The nonprofit Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) has released the 2009 benchmarking report for the UEMOA (Union économique et monétaire ouest-africaine), the West African Economic and Monetary Union.
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MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Experts Discuss Importance of Savings at Women’s World Banking (WWB) Microfinance and Capital Markets Conference
At the Women’s World Banking (WWB) Microfinance and Capital Markets conference on March 23 and March 24, Ms Elizabeth Littlefield, the Chief Executive of CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) who has been nominated to head the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), declared “There’s a huge untapped pool of savings in poor households that’s desperate to be taken out from under the bed.”
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Releases 2009 Asia Microfinance Analysis and Benchmarking Report
The nonprofit Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) has released the 2009 Asia Microfinance Analysis and Benchmarking Report.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Releases 2009 Benchmarking Report on Latin America and Caribbean Region
The nonprofit Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) has released the 2009 Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Microfinance Analysis and Benchmarking Report in English and Spanish.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Releases Benchmarking Report on Kosovo
The Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX), the microfinance clearinghouse, has released the 2009 Kosovo Microfinance Analysis and Benchmarking Report in Albanian.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: XBRL International Publishes Case Study from The Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX)
XBRL International has published a case study from the nonprofit Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) outlining MIX’s efforts to implement and develop an XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) taxonomy for microfinance.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Releases Third Annual Global Ranking of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs)
The Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX), the microfinance information clearinghouse, recently released its third annual ranking of microfinance institutions (MFIs), The Mix Global 100.
MEET THE BOSS: Discussions on Microfinance Investment Vehicles (MIVs) and Impact Investing: Interview with Paul DiLeo, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Grassroots Capital
Paul DiLeo, Managing Partner at Grassroots Capital, plays a role in attracting private capital to the company, creating investment vehicles to address market gaps and raising funding to support new initiatives. Mr. DiLeo launched and now co-manages the Global Microfinance Equity Fund and the Gray Ghost Microfinance Fund, which is a private, for-profit microfinance fund originally established to demonstrate the viability of microfinance investment. He obtained his bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts (US), has a master’s degree from Boston University (US) and completed studies in business accounting and finance at New York University (US).
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Micro Financial Services World Conference in Amsterdam, May 10 – May 12, 2010
Event Name: Micro Financial Services World
Event Date: May 10 – May 12, 2010
Event Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Event Website: http://www.hansonwade.com/events/micro-financial-services-world/index.shtml
See Our Comprehensive Event Calendar Here: http://microfinanceassociation.ning.com/events
Cost:
(Conference and workshops) EUR 3197 (USD 4330)
(Conference only) EUR 1999 (USD 2700)
Discounts available for non-profits and registration before March 26. See http://www.hansonwade.com/events/micro-financial-services-world/fees.shtml for more information.
Summary of Event:
Micro Financial Services World is a two-day conference preceded by a day of workshops. Participants will have the opportunity to network with players in the microfinance industry as well as to hear from a group of speakers that includes many executive officers of microfinance institutions and microfinance funds.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange Releases Benchmarking Report on Eastern Europe and Central Asia
The Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX), the microfinance information clearinghouse, recently released the 2009 Eastern Europe and Central Asia Microfinance Analysis and Benchmarking Report.
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Microfinance Investment Summit 2010 in Geneva
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/
See Our Comprehensive Event Calendar Here: http://microfinanceassociation.ning.com/events
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.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Syria “Struggles” to Find Sustainable Microfinance Model
According to an article in Business Today Egypt, although Syria has been “a regional front-runner in microfinance regulation, [it] is still struggling to find a sustainable model to finance its rural poor.”
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Releases January 2010 Newsletter
The Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX), the microfinance information clearinghouse, has released its January 2010 issue newsletter in English, Spanish and French.
WHO’S WHO IN MICROFINANCE: Dedebit Credit and Savings Institution (DECSI) of Ethiopia
Dedebit Credit and Savings Institution (DECSI) was established in 1997 as a microfinance institution (MFI) providing credit and savings services for the rural and urban poor in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.
MICROCAPITAL EVENT: Mobile Money Transfer (MMT) Americas Conference and Expo, March 8 – March 11, 2010, Cancun, Mexico
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
See Our Comprehensive Event Calendar Here:
http://microfinanceassociation.ning.com/events
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) Publishes Latest Trends in Kosovo Microfinance Institutions
In conjunction with the Association of Microfinance Institutions in Kosovo (AMIK), Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX) published a report titled, “The 2009 Kosovo Microfinance Analysis & Benchmarking Report.”
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: MIX Releases MicroBanking Bulletin No. 19, Providing Insight Into the Impact of the Global Economic and Financial Slowdown on the Microfinance Industry
The Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX), a business information and data services provider for the global microfinance industry, recently released the latest issue of The Microbanking Bulletin, an industry journal of microfinance performance.
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Mr Vijay Mahajan and Mr P N Vasudevan Debate Self-Regulation in Indian Microfinance Industry
Mr Vijay Mahajan, Chairman of BASIX and a Board Member of CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), and Mr P N Vasudevan, Managing Director of Equitas Micro Finance, recently published an article entitled, ‘Microfinance in India: Twin Steps towards Self-Regulation.’