MICROFINANCE EVENT: Agency of Transfer of Financial Technology (ATTF), Appui au Développement Autonome (ADA) and Risk Management Professionals (PRiM) Host Risk Management Excellence in Microfinance: Connecting Luxembourg to Leading MFIs Workshop to follow European Microfinance Week in Luxembourg

RISK MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE IN MICROFINANCE: CONNECTING LUXEMBOURG TO LEADING MFIS WORKSHOP

17-21 NOVEMBER 2008, LUXEMBOURG CITY, LUXEMBOURG

This workshop on microfinance risk management is being hosted by; the Agency of Transfer of Financial Technology (ATTF), which was created by the Luxembourg Ministry of Finance to focus public funding in financial training, consultancy and technical assistance; Appui au Développement Autonome (ADA) a Luxembourg-based nongovernmental organization (NGO) that facilitates the microfinance development fund Luxmint and provides technical and financial support to Latin American, Asian and African microfinance institutions (MFIs); and Risk Management Professionals in Luxembourg (PRiM), an association that provides a forum for discussion, exchange and knowledge on global risk management topics.

The event aims to connect risk management professionals with leaders of MFIs. The workshop will focus on risk management in microfinance through discussions of previous experiences as well as on development ideas for MFIs to create Risk Management Departments in the future.

The workshop will follow the European Microfinance Platform’s European Microfinance Week on November 12-14 2008 in Luxembourg. No further details on the event are currently available. MicroCapital.org reported on the European Microfinance Week 2007 here.

Cost, registration and further information is available only by emailing: microfinance@attf.lu

By Sarah Knapp, Research Assistant

Additional Resources:

Agency of Transfer of Financial Technology (ATTF)

Appui au Développement Autonome (ADA)

European Microfinance Week

MicroCapital.org: European Microfinance Platform to Host European Microfinance Week 2007 in Luxembourg

Risk Management Excellence in Microfinance Workshop

Risk Management Professionals in Luxembourg (PRiM)