MICROFINANCE EVENT: ADA 20th Anniversary Academic Symposium and Exhibition, October 15-16, 2014, Neumünster Abbey Cultural Centre, Luxembourg

Event Name: ADA 20th Anniversary Academic Symposium and Exhibition

Event Date: October 15, 2014 and October 16, 2014

Event Location: Centre Culturel de Rencontre Abbaye de Neumünster, Luxembourg

MICROFINANCE EVENT: 25th Annual SRI Conference on Sustainable, Responsible, Impact Investing, November 9-11, 2014, The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, United States

Event Name: 2014 SRI Conference on Sustainable, Responsible, Impact Investing

Event Date: November 9 to November 11, 2014

Event Location: The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

MICROFINANCE EVENT: Sanabel 2014 Conference : “Microfinance at Crossroads : Current Developments and Future Prospects in the Arab States”, September 29-30, 2014, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Event Name: Sanabel 2014 Conference : Microfinance at Crossroads : Current Developments and Future Prospects in the Arab States

Event Date: September 29 – September 30, 2014

Event Location: Intercontinental – Festival City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

MICROFINANCE EVENT: 3rd International Workshop on Inclusive Finance, October 31 – November 2, 2014, Jamshedpur, India

Event Name: 3rd International Workshop on Inclusive Finance: Making Finance and Insurance Markets Work for the Poor

Event Date: October 31 – November 2, 2014

Event Location: Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur, India

MICROFINANCE EVENT: “Exchange on the Future of Banking,” September 28 – 30, 2014, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Event Name: Exchange on the Future of Banking

Event Date: September 28 – September 30, 2014

Event Location: On September 28, the event will be hosted at the SS Rotterdam hotel, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; on September 29, the proceedings will be hosted at Cruise Terminal Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; and on September 30, the event takes place at LP2, Las Palmas, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

MICROFINANCE EVENT: 2014 Mifos Summit, October 14-17, 2014, MacKinnon Suites, Kampala, Uganda – POSTPONED – SEE NEW LOCATION

This event has been moved to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, and will take place from March 10 – March 13, 2015.

Event Name: 2014 Mifos Summit

Event Date: October 14 – October 17, 2014

Event Location: MacKinnon Suites, Kampala, Uganda

MICROFINANCE EVENT: European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP) to Host European Microfinance Week, November 12-14, 2014, With On-site Reporting by MicroCapital

Event Name: European Microfinance Week 2014

Event Dates: November 12-14, 2014

Location: Luxembourg

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: “European Investment Bank University Research Scholarships” Offer $400k Including for Research on Microfinance, Social Inclusion in Europe

The European Investment Bank (EIB), the Luxembourg-based long-term lending bank of the European Union (EU), recently announced a call for proposals for three new “European Investment Bank University Research Scholarships” (EIBURS).

MICROFINANCE EVENT: 6th Annual Toronto International Microfinance Summit: “Microfinance for Social Justice,” October 4, 2014, Allstream Centre, Toronto, Canada

Event Name: 6th Annual Toronto International Microfinance Summit: “Microfinance for Social Justice”

Event Date: October 4, 2014

Event Location: Allstream Centre, Toronto, Canada

MICROFINANCE EVENT: AlHuda Center of Islamic Banking and Economics to Host 4th Global Islamic Microfinance Forum, November 1-4, 2014, Dubai, UAE

Event Name: 4th Global Islamic Microfinance Forum

Event Date: Conference: November 1-2, 2014; Post-conference workshop: November 3-4, 2014

Event Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates 

MICROFINANCE EVENT: Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) to Host 17th Annual Inter-American MicroEnterprise Forum (Foromic), November 4-6, 2014, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Event Name: 17th Inter-American MicroEnterprise Forum (Foromic)

Event Date: November 4-6, 2014

Event Location: Guayaquil Convention Center, Guayaquil, Ecuador 

MICROFINANCE EVENT: NpM Platform for Inclusive Finance, ING Present “A Billion to Gain?” Conference, September 3, 2014, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Event Name: “A Billion to Gain?”

Event Date: September 3, 2014

Event Location: Eye Film Institute Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands 

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Implements Bank Verification Number (BVN) Identification System for Customers in Lagos

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the country’s central banking authority, reportedly has initiated the first phase of a nationwide identification system upgrade for bank branches in Lagos.