World Famous Events in association with the NSBC, brings you The Business Show: South Africa 2018 – Africa’s leading one-day business expo, conference and networking event for anyone serious about starting out and building a bigger business. With more than 12 500 delegates and hundreds of exhibitors, seminars and sessions – all under one roof in one day, it’s the largest and most successful one-day show of its kind in Africa.
On November 7, 2018, Women’s World Banking will host its Making Finance Work for Women one-day event in New York City. More than 100 leaders from the financial services, investor, philanthropy, and technology communities will examine key issues in financial inclusion and advance innovations for low-income women through a variety of panel discussions and workshops.
The 5th edition of FMO's leading conference for bankers and investors from Africa, Eastern Europe, Asia and Latin America will be held on 30 September, 1 and 2 October 2018 in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Since 2010 FMO has organized bi-annually the Future of Finance conference for FMO’s financial institution clients, investees and partners. They offer over 450 attendees from 66 different countries a unique platform to build international networks and share experiences and perspectives on relevant themes for the financial sector.
The World Credit Union Conference attracts industry professionals, global regulators and market experts committed to forward thinking and continuous improvement.
Attendees will get a chance to see keynote presenter Chris Skinner, Fintech Consultant & Best-Selling Author; Shivvy Jervis, Award-Winning Futurist; and Ron Kaufman, Global Thought Leader on Customer Service during this four-day event.
In 2015, the Kenyan government launched the world’s first Treasury bond, M-Akiba, to be offered exclusively via mobile phone and cut the minimum investment level in government debt, in a bid to generate public participation in the capital markets, raise money cheaply and boost the national savings rate.
The development of Micro, Small and Medium sized Enterprises (MSMEs) is "Key" to create jobs and wealth, thus reduce severe poverty, ultimately transform Africa.
Digitalisation is not an option, it is a "Must" for developing countries to champion the growing social, political, ecological and economic challenges.
Digital Ecosystems are among the ways forward to bridge the gaps, accelerate economic development, eventually change the life of millions women and men.
This year, the MES & DAK conference is focused on the presentation of
The ANDE SGB Investing Orientation Training is a two-day comprehensive overview of the small and growing business sector with a focus on how to make impact investments in emerging market enterprises. The agenda will include sessions on: financial models, doing deals, impact investing, sector analysis, business plans, case studies, social entrepreneurship 101, and more!
John Kohler, Director of Impact Capital at Santa Clara’s Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship will be the instructor.
Join ANDE in Washington, DC this June for two days of conversations focused on emerging practices in measurement, practical strategies for adoption, and lessons from your peers who are supporting small and growing businesses in emerging markets.
The overall objective of this symposium is to inform 2018 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development with key messages on contributions of MSMEs to achieving the SDGs globally. It will further systematize strategic recommendations on measures to maximize potentials of MSMEs to sustainable development.
The Making Finance Work for Africa Secretariat (MFW4A) has recently launched a Trade Finance Initiative (TFI), with support from the African Development Bank (AfDB) and GIZ. The TFI aims to improve the understanding of the trade finance market in Africa, to promote regulatory compliance, and to build the capacity of local banks to introduce sophisticated products and grow their trade finance business, with a particular focus on Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).
