Event Name: Luncheon Roundtable – “Enhancing Competitive E-Payment System in Nigeria”
Event Date: May 24, 2011
Event Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Category: Events
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Convenes Discussion On Amending Microfinance Regulations in Uzbekistan
United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the United Nations’ global development network that seeks to connect countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life, organized a session recently to discuss amendments to microfinance regulations in Uzbekistan.
MICROFINANCE EVENT: C5 Hosts “Global Microfinance Achievement Awards 2011” As Part of Sixth Annual Microfinance Investment Summit, Geneva, Switzerland, July 6, 2011
Event Name: Global Microfinance Achievement Awards 2011
Event Date: July 6, 2011
Event Location: Geneva, Switzerland
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: BBC World Service Radio Program Wins One World Media Award for Criticism of Microfinance: “Assignment: India’s Microcredit Meltdown”
The One World Award for a Radio Program, presented annually by UK-based nonprofit One World Media to recognize exceptional coverage of issues in the developing world, has been awarded to the BBC World Service, a radio network supported by the UK government, for its piece entitled “Assignment: India’s Microcredit Meltdown.”
MICROFINANCE EVENT: 5th Asian Conference on Microinsurance, July 11 – July 12, 2011, Jakarta, Indonesia
Event Name: 5th Asian Conference on Microinsurance
Event Date: July 11 – July 12, 2011
Event Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
MICROFINANCE EVENT: ACCESS Development Services Announces Microfinance India Summit 2011, New Delhi, India, December 12 – December 13, 2011
Event Name: Microfinance India Summit 2011
Event Date: December 12, 2011 to December 13, 2011
Event Location: Hotel Ashok, New Delhi, India
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Convenes Microfinance Stakeholders Summit Celebrating “Microscope” Ranking from the Economist
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the central bank of the Philippines, has convened a “National Microfinance Stakeholders Summit” bringing together approximately 300 microfinance industry players including policymakers, regulators, microfinance institution representatives, donors and investors with the purpose of encouraging a greater commitment to microfinance and financial inclusion [1].
MICROFINANCE EVENT: AT Unicorn Hosts NFC (Near Field Communications) – Mobile Payments Forum 2011, Beijing, China, October 11 to October 13, 2011
Event Name: NFC (Near Field Communications) – Mobile Payments Forum 2011
Event Date: October 11 – October 13, 2011
Event Location: The Peninsula Building, 8 Goldfish Lane, Wangfujing Beijing, China
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Sanabel Microfinance Network of Arab Countries to Host Eighth Annual Conference, Amman, Jordan, June 7 – June 9, 2011
Conference Blog: http://microlinks.kdid.org/learning-marketplace/blogs/sanabel-annual-conference-plenary-panel-%E2%80%9Cstate-sector%E2%80%9D-and-impacts-politi
Event Name: Sanabel’s Eighth Annual Conference – “Microfinance in the Arab Region: Challenges of the Past and Opportunities of the Future”
Event Date: June 7, 2011 to June 9, 2011
Event Location: Le Meridien Hotel, Amman, Jordan
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), Andean Development Corporation (CAF), Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) Call for Proposals for “Technologies for Financial Inclusion Program”
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), a US-based multilateral finance institution that operates in Latin America and the Caribbean; Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), an autonomous fund administered by IDB; Andean Development Corporation (CAF, in Spanish), a multilateral financial institution based in Venezuela; and Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA), an organization representing approximately 750 cell phone operators, have issued a call for proposals as part of the launch of the second Technologies for Financial Inclusion Program [1].
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Uniglobal Hosts Central Asian Microfinance Fair 2011, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, July 7 – July 8, 2011
Event Name: Central Asian Microfinance Fair 2011
Event Date: July 7 – July 8, 2011
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Asia Society Washington Hosts “Lending To The Poor: Insights on Microfinance in Asia,” May 9, 2011, Washington, DC, USA
Event Name: Lending To The Poor, Insights on Microfinance in Asia
Event Date: May 9, 2011
Event Time: 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Event Location: Asia Society Washington, The Cinnabar Room, Whittemore House, 2nd floor, 1526 New Hampshire Ave NW, Washington, DC, USA
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Munich Re Foundation Calls for Proposals for 7th International Microinsurance Conference In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 8 – November 10, 2011
Munich Re Foundation, a German grant-making foundation, has issued a call for proposals for its seventh annual microinsurance conference, which will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 8 to November 10, 2011.
MICROFINANCE EVENT: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to Host Seminar, “Is Microfinance Ready for Social Performance Certification?”, available in Person and Online on Microenterprise Learning Information and Knowledge Sharing (microLINKS), Knowledge-Driven International Development (KDID) Portal, May 4, 2011
Event Name: microLINKS After Hours Seminar #51: Is Microfinance Ready for Social Performance Certification?
Event Date: May 4, 2011, 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Event Location: Online or at 1250 Eye Street, NW, 11th Floor, Washington, DC 20005, USA
MICROFINANCE EVENT: International Microinsurance Conference – Learning Sessions, June 30, 2011, London, United Kingdom
Event Name: International Microinsurance Conference – Learning Sessions
Event Date: June 30, 2011
Event Time: 9:00 am to 5:30 pm
Event Location: Staple Inn Hall, High Holborn, London, United Kingdom
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Fondazione Giordano Dell’Amore Accepting Applications for Microfinance Best Practices International Award 2011
Fondazione Giordano Dell’Amore, an Italian foundation, is accepting applications for its Microfinance Best Practices International Award 2011. The award aims to increase the understanding of microfinance as a tool to fight poverty and social exclusion and to encourage microfinance practitioners to share successful practices. The focus of the award for 2011 is “transparency, client protection and social impact.”
MICROFINANCE EVENT: San Diego Microfinance Alliance (SDMFA) Hosts Third Annual San Diego Microfinance Summit, April 28, 2011
Event Name: San Diego Microfinance Summit
Event Date: April 28, 2011
Event Time: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm
Event Location: Joan B Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, University of San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
MICROCAPITAL EVENT: Developing Inclusive Financial Systems: The CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) Course for Funders of Microfinance in Dakar, Senegal, June 6 – June 10, 2011 CANCELLED
Event Name: Developing Inclusive Financial Systems: The CGAP Course for Funders of Microfinance
Event Date: June 6 – June 10, 2011 THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Event Location: Dakar, Senegal