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Conference
Documents
Plenary 1: State of
Microfinance in the Arab World
Plenary 2:
Regulatory Environment
Plenary 3:
Investor/Donor Forum
Plenary 4: What Do
We Need to Thrive? Developing Regional Action
Plans
Workshop 1
Moroccan
Microfinance Industry: Case Study in Growth
Exploring
Islamic Lending
MFI
Sustainability: The Path Towards
Commercialization
Workshop 2
Credit
Bureaus: Country and Regional Collaboration
Utilizing
Commercial Funds: Regional Experience
MIX: Standards,
Performance Monitoring and Benchmarking
Plenary 1: State of
Microfinance in the Arab World
As the author of
two World Bank studies on microfinance in MENA,
Judith Brandsma reviewed the results of a
regional study that analyzed the status of
microfinance in the Arab World. Panelists talked
about microfinance trends globally, and in their
regions, identifying common challenges and
lessons learned on the road of industry growth.
Ms. Judith Brandsma,
Microfinance Consultant, The Netherlands
Mr. Blaine Stephens,
Senior Analyst Microfinance Information eXchange
(MIX), United States
Mr. Xavier Reille,
Senior Microfinance Specialist/Industry Team
Leader, Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP),
United States
Mr. Grzegorz
Galusek,
Executive Director, Microfinance Centre of
Central & Eastern Europe and the Newly
Independent States, Poland
Mr. Kimanthi Mutua,
Managing Director, K-Rep Bank, Kenya
Ms. Elisabeth Rhyne,
Senior Vice
President, ACCION International, United States
Handout
"Arab Benchmarking Report"
by the Microfinance Information eXchange
(MIX)
Plenary 2:
Regulatory Environment
A regional panel
discussed the regulatory environment affecting
microfinance in their countries. Tim Lyman,
co-author of CGAP’s recently published
regulatory position paper, addressed the
region’s regulatory landscape in relationship to
CGAP’s approach to microfinance regulations.
Ms. Sahar Tieby,
Consultant, Jordan
Mr. Nabil El-Shami,
Executive Director, Alexandria Business
Association, Egypt
Dr. M. Mustapha
Bidouj,
General Secretary, Fondation Banque Populaire
pour le Microcrédit, Morocco
Mr. Rafik Missaoui,
Economic Expert, ALCOR, Tunisia
Mr. Timothy Lyman,
President and Executive Director, Day, Berry &
Howard Legal Foundation, United States
Plenary 3:
Investor/Donor Forum
International
investors and donors provided an overview of
funding priorities in the region and criteria
for selection.
Blue Orchard
SIDI
Citibank Jordan
European Commission
Triodos Bank
KfW Group
Grameen Foundation
USAID
Rockdale Foundation
AGFUND
Plenary 4: What Do
We Need to Thrive? Developing Regional Action
Plans
Participants
divided into small groups and discussed
stakeholder needs. SANABEL and other
stakeholders captured these suggestions and
developed action plans.
Training/Technical
Assistance
Regulation
Research
Transparency/Benchmarking
Workshop 1
Moroccan
Microfinance Industry: Case Study in Growth
The Moroccan
microfinance industry has experienced great
success in a short period of time. What factors
have driven its success? What challenges did it
face during its rapid growth? Is Morocco’s
success replicable?
Mr. Aziz Ben
Maazouz,
Executive Director, Fondation Zakoura, Morocco
Ms. Anna Gincherman,
Relationship Manager, Eastern Europe and Middle
East, Women’s World Banking, United States
Handout
"Evolution de
I'Industrie de la Microfinance au Maroc" by Dr.
M. Mustapha Bidouj
Exploring Islamic
Lending
Regional
representatives discussed their experiences with
Islamic lending. International representative
presented an alternative model currently used in
Sweden that could be adaptable within the
guidelines of Islamic lending.
Dr. Mohammed N.
Alam,
Islamic Microfinance Consultant, Canada
Mr. Kais Aliriani,
Head of Unit, Small and Micro Enterprise
Development Unit, Social Fund for Development,
Yemen
Mr. Magdy Moussa,
Senior Manager and Finance
Advisor, Environmental Quality International (EQI),
Egypt
Handouts
"Micro Credit
Through ‘Bai-Muajjal’ Mode of Islamic Banking
Financing System" by Dr. Mohammed N. Alam
"JAK - an Interest-
free Bank Owned by its Members" by Eva Stenius
MFI Sustainability:
The Path Towards Commercialization
MFI executives
discussed the challenges faced and overcome on
the way to sustainability.
Mr. Khaled
Al-Gazawi,
Executive Director, Jordan Micro Credit Company,
Jordan
Ms. Essma Ben
Hamida,
Co-Director, Enda Inter-Arabe, Tunisia
Mr. Hassan Faried,
Executive Director, Dakalya Businessmen’s
Association, Egypt
Workshop 2
Credit
Bureaus: Country and Regional Collaboration
A regional panel
explored the need for credit bureaus across the
region and the anticipated challenges and
benefits of launching such an initiative within
a country. International experts shared success
stories and lessons learned from their work.
Mr. Amer Klfeh, Information
Technology Manager, Initiative for Sustainable
and Accessible Microfinance Industry (ISAMI
Project), Palestine
Mr. Hatem Tieby,
Senior Program Advisor, USAID-funded AMIR
Program, Jordan
Mr. Fouad
Benjalloun,
DAI, Morocco
Mr. Miguel Llenas,
President and
International Consultant, CBMM, Inc., Dominican
Republic
Utilizing
Commercial Funds: Regional Experience
This session
provided an opportunity for participants to
learn about commercial funding relationships in
the region, including the most important issues
to consider during the commercialization
process.
Mr. Amr Hegazi,
Financial Advisor, Environmental Quality
International (EQI), Egypt
Ms. Nadia Laraj,
Financial Relationships Manager, Association Al
Amana, Morocco
Mr. Bassem Khanfar,
General Manager, Microfund for Women, Jordan
MIX: Standards,
Performance Monitoring and Benchmarking
This session
discussed standards and performance monitoring
for microfinance institutions with a focus on
performance measures and comparative analysis.
Mr. Blaine Stephens,
Senior Analyst Microfinance Information eXchange
(MIX), United States
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