The first microfinance conference in Iraq, the Iraq National Microfinance Summit, recently took place in the northern Iraqi city of Arbil. The conference was organized by the IZDIHAR project. Over 100 participants, including local practitioners and government officials, gathered to discuss the current state of the industry. According to Greg Howell, Global Development Alliance Advisor for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Iraq, the discussions centered around how donors can contribute to expanding microfinance operations in the country.
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