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African Microfinance Week

Youth, Digitization and the Climate Are Our Priorities for the Future

Laura Foschi, head of ADA, talks about the focus of this year’s African Microfinance Week and how ADA views impact and partnerships.

By FinDev Gateway
October 2019
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Sorghum farmer in Kenya. Photo by Stephen Ouma, 2018 CGAP Photo Contest.

Speaking the Common Language of the SDGs

Jean-Marc Debricon of Alterfin discusses impact investing in rural Africa as the region prepares for African Microfinance Week. Held in Burkina Faso from 21 to 25 October 2019, this major regional conference provides a unified African platform for discussion of microfinance issues. ​

By FinDev Gateway
October 2019
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Photo by Daniel Kunyu, 2018 CGAP Photo Contest.

What’s Next for MIX Market: The Foundational Dataset Moves to the World Bank’s Data Catalog

This webinar discusses MIX Market’s role in the microfinance industry and its new home on the World Bank’s Data Catalog, where it can be combined with other global finance and development data for richer insights.
Date: 
Monday, November 4, 2019
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Savings lock box, Uganda. Photo by Allison Shelley for CGAP.

Unlocking Capital in Financial Services for the Poor

While the financial inclusion sector has changed drastically over the last twenty years, a familiar challenge has returned: information asymmetry. So MIX’s strategic shifts to refocus on data initiatives in fintech, digital and agricultural finance - and other frontier sectors to come - are a welcome development for the entire financial inclusion community.

By Mayada El-Zoghbi & Henry Gonzalez
October 2019
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Announcements

Mexico’s National Banking and Securities Commission President Highlights Youth and "Most Vulnerable" at a Joint Event with AFI
Source: 
Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI)
Date: 
23 Oct 2019
Call for Speakers for 12th ICT4D Conference Now Open!
Source: 
ICT4D Consortium
Date: 
21 Oct 2019

Events

European Microfinance Week 2019
Location: 
Luxembourg
Date: 
20 Nov 2019 - 22 Nov 2019
Financial Inclusion Week 2019
Location: 
Global
Date: 
21 Oct 2019 - 25 Oct 2019