GLOBAL MICROFINANCE INVESTMENT CONGRESS 2008
MAY 14-16, NEW YORK CITY, USA
Planet Finance, the French non-profit company that assists microfinance institutions (MFIs), and conference organiser, the American Conference Institute are hosting a three-day event on investing in microfinance. Called the Global Microfinance Investment Congress, the event convenes Microfinance Investment Vehicles (MIVs), Commercial Banks, Insurance Companies, Government Authorities and MFIs to discuss the future of the projected USD 250 Billion microfinance industry. This is the second event in a series, the first of which will be held in Paris on 21-22 January 2008, as reported by MicroCapital.
The event will start with a day of workshops (which attendees have to pay extra to attend) covering topics for beginners on the fundamentals of investing and regulation as well as two further sessions on protection against foreign exchange risk and mobile and IT investment. The following two days of the conference contains presentations, panel discussions, lectures and case studies from some of the leading players in the industry. Subjects include: risk portfolio management, benchmarking, alternative investments, fixed income, exit strategies, secondary markets and IPOs. There will also be detailed regional and country case studies looking at India, China, Latin America, plus the Middle East and North Africa.
For further information, go the event website:
http://www.microfinancecongress.com/
To download a brochure for more information go to:
https://www.americanconference.com/dynamic/pagefactory.aspx?PageID=5902
Or email Ania Krol at a.krol@americanconference.com
To attend the conference, rates for bookings before January 1, 2008 are:
Conference Only: USD 1,395
With 1 Workshop: Conference + USD 500
With 2 Workshops: Conference + USD 800
Rates for Institutional Investors who book before January 1, 2008:
Conference Only: USD 795
With 1 Workshop: Conference + USD 500
With 2 Workshops: Conference + USD 800
There will also be subsidized pricing for accredited Microfinance Institutions (MFIs).
Amy Rennison, MicroCapital writer
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