MICROFINANCE EVENT: Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) to Host 15th Annual Inter-American MicroEnterprise Forum (Foromic), Bridgetown, Barbados, October 1-3, 2012

Event Name: 15th Inter-American MicroEnterprise Forum (Foromic)

Event Location: Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, Bridgetown, Barbados

MICROFINANCE EVENT: Sa-Dhan-FICCI Financial Inclusion Conference, New Delhi, India, August 7 – August 8, 2012

Event Name: Sa-Dhan-Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Financial Inclusion Conference 2012, “The First Mile Walk into the Financial System”

Event Date: August 7 – August 8, 2012

Event Location: The Ashok, Diplomatic Enclave, 50-B Chanakayapuri, New Delhi, India

MICROFINANCE EVENT: 2012 Small Enterprise Education and Promotion (SEEP) Annual Conference: Building Inclusive Markets, Arlington, Virginia, USA, November 4-8

Event Name: 2012 Small Enterprise Education and Promotion (SEEP) Annual Conference, Building Inclusive Markets: Impact Through Financial and Enterprise Solutions

MICROFINANCE EVENT: Asian Development Bank, Innovations for Poverty Action, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Present “Impact and Policy Conference: Evidence in Governance, Financial Inclusion, and Entrepreneurship”, Bangkok, Thailand, August 30-September 1, 2012

Event Name: Impact and Policy Conference: Evidence in Governance, Financial Inclusion, and Entrepreneurship

MICROFINANCE EVENT: Opal Financial Group Presents “European Alternative & Institutional Investing Summit,” October 1-3, 2012, Le Meridien Beach Plaza, Monte Carlo, Monaco

Event Name: European Alternative & Institutional Investing Summit

MICROFINANCE EVENT: Asia Insurance Review Presents “6th Asia Conference on Microinsurance: Microinsurance as a Growth Catalyst for Insurance to Reach Out to the Masses”, July 24-25, 2012, Manila, Philippines

Event Name: 6th Asia Conference on Microinsurance, “Microinsurance as a Growth Catalyst for Insurance to Reach Out to the Masses”

MICROFINANCE EVENT: Global Risk Forum Presents “4th International Disaster and Risk Conference: Integrative Risk Management in a Changing World – Pathways to a Resilient Society” and “Business Continuity through Integrative Risk Management”, August 26 – 31, 2012, Davos, Switzerland

Event Name: Fourth International Disaster and Risk Conference: Integrative Risk Management in a Changing World – Pathways to a Resilient Society and Post-conference: Business Continuity through Integrative Risk Management – Prepare for the Unexpected in Times of International Crisis

Event Date: August 26 to August 31, 2012

Event Location: The Davos Congress Centre, Davos, Switzerland

MICROFINANCE EVENT: Opal Financial Group Presents “Public Funds Summit East: Navigate the Future,” July 23-25, 2012, Newport Marriott, Rhode Island, USA

Event Name: Public Funds Summit East “Navigate the Future”

Event Date: July 23 to July 25, 2012

Event Location: Newport Marriott, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

MICROFINANCE EVENT: Hanson Wade Presents “Investment & Innovation in Microfinance: Africa”, September 19 – 20, 2012, Accra, Ghana

Event Name: Investment & Innovation in Microfinance: Africa

Event Date: September 19 to September 20, 2012

Event Location: Accra, Ghana

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: G2012 Mexico, Ashoka Changemakers Offers $100k for Winning Solution to Financial Services Access

The G2012 Mexico, the seventh summit of leaders from 20 large economies (G-20), and Ashoka Changemakers, an initiative of the US-based nonprofit Ashoka, have partnered to launch the “G2012 Mexico Financial Inclusion: Innovative Solutions for Unlocking Access” competition.

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Compuscan Leads Credit Awareness Training for Bank, Microfinance Institution Staff in Rwanda

The Compuscan Academy, a South African financial services training provider affiliated with credit bureau Compuscan, is currently leading a three-month credit awareness training for 160 bank and microfinance institution (MFI) representatives in Rwanda.

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Call for Papers: Blassys 2012 Accounting & Microfinance Conference, October 5 and October 6, Asheville, North Carolina, USA

Blassys, a US-based microenterprise publisher and event organizer, has issued a call for papers for its 2012 Accounting & Microfinance Conference to be held in October 5 – 6, 2012 in Asheville, North Carolina, USA.

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), CAF Development Bank of Latin America Issue Call for Proposals for Technologies for Financial Inclusion Program

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), a US-based multilateral financial institution, the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), an autonomous fund administered by IDB, and the CAF Development Bank of Latin America, a multilateral financial institution formerly known as the Corporacion Andino de Fomento, have released a call for project proposals for the Technologies for Financial Inclusion Program.