"Microfinance in the Arab World: "Shaping the Industry's Future" was the theme of the first Sanabel's annual conference. The conference held in the Dead Sea-Jordan under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah during the period 15-17 December 2003.

During this three-day conference, microfinance practitioners and experts, donor agencies, investors and government officials came together to discuss the development of best practice microfinance in the Arab region.

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