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Event
21- 25
Oct
SAM 2019: It’s All About Impact
Monday, October 21, 2019 to Friday, October 25, 2019
The African Microfinance Week (referred to as the SAM, based on the French acronym) is a major conference dedicated to the development of financial inclusion in Africa that takes place every two years. The main ambition of the SAM is to provide a unified African platform for exchange on the microfinance issues facing the African continent by bringing together all the professionals of the sector – investors, MFIs, researchers, banks, networks, innovators, governments and others.
This year, the conference will be on the following topic: “How to Reach the Sustainable Development Goals: What is the Role of Inclusive Finance?”
Themes of the SAM 2019
Through a range of plenary events and breakout sessions, SAM 2019 will address the following themes, among others:
- Agricultural finance.
- Macro-level alignment with SDGs.
- Digital finance and fintech.
- Cash transfers.
- Small & medium enterprise development and youth employment.
- Gender inequality.