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MICROFINANCE EVENT: European Microfinance Week, Presented by the European Microfinance Platform, November 24-26, 2009, Abbaye Neumünster, Luxembourg
European Microfinance Week, presented by the European Microfinance Platform, November 24-26, 2009, Abbaye Neumünster, Luxembourg
Costs: The fees for participants are as follows:
Registration Fee : 300€ (USD 430), Students (limited number) : 50€ (USD 72) . To register for European Microfinance Week 2009, please see here.
Summary of event: The theme for the 2009 meeting will be ‘Microfinance in a new financial era’ and will examine how the microfinance sector has reacted in the face of the global financial crisis. A combination of plenary, workshop and roundtable sessions will ensure participants make the most of their opportunity to stay informed, debate and contribute to discussions.
This 2009 final program summary is still pending. A draft of the program will be available shortly.
Please see here for 2008 conference for additional reference.
Previous 2008 Summit Speakers Included:
- J. Glisovic-Mezieres, CGAP Survey “CGAP MIV Benchmark 2008”
- Challenges in the distribution of Microfinance Investment Vehicles (Panel discussion)
- C. Speckhardt, responsAbility
- M. Schneider, Deutsche Bank
- E. de Lutzel, BNP Paribas
- R. Dominicé, Symbiotics Regulatory frameworks on foreign direct investments in microfinance
- de Ville, Chairman e-MFP The role of e-MFP in the global microfinance industry: challenges and opportunities
- Velasco, Co-Founder and Director, Pro Mujer International in Latin America Expectations of Latin American MFIs towards European Microfinance actors
- M. Toure, General Manager UM-Pamecas Senegal Expectations of African MFIs towards European Microfinance actors
- P. Sakellaris, Vice-President EIB Microfinance: fluctuat nec mergitur?
- R. Mersland, Consultant and Researcher Overview of the European Microfinance Week
- L. de Canniere, Incofin The role of private investors on social responsibility and social performance – the case of Incofin
- M. Adler, KfW Dimensions of responsible finance in microfinance practice
- Minh Huy Lai, Planet Finance Social Responsibility – the MFI inside perspective
- Koning, EU/ACP MF Program/CGAP Responsible Finance – the ‘What’, ‘Why’ and the ‘How’
- R. Annibale, Citigroup
- J.-P. Klumpp, Blue Orchard
- E. Schröder, Invest in Visions
- R. Dominicé, Symbiotcs
Online Registration: Please click here.
Important Dates: Tuesday, November 24 to Thursday November 26, 2009 at Abbaye Neumünster, Luxembourg
Submit Your Event: http://microfinanceassociation.ning.com/events
Event Type: Conference
Event Starts: November 24, 2009
Event Ends: November 26, 2009
Location: Abbaye Neumünster, Luxembourg
Contact information:
No specific name is provided. For Further information, please contact the following:
Christoph Pausch, Executive Secretary
Niamh Watters, Administrative Assistant
European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP)
21 Allée Scheffer
L-2520 Luxembourg
Tel. +352 26.27.13.55
Fax: +352.45.68.68.68
email: contact@e-mfp.eu
Submit Your Event: http://microfinanceassociation.ning.com/events
Event Type: Conference
Event Starts: November 24, 2009
Event Ends: November 26, 2009
Location:
CONFERENCE VENUE:
Centre Culturel de Rencontre
Abbaye de Neumünster
28, rue Münster
L-2160 Luxembourg
Téléphone : +352/ 26.20.52.1
Fax : +352/ 26.20.19.80
E-mail : contact@ccrn.lu
URL : www.ccrn.lu
Organized By: The European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP)
NEWS WIRE: Cambodia: Transparency Meets Microfinance
Source: Asia Times Online.
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Women in Microfinance Career Panel, July 23, 2009 in New York, NY, Organized by WAM-NY
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Women in Microfinance Career Panel, July 23, 2009 in New York, NY, Organized by WAM-NY
Event Name: Women in Microfinance Career Panel
Date: July 23, 2009
Location: The Carlton Hotel on Madison Avenue, New York, NY
See Our Comprehensive Event Calendar Here: http://microfinanceassociation.ning.com/events
MICROCAPITAL STORY: Center for Financial Inclusion at ACCION International Holds First Meeting of the Steering Committee for the Campaign for Client Protection in Microfinance; International Leaders Endorse the Six Principles of Client Protection in the Meeting
In the face of client protection failures in the mainstream financial sector, the first meeting of the Steering Committee for the Campaign for Client Protection in Microfinance was hosted by the Center for Financial Inclusion at ACCION International. The meeting was attended by members of the committee which comprises of twenty-three leaders from various microfinance organizations representing a diversity of regions, types of institutions and expertise. The purpose of the meeting was aimed at ensuring microfinance providers worldwide remain committed to serving their clients’ best interests. According to a press release on PRNewsire, the leaders attending the meeting officially endorsed the six principles of client protection in microfinance launched by the campaign at the Clinton Global Initiative in September, 2008. MicroCapital had previously reported on the official launch of the campaign; more information on the story can be found here. The press release states the meeting has a ‘sense of importance and timing’ given the current financial crisis sweeping the world and the increasing focus on interest rates and transparency.
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Making Cents International Offers of a New Course Entitled “Youth Financial Services: Implementing Good Practices in the Field” March 2nd-5th in Washington, DC
Making Cents International “Youth Financial Services: Implementing Good Practices in the Field”
March 2nd – 5th, 2009, Washington, DC, USA
MICROCAPITAL STORY: Ethiopian Microfinance Institution Buusaa Gonofaa Wins the EUR 100,000 2nd European Microfinance Award for Social Responsibility Work
Buusaa Gonofaa, an Ethiopian microfinance institution (MFI) has won the 2nd European Microfinance Award, which is worth EUR 100,000 in prize money. The prize, provided by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, was announced at the European Microfinance Week event (12–14 Nov), hosted by the European Microfinance Platform. This year’s award was designed to recognise and reward microfinance players who had produced outstanding work in the area of social responsibility. Buusaa Gonofaa were rewarded for their development of an innovative system for determining customer needs and evaluating changes in their social well-being.
MICROCAPITAL STORY: Indonesia’s MBK Ventura, Egypt’s Al Tadamun, and Grameen Bank’s Nurjahan Begum Recognized at Grameen Foundation 2008 Awards
The achievements of the Grameen Bank‘s Nurjahan Begum, Indonesia’s Mitra Bisnis Keluarga (MBK) Ventura, and Egypt’s Al Tadamun were recognized on November 12, 2008 at the Grameen Foundation’s 2008 Awards in Washington D.C. The awards were held in conjunction with its annual Knowledge Sharing Roundtable discussion, which this year discussed the implications of the global financial crisis on microfinance. Nurjahan Begum received the Susan M. Davis Lifetime Achievement Award for her work in microfinance for over 30 years, including her efforts to organize women in Bangladesh’s poorest villages and leading the fight for the rights of disadvantaged women. MBK Ventura of Indonesia received the Excellence in Microfinance Award for its leadership its efforts to ensure that Indonesia’s poorest citizens receive financial services, and Al Tadamun of Egypt was awarded the Pioneer in Microfinance Award in recognition of its program to provide financial services to Cairo’s poorest women.
NEWS WIRE: Microfinance Leaders Launch Campaign for Client Protection at Clinton Global Initiative
Source: CSR Wire.
MICROCAPTIAL STORY: Inter-American Development Bank’s Awards for Microenterprise Development Will be presented at the Inter-American Forum on Microenterprise (FOROMIC) in Paraguay to Recognize Advances in Microfinance
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) recently announced that the Awards for Microenterprise Development will be presented at the IDB’s 11th Inter-American Forum on Microenterprise (FOROMIC) in Asuncion Paraguay, in October 2008. It will be organized by the government of Paraguay as well as by the IDB’s Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), which promotes inclusive private sector growth through grants and investments.
MICROCAPITAL STORY: Netherlands-based Oikocredit Invests $2.8m in Cambodian Microfinance Institutions Hatha Kaksekar Ltd and AMRET
CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) recently reported that Dutch-based Oikocredit made investments in two Cambodian microlenders: a USD 1.28 million loan to HKL (Hatha Kaksekar Ltd) and a USD 1.55 million equity investment in AMRET.
MICROCAPITAL STORY: PlaNet Finance United Arab Emirates (PlaNet Finance UAE) Holds Golf Tournament Promoting Awareness about Microfinance amongst International Financial Firms
PlaNet Finance United Arab Emirates (PlaNet Finance UAE), a branch of the global non-governmental organization (NGO) which provides technical assistance and consulting to microfinance institutions (MFIs) in close to 60 countries, held a golf tournament entitled “Tee Off Against Poverty” on April 23rd at the Wadi by Faldo course of the Emirates Golf Club (EGC) in Dubai in an effort to increase awareness about microfinance amongst international financial firms and other global corporations, according to a press release on ArabianBusiness.com.
MICROCAPITAL STORY: Whole Foods Partners with Muhammad Yunus to Found Whole Planet Foundation Supplier Alliance for Microcredit, Uniting Natural Foods Vendors to Pledge $1m to Microfinance
Whole Planet Foundation (WPF), a Whole Foods Market nonprofit that makes grants and loans to microfinance institutions in developing countries, announced in March the creation of a coalition of natural foods companies dubbed the Whole Planet Foundation Supplier Alliance for Microcredit (WPFSAM). WPFSAM has pledged USD 1.05 million over three years to WPF. WPF’s operating expenses will continue to be funded by Whole Foods Market, which invests USD 1 million annually in the effort. The newly committed funds will be loaned to an estimated 6,500 families via implementation partners that include Grameen Trust in Costa Rica, Guatemala and India; Fundación Adelante in Honduras; and Pro Mujer in Nicaragua. A partial transcript and online audio are available of Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus’s interview regarding this commitment by Washington’s National Public Radio.
MICROCAPITAL STORY: New York Times Reports on Controversial Microfinance Giant Banco Compartamos of Mexico
The New York Times has reported on the ongoing controversy surrounding Banco Compartamos, a for-profit microfinance bank in Mexico whose practices have drawn criticism from many traditional voices in the microfinance field.
WHO’S WHO IN MICROFINANCE: 85 Broads and Janet Hanson
85 Broads is a women’s professional network of over 17,000. In 1997, the network started off as a global community for former and current Goldman Sachs employees, but has since expanded to include females in MBA programs and leading undergraduate universities. A play on Goldman Sachs‘ street address in New York City, the network was founded by Janet Hanson after she left Goldman Sachs to start her own institutional money management company.
MICROFINANCE EVENT: Carmen Velasco, Co-Founder of Pro-Mujer to Speak at Women Advancing Microfinance Talk in New York
WOMEN ADVANCING MICROFINANCE-NEW YORK (WAM-NY) VOICES FROM THE FIELD SERIES: CARMEN VELASCO, CO-FOUNDER OF PRO MUJER
FEBRUARY 20, 2008, BEAR STEARNS, NEW YORK
Carmen Velasco is a Bolivian born child psychologist and co-founder of Pro Mujer, a microfinance network that offers credit, savings accounts, health care services and training to poor women entrepreneurs in Latin America. Carmen will speak about her experience as a microfinance practitioner in Bolivia and in other countries throughout Latin America.
MICROCAPITAL FEATURE: The MicroPlace Launch: MicroCapital Talks to Tracey Pettengill Turner, Founder and General Manager of MicroPlace and Shari Berenbach, Executive Director of the Calvert Foundation, One of the First Microfinance Product Providers on the Site.
For all those involved in the microfinance industry it would have been well nigh on impossible to miss the launch of MicroPlace, eBay’s new online retail microfinance marketplace, in recent weeks in the media. Despite the company’s small-sounding name, the launch is big, and has the potential to substantially grow the capital-raising capabilities of the industry, as well as spread the word about microfinance to a much wider audience than currently exists.
In essence the launch takes three big steps all at once: it will market to over 100 million potential everyday investors via eBay; it will offer them the chance to invest in securities lending to microfinance institutions (MFIs) via the internet; and finally all of this will be completed under full investor compliance regulatory supervision.
NEWS WIRE: Brazil & India: Microfinance Is Both a Lifeline For Millions And a Valuable Asset Class
Source: Financial Times.
Original article available here.
SÃO PAULO and NEW DELHI, November 14 – When the Progesar Foundation microfinance office offered to lend her 4,000 pesos at an interest rate of 5 per cent per month, Nilda Peralta could hardly believe her luck. “It seemed there was a trick because the rate they were charging was so low,” says the 57-year-old Argentine shopkeeper. “If I had borrowed from the money lenders I would have had to pay 28 per cent.”