The annual European Microfinance Week will take place from the 12th to the 14th of November in Luxembourg.
European Microfinance Week is the major annual event of the microfinance industry hosting high level and in-depth discussions by all sectors of the European microfinance community working in developing countries.
Last year the event welcomed nearly 400 microfinance professionals from 59 countries.
With this year’s theme of Developing Better Markets, the European Microfinance Week will feature:
- a plenary discussing the complexity of balancing financial inclusion with the need for market stability with representatives of Central Banks and experts on regulation;
- a plenary on managing overindebtedness: speaking from experience, featuring some of the most prominent names in the sector;
- over 20 in-depth sessions exploring microfinance in conflict zones, post-disaster areas, working with individuals in poverty, agricultural value chains, as well as extending savings to the last mile;
- sessions exploring issues relevant to microfinance investors, including managing social responsibility during equity sales.