Event Name: 2010 Annual African Microfinance Network (AFMIN) Conference and General Assembly “Access to Financial Services: Reaching the Poor and Excluded”
Event Date: October 5 to October 9, 2010
Event Location: Accra, Ghana
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Cost: USD 500 per participant
Summary of Event: The objective of the conference is to bring together different stakeholders including microfinance practitioners, banks leaders, policy makers and development partners to recommend strategies to boost access to finance for low-income households in Africa.
Background on Organizers:
Africa Microfinance Network (AFMIN):
The Africa Microfinance Network (AFMIN) was established in 2000 and is an association of microfinance networks throughout Africa. It consists of 22 country-level networks of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Sub-Saharan Africa. These networks have 1,118 MFI members who reached over 13 million borrowers and 9.7 million savers, as of December 2007. These MFIs had cumulative loans outstanding of USD 2 billion and net savings of USD 1.2 billion as of the same date.
The mission of AFMIN is to contribute to the development and provision of effective and sustainable financial services to the low-income population of Africa by supporting country-level networks and their member MFIs. AFMIN’s core programs include capacity building, advocacy and policy change, performance monitoring and benchmarking, research, information dissemination and knowledge building, and network management.
Event Themes and Discussion Topics:
- Legal and regulatory environment and policy
- New financial products and other innovations
- Interest rates and sustainability
- Long-term finance
- Agricultural finance
- Financial literacy and consumer protection
- Best practices of MFIs and national and regional microfinance networks
About the Presenters: While a complete list of presenters is unavailable to date, AFMIN states that a variety of speakers are expected to share their experience and knowledge in providing access to financial services in Africa and globally. The speakers include microfinance leaders, network leaders, policy makers and representatives of international development organizations.
For more information you may contact: African Microfinance Network via telephone + (229) 21 30 74 41 or via e-mail at afmin@afminetwork.org
Event Website: http://www.afminetwork.org/
Online Registration: http://www.afminetwork.org/online.html
By Matthew Fox, Research Assistant
MicroCapital Event: 8th Africa Microfinance Network (AFMIN) Annual Conference & General Assembly 16 Nov 2009 to 20 November 2009: https://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-8th-africa-microfinance-network-afmin-annual-conference-general-assembly-16-nov-2009-to-20-november-2009/
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