Event Name: Microlinks After Hours Seminar #57: Overview of Microfinance Markets and Investment Opportunities in Russia and China
Event Date: November 3, 2011, 9:00am – 10:30am
Event Location: Online or at QED Group LLC, 1250 Eye Street NW, 11th Floor, Washington, DC 20005, USA
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Cost: Free
Summary of Event:
This seminar will feature two presenters: Mikhail Mamuta from the Russian Microfinance Center, a resource center for Russia’s microfinance industry and a national forum for its interaction with the government and investors, and Ning Tang from CreditEase, a lending professional services firm that offers credit counseling and assessment, credit program development, protocol management, cash management and credit management services in China. Mr Mamuta will discuss how microfinance in Russia has been growing since 2003, the market’s structure and regulations, lessons learned from the 2008-2009 economic crisis, as well as risks and opportunities that microfinance investors and practitioners may encounter in Russia. Mr Tang will continue this discussion by providing an overview of China’s unique microfinance market.
Event website: http://microlinks.kdid.org/events/after-hours/overview-microfinance-markets-and-investment-opportunities-russia-and-china
For additional information you may contact: +1 202 521 1900 or afterhours@qedgroupllc.com
About USAID:
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is a government agency that provides international economic and humanitarian assistance. It focuses on areas such as economic growth, agriculture, trade, global health, democracy, conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance. Under its Development Credit Authority (DCA), it provides credit guarantees that cover up to 50 percent of defaults on wholesale loans made by private financial institutions to institutions that lend on a retail basis to underserved borrowers.
USAID offers a suite of resources aimed at improving the outcomes of microenterprise development research and practice at http://microlinks.kdid.org/
By Ashim Kar, Research Associate
Sources and Additional Resources:
Microlinks story, “Overview of Microfinance Markets and Investment Opportunities in Russia and China”, http://microlinks.kdid.org/events/after-hours/overview-microfinance-markets-and-investment-opportunities-russia-and-china
MicroCapital.org story, “US Agency for International Development (AID) to Host Seminar, “Sound Expansion of Mobile Financial Services: A Risk Matrix Approach for Developing Enabling Environments”, Washington, DC, USA, October 21, 2011, Available in Person and Online on Microenterprise Learning Information and Knowledge Sharing (microLINKS), Knowledge-Driven International Development (KDID) Portal”, https://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-us-agency-for-international-development-aid-to-host-seminar-%e2%80%9csound-expansion-of-mobile-financial-services-a-risk-matrix-approach-for-developing-enabling-environments/
MicroCapital Universe profile: Russian Microfinance Center (RMC), https://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=Russian+Microfinance+Center+%28RMC%29
MicroCapital Universe profile: CreditEase, https://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=CreditEase
Browse the MicroCapital Universe and add your entry to the wiki at https://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/
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