The theme of Sanabel's 2014 Conference will be "Microfinance at Crossroads; Current Developments and Future Prospects in the Arab States". The conference aims to provide an overview on the state of the industry in Arab countries, highlighting current developments and discussing present and future potential opportunities for growth.
There is a clear correlation between strong corporate governance and better company performance, and the risks of poor governance are increasingly common across countries. Based on the overwhelming response we received to the governance session at this year’s SBBN Roundtable, CapitalPlus Exchange/SBBN and the SME Finance Forum are proud to present the first in a series of webinars on Good Governance that begins to answer many of the questions raised by bank CEOs at the event.
Jean-Philippe Prosper, VP for Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Matthew Gamser, CEO of the SME Finance Forum invite you to join them for a luncheon with Jonathan Berman, author of Success in Africa.
Join us for a talk and Q&A session with Jonathan Berman who will lead a discussion with IFC staff on what is working and failing in Africa’s relationship with established powers, with emerging ones and with the World Bank Group.
Lunch will be provided.
Conference Theme: Globalization - Doing Well and Doing Good
Globalization offers unique opportunities for SMEs in new markets to improve economic conditions. To be successful, SMEs must adopt a continuous innovation approach to face not only the new social challenges, but also the old challenges that have not yet been overcome.
2014 Summit will be in Mérida, Mexico this September 3rd to 5th. It is organized with the support of the Ministry of the Economy (Mexico) and its National Microenterprise Financing Program (PRONAFIM).
The 17th Microcredit Summit will be organized around the theme "Generation Next: Innovations in Microfinance," engaging delegates in a thoughtful discussion around the challenges and opportunities associated with the growth and transformation of the sector, especially through innovative and best practices that accelerate the steps to reach full financial inclusion.
Women entrepreneurs have steadily emerged as leading contenders among new business start ups. Although statistics show that the rate of women starting businesses has significantly increased over the years, women entrepreneurs are still experiencing undercapitalization.
The Banking With The Poor Network (BWTP) and The Foundation for Development Cooperation (FDC), in partnership with the Citi Foundation as Lead Partner and The China Association of Microfinance (CAM) as Local Host, are pleased to announce that the Asia Microfinance Forum 2014 will be held in Shanghai, China, 4 - 8 August 2014.
The theme of 11th APEC SMEFI is “Engaging with SME Financing & Supporting Innovation”. Aiming to sustain support for SME growth in the Asia Pacific region, and to assist SMEs in adapting to the wave of globalization, APEC SMEFI will deliberate ways to solve SME financing barriers and explore lending approaches to strengthen SME up-growth.
The next webinar organized by SBBN will be dedicated to credit analysis tools and how those can help assess the credit-worthiness of entrepreneurs.
This Assembly is the natural meeting and working space that allows financial institutions of Latin America to take decisions. Likewise, it is the space to share a joint working agenda that allows them the opportunity to learn the latest trends in banking and financial business between institutions and economic agents from Latin America, the United States, Europe and Asia.
