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“Microfinance in the Arab World:
Shaping the Industry’s Future” was a regional
microfinance conference held under the patronage
of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of
Jordan.
During this three-day conference,
microfinance practitioners and industry experts,
donor agencies, investors, and government
officials came together to discuss the
development of best practice microfinance in the
region.
Hosted at the Dead Sea in Jordan,
the conference was organized by SANABEL,
Microfinance Network of Arab Countries,
sponsored by the Rockdale Foundation and the
United States Agency for International
Development (USAID), and implemented in
partnership with the USAID-funded AMIR Program
and the Microfinance Association of Jordan.
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Save the Date!
Please mark your calendar for the 2nd
Annual Conference of Sanabel, The Microfinance Network
of Arab Countries. The conference will take
place December 6-8, 2004 in Cairo , Egypt
. This year’s
theme will focus on the Arab microfinance
client and we will also review the action plans for the Arab microfinance
industry. |
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Conference Highlights |
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Panel Discussions
Explore
topics including the state of microfinance in
the Arab world, creating an enabling regulatory
environment for microfinance, and strategies
to help promote the industry in the region |
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Workshops
Discuss the commercialization of microfinance, the
challenges of sustainability in Islamic banking,
credit bureaus, MIX/MBB reporting, and more |
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Action Plan Sessions
Provide
input on how SANABEL and industry players can
best support the development of microfinance in
the Arab world |
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Investor/Donor Forum
Explore
funding opportunities by meeting with investors,
lending institutions, donor agencies, and
microfinance investment funds |
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Networking Opportunities
Meet with colleagues from around the region |
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Fourth Annual Microentrepreneur
Awards
Attend
the awards ceremony and recognize this year’s
best entrepreneurs |
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