Event Name: Child and Youth Finance Summit & Awards Ceremony 2013
Event Date: May 7-9, 2013
Event Location: Istanbul Stock Exchange, Istanbul, Turkey
Category: Events
MICROFINANCE EVENT: International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) to Host 38th Annual Conference “Connecting Global Finance”, September 18-19, 2013, Luxembourg
Event Name: IOSCO 2013 38th Annual Conference: Connecting Global Finance
Event Date: September 18-19, 2013
Event Location: Nouveau Centre de Conferences, Luxembourg
MICROFINANCE EVENT: 6th African Microfinance Conference, August 13 – 15, 2013, Durban, South Africa
Event Name: 6th African Microfinance Conference: “Financial Inclusion: From Policy to Practice”
Event Date: August 13 – 15, 2013
Event Location: International Convention Centre, Durban, South Africa
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Mobile Money Africa Conference & Expo, May 27 – 29, 2013, Johannesburg, South Africa
Event Name: Mobile Money Africa Conference & Expo 2013
Event Date: May 27 – 29, 2013
Event Location: Hyatt Regency Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Making Cents International to Host Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference, September 10-12, 2013, Washington, DC, US
Event Name: 2013 Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference
Event Date: September 10-12, 2013
Event Location: Inter-American Development Bank Conference Center, Washington, DC, US
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI), LuxFLAG Host “Responsible Investing Conference,” May 15, 2013, Luxembourg
Event Name: Responsible Investing Conference
Event Date: May 15, 2013
Event Location: Kirchberg, Luxembourg
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Mobile Money Americas Conference & Expo, April 15 – 17, 2013, Mexico City, Mexico
Event Name: Mobile Money Americas Conference & Expo 2013
Event Date: April 15 – 17, 2013
Event Location: Westin Santa Fe, Mexico City, Mexico
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) to Invest $2.5m in Equity in Microfinance Institution FONDESA of the Dominican Republic as it Seeks to Become a Regulated Entity
The Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a member of the US-based IDB (Inter-American Development Bank) Group, reportedly has approved a USD 2.5 million equity investment in El Fondo para el Desarrollo, Inc. (FONDESA), a nonprofit microfinance institution in the Dominican Republic. The investment is intended to help FONDESA acquire status as a regulated microfinance institution under the new name Banco de Ahorro y Crédito FONDESA (BANFONDESA).
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Student Microfinance Movement Announces Month of Microfinance to Promote Discussion, Unite Interested Parties During April 2013
The Student Microfinance Movement, a US-based network of student organizations, has that announced its annual Month of Microfinance (MoMF) will be held during April 2013 with the aim of bringing students, instructors, microfinance practitioners and enthusiasts together to promote discussion about the sector.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: World Council of Credit Unions’ (WOCCU’s) Young Credit Union People Scholarship Nominations Due June 3, 2012
The World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU), a US-based association of credit union trade groups active in 54 countries, recently announced that nominations for the organization’s World Council’s Young Credit Union People program are due on June 3, 2013.
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Social Capital Marketplace (SOCAP) to Host SOCAP: Soul – Boston, March 9, 2013, Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
Event Name: SOCAP: Soul – Boston, “Social Capital Markets”
Event Date: March 9, 2013
Event Location: Stata Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Opal Financial Group Presents “South Africa Investment Forum 2013,” December 3-4, 2013, Cape Town, South Africa
Event Name: South Africa Investment Forum 2013
Event Date: December 3-4, 2013
Event Location: Cape Town, South Africa
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Payments, Settlements and Remittances Asia 2013, May 30 – 31, 2013, Manila, Philippines
Event Name: Payments, Settlements and Remittances Asia 2013
Event Date: May 30 – 31, 2013
Event Location: Manila, Philippines
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Opal Financial Group to Host Family Office Winter Forum, Investment Consultants Forum, March 4, 2013, New York, New York, US
Event Name: Family Office Winter Forum & Investment Consultants Forum
Event Date: March 4, 2013
Event Location: Crowne Plaza Times Square, New York, New York, US
MICROFINANCE EVENT: AITEC Banking and Mobile Money West Africa, July 10 – 11, 2013, Accra, Ghana
Event Name: African Information & Communication Technology Exhibition & Conference’s (AITEC’S) Banking and Mobile Money in West Africa 2013: “Consolidating and monetizing the gains of innovation”
Event Date: July 10 – 11, 2013
Event Location: Accra International Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana
MICROFINANCE EVENT: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), World Bank to Host Global Forum on Remittances 2013, May 20-23, 2013, Bangkok, Thailand
Event Name: Global Forum on Remittances 2013
Event Date: May 20-23, 2013
Event Location: United Nations Conference Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
MICROFINANCE EVENT: AITEC Financial Services and Investment Options for a Secure Future, February 14-16, 2013, Nairobi, Kenya
Event Name: The African Information & Communication Technology Exhibition & Conference (AITEC) Finance for Your Future 2013: Financial Services and Investment Options for a Secure Future
Event Date: February 14-16, 2013
Event Location: Nairobi, Kenya
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Women’s World Banking (WWB) Presents “Pacific Forum 2013: Building Microfinance,” February 28 – March 1, 2013, Auckland, New Zealand
Event Name: Women’s World Banking (WWB) Pacific Forum 2013 “Building Sustainable Microfinance: The Global-Local Experience”
Event Date: February 28 – March 1, 2013
Even Location: Pullman Hotel, Auckland, New Zealand