Events

The current post-pandemic economic environment has significantly changed  the microfinance sector: MFIs’ operations, portfolio, and liquidity, as well as ways of cooperation and information exchange with the other microfinance stakeholders. Many financial markets see the changing value of the local currencies, prices for goods and services, and costs of hedging, and decreasing opportunities of attracting the new investments. In addition, a slowdown […]

One billion women are not actively engaged with formal financial services. ¾ of those women have no access at all. In some countries, it will take over 100 years before we see gender equality in access if we don’t intervene. Over 300 leaders in financial services, investor, philanthropy, policy and technology communities will come together […]

The 5th East African Banking & Microfinance Forum hosted by Trade and Development Bank (TDB), in collaboration with the European Investment Bank (EIB) will take place from 8-9 December 2022 at Villa Rosa Kempinski, Nairobi, Kenya as well as on-line. This two-day hybrid in-person and virtual forum will seek to discuss how the region, the continent and the global […]

An in-person and online event alongside the 7th World Congress on Rural and Agricultural Finance! On-site venue: Headquarters of the Fideicomisos Instituidos en Relación con la Agricultura (FIRA) in Morelia, Mexico. As the world struggles to address the worst food crisis in generations, agri-SMEs that play key roles across agricultural value chains are facing unprecedented […]

A call for session proposals has been sent to all e-MFP members to help shape the EMW2022 programme. Further information will be available in the coming months. Mark your calendar now & join top professionals from the financial inclusion sector.

*APPLICATION DEADLINE 27 October 2022 Introduction to the course ApexFinCoop is a training and strategic planning programme that aims to empower financial cooperative apex organizations and support institutions to advance the scale and effectiveness of financial cooperatives in a specific country or region. ApexFinCoop is designed to support financial cooperative apex organizations in developing and […]

The African Agri Investment Indaba (AAII) is the global meeting place for agrifood investment in Africa. Bringing together over 1100 key stakeholders – from governments, banks, financiers, investors, project owners, project developers, commercial farmers and the agro and food processing industry – to discuss trends that will likely influence food and agribusiness economics over the […]

*Inquiries to this request for applications may be submitted by email to financial.health@uncdf.org and cc to uncdf.rfa@uncdf.org by 27th October 2022. *All applications must be submitted by 23.59 (IST) on 3rd Nov 2022 through UNCDF e-investment platform: https://apply.uncdf.org/prog/community_of_practice_on_financial_health_and_innovations The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) makes public and private finance work for the poor in the world’s 46 least developed countries. With its […]

Approximately 281 million migrants, nearly half of whom are women, live and work outside their home countries. Any unforeseen events affecting these migrants, such as death, sickness or job loss, negatively impact the financial stability of the recipient family, leading to an excessive debt trap, inequality and poverty. Insurance and pensions are essential safeguards for […]