Finance will partner with organiser’s EMRC International and the FMO (Netherlands Development Finance Company). PlaNet Finance will be represented by Arnaud Ventura and Sébastien Duquet who will address the topics of Effective ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Nov. 25, 2009: The International Center for Development and Research (CIDR) will organize a training course on the place of private business in the distribution and financing of health care in Africa from Nov. 30, said a statement. The Research Center Medicine, Science, Health and Society (CERMES-CNRS), the National Federation of French Mutual (FNMF) and the National Alliance of Mutual (LCM) are co-partners. Full story

Microfinance Focus, Nov. 25, 2009: IFC has convened a workshop in Kathmandu to determine how to extend financial coverage to the unserved in Nepal. Microfinance and financial institutions, regulators, and development partners from Nepal along with institutions from Bangladesh and India participated participated in the workshop. Organized by South-Asia Enterprise Development Facility (SEDF), a multilateral agency managed by IFC, at the request of Nepal Rastra Bank, ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Nov. 24, 2009: The conference on "Microfinance Investments in Asia" will be held in Singapore on January 26-27, 2010. Co-hosted by Standard Chartered Bank and organized by Hanson Wade, the conference will bring together the brightest minds in Asia’s sustainable finance market, said a statement. The conference is expected to bring together the leading minds in Asian microfinance like central bankers and policy makers, ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Nov.24, 2009: The Havard Business School and Accion International have announced the 2010 Program on Strategic Leadership for Microfinance. The six-day program will begin on April 5 at the Harvard Business School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, said a statement. The annual program provides leadership training for microfinance sector professionals and those from the commercial finance industry who provide microfinance services. The focus of the program ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Nov. 22, 2009: The Microcredit Regulatory Authority in Bangladesh is organizing international conference on Microfinance in Dhaka from 15 March to 17 March 2010 and the theme will be “Microfinance Regulations: Who benefits”. The main objective of this conference is to share experiences globally and to bring some important regulatory issues into discussion for further progress in Microfinance . The conference aims to spur ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Nov. 12, 2009: - The 2009 Toronto Microfinance Conference, a full-day event, is taking place on November 14, 2009, at the Toronto.  The conference brings together 12 domestic and international organizations active in developing microfinance programs directed at the poor and unbanked. The conference is co-hosted by the Rotary International District 7070 Microfinance Committee, Rotarian Action Group for Microcredit, FINCA International, ACCESS Community Capital ... Full story