Event Name: Developing Inclusive Financial Systems: The CGAP Course for Funders of Microfinance
Event Date: April 26 – 30, 2010
Event Location: Bali, Indonesia
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Event Name: Microfinance Investment Summit
Event Date: March 10 – March 11, 2010 with pre-conference workshops on March 9, 2010
Event Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Event Website: http://www.microfinancesummit.com/
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Cost: GBP 1199 – GBP 2198 (USD 1880 – USD 3450) depending on the affiliation of the attendee and the number of workshops in which the attendee wishes to participate
Summary of Event: The two-day conference will deal with pressing issues in the microfinance industry. Preceding the conference will be two workshops, one dealing with foreign exchange and interest risk and the other dealing with the establishment of a microfinance institution.
Event Name: Microfinance Cracking the Capital Markets Conference & Investment Marketplace
Event Date: June 23-24, 2010
Event Location: Delhi, India, The Taj Mahal Hotel
Event Website: http://www.centerforfinancialinclusion.org/Page.aspx?pid=1019&srcid=191
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Cost: Conference Only:
Banks, investment funds, private investors, governments, IFIs, raters: INR 14,890 (USD 320)
South Asian MFIs and NGOs: INR 6,750 (USD 145)
Investment Marketplace Package: INR 27,795 (USD 597)
Summary of Event:
The conference will bring together institutional and private investors, leading microfinance institutions (MFIs), specialized microfinance investment funds, international and local banks, central bankers, and rating agencies to discuss successes, trends, and challenges of microfinance investment in South Asia, especially India.
The Microfinance Association (MA), an international membership organization for practitioners in the microfinance industry, has launched its Global Academy Program (GAP).
Event Name: C5’s Microfinance and Small Enterprise Investments Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) Regional Summit
Event Date: April 15 – April 16, 2010
Event Location: Budapest, Hungary
Event Website: http://www.microfinanceeeca.com/
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Cost: Prices range from GBP 399 to GBP 1598 (USD 620 to USD 2480). Prices vary with the type of organization the attendee represents and whether the attendee wishes to participate in the workshop in addition to, or instead of, the conference. See http://www.microfinanceeeca.com/price.html for more details
Summary of Event:
The two-day conference and workshop will address issues ranging from the effects of the global financial crisis on microfinance institutions (MFIs) to opportunities for commercial banks to begin offering microcredit.
Event Name: The Eighth Annual Women’s World Banking Microfinance and the Capital Markets Conference
Event Date: March 23-24, 2010
Event Name: Mobile Money Transfer (MMT) Americas Conference and Expo
Event Date: March 8 – March 11, 2010
Event Location: Cancun, Mexico
Event Website: http://www.mobile-money-transfer.com/americas
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Event Name: The Second Microfinance & New Technologies Summit
Event Date: March 11-12, 2010
Event Name: The Fourth Annual Microfinance Forum: Confronting Crisis & Change
Event Date: February 18-19, 2010
Event Name: The Sixth International Microinsurance Conference
Event Date: November 9-11, 2010
Event Location: Hotel Intercontinental, Manila, Philippines
Event Website: http://www.microinsuranceconference.org/2010
The Università Telematica Guglielmo Marconi of Italy is leading a project funded by the European Commission’s Lifelong Learning Programme to offer microfinance institution staff remote training on social performance management in English, French, Italian, Polish and Spanish.
Event Name: Thirteenth Annual Digital Money Forum
Event Date/Time: March 10 – 11, 2010
Event Location: Guoman Hotel, Charing Cross, London
Event Website: http://www.digitalmoneyforum.com/
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Event Name: Microfinance & Islamic Finance: The Nexus
Event Description: This event is part of the USAID Microfinance After Hours Seminar Series, held by the USAID Microenterprise Development Office. The seminar features Professor Ibrahim Warde from Tufts University, who will discuss the intersection between microfinance and Islamic finance.
Event Name: Water it Down!: What does clean water have to do with microfinance and ridding the world of poverty?
Event Description: The guest speakers, Gary White and April Rinne, from WaterCredit, a newly launched initiative by Water.org, intends to address the relationship between water sanitation and microfinance in poverty alleviation. WaterCredit program provides microcredit loans to the poor so that they may eventually tackle their own water needs.
Event Name: AITEC Banking & Mobile Money West Africa, 2010
Event Description: The theme of this two-day conference is “Innovating to Survive and Thrive in Hard Times.” It will focus on improving upon practices of technological service provision by suppliers and bankers to better reflect customer preferences. The conference invites bank customers to try out new technologies in an exhibition. In discussion panels, microfinance banks will share their experiences in mobile banking, and regulators, bankers and mobile operators will share their experiences in mobile banking regulation strategies.
Event Name: M-Commerce World Summit 2010
Event Date: Conference March 17-18, 2010; Pre-Conference March 16, 2009; Post-Conference March 19, 2009
Despite the increase in microcredit financing in South Korea, many analysts warn that low-income individuals may be unable to access small loans due to various rules and requirements. A case example is the owner of a small clothing shop in Jegi-dong, Seoul who was unable to receive a loan of KRW 40 million (USD 33,700) from Woori Microcredit Bank, a subsidiary of Woori Financial Group and an affiliate of the “Smile Microcredit Foundation,” a government-led microcredit lending program in Korea. [4] The woman failed to meet a requirement stipulating that business owners must have run his or her shop for at least two years to be eligible for microcredit.
Event Name: FWA International Business Conference 2010
Event Description: This week-long conference includes lectures, panel discussions, and networking opportunities with key government officials and including Costa Rican President and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Oscar Arias. The conference is intended for business development officials interested in microfinance, global issues regarding the environment, education, as well as the role of women in economic development.