MICROFINANCE EVENT: USAID-Tijara to Hold Inclusive Financial Services Stakeholders’ Conference 2010 in Erbil, Iraq, November 28-30, 2010

Event Name: Inclusive Financial Services Stakeholders’ Conference 2010. “Putting the Poor First: Improving the Regulatory Environment, Industry Infrastructure, and Institutional Performance for Greater Impact”

Event Date: November 28-30, 2010

Event Location: Erbil, Iraq

MICROCAPITAL EVENT: Hanson Wade Hosts Second Annual Investment and Innovation in Microfinance Asia 2011 Conference, Singapore, January 25-26, 2011

Event Name: Investment and Innovation in Microfinance Asia 2011

Event Date: January 25 – January 26, 2011

Event Location: Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore

MICROCAPITAL EVENT: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-Tijara Provincial Economic Growth Program Sponsors Inclusive Financial Services Stakeholders’ Conference 2010, Dokan – Sulamaniyah, Iraq, December 1 – 3, 2010

Event Name: Inclusive Financial Services Stakeholders’ Conference 2010

Event Date: December 1 – December 3, 2010

Event Location: Dokan-Sulamaniyah, Iraq

MICROCAPITAL EVENT: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and Siddaganga Institute of Technology Host National Seminar on Microfinance and Sustainable Livelihood Promotions in India, Karnataka, India, December 15–16, 2010

Event Name: National Seminar on Microfinance and Sustainable Livelihood Promotions in India

Event Date: December 15 – December 16, 2010

Event Location: Karnataka, India

MICROCAPITAL EVENT: European Microfinance Platform Hosts European Microfinance Week 2010, Abbaye de Neumünster, Luxembourg, November 30 to December 1

Event Name: European Microfinance Week 2010

Event Date: November 30 – December 1, 2010

Event Location: Abbaye de Neumünster, Luxembourg

MICROCAPITAL EVENT: International Quality and Productivity Center (IQPC) Announces Microfinance 2.0 Conference on November 15-17, 2010 in San Francisco, California, USA

Event Name: Microfinance 2.0 Conference

Event Date: November 15-November 17, 2010

Event Location: San Francisco, California, USA (Venue to be determined)

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Muhammad Yunus and Vikram Akula Debate Microfinance Models at Annual Meeting of Clinton Global Initiative (CGI)

At the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative, a forum on international development founded in 2005 by former US President Bill Clinton, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and Vikram Akula, founder of Indian SKS Microfinance, which recently went public, discussed different models for microfinance institutions (MFIs).

MICROCAPITAL EVENT: Developing Inclusive Financial Systems: The CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) Course for Funders of Microfinance in Nairobi, Kenya, November 8 to 12, 2010

Event Name: Developing Inclusive Financial Systems: The CGAP Course for Funders of Microfinance

Event Date: November 8 – November 12, 2010

Event Location: Nairobi, Kenya

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Announces New Commitments; Brazilian Sitawi to Start Microcredit Fund, Lumni to Provide Student Loans

On September 23, 2010, Sitawi, a Brazilian social enterprise fund, and Lumni, a fund that helps students finance their education, announced new commitments at the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative, a forum on international development founded in 2005 by former US President Bill Clinton.

MICROCAPITAL EVENT: Fleming Gulf Hosts World Card and Payments Summit 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 14 – 16, 2011

Event Name: Conference: World Card and Payments Summit 2011

Event Date: February 14, 2010 – February 16, 2010

Event Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates