Attend Convergences 2015 in Paris for Free: Register Now, Limited Seats

On May 25th and 26th, 2010, you can join 800 experts from the sectors of social business, finance, civil society and new technologies  in Paris for Convergence 2015, a discussion forum aimed at bringing about new convergences between the private and public sectors and social business.  The conference’s objective is to contribute to setting up [...]

MicroFinancial Services World, May 10‐12 in Amsterdam: Register Now

Join practitioners and investors at MicroFinancial Services World, a summit on “Opportunities & innovation in microfinance for practitioners & socially responsible investors,” for 3 days in Amsterdam on May 10-12.

CGAP Encourages Mobile Banking

Feb 12, 2009 — CGAP, the global microfinance center is releasing new research and data to encourage telecom operators, financial institutions and governments to see the business potential in expanding access to financial services for poor people in developing markets. (full article)

CGAP Microfinance Photography Contest

A teacher in a government-run school in West Bengal, India, is the winner of the 2008 CGAP Microfinance Photography Contest. Somenath Mukhopadyay’s photo of a young girl preparing radishes to take to market in Tarapur village, West Bengal, won out over more than 700 entries from 40 countries in all regions of the world. The [...]

Lessons and implications for the international microfinance industry
by Kate McKee, Senior Advisor at CGAP
What consequences might the sub-prime crisis have for microfinance in developing countries and what lessons can our field draw from its underlying causes?…(full article)