2009 Latin America - Caribbean Microcredit Regional Summit
More than 850 delegates from 35 countries attended the Latin America/Caribbean Regional Microcredit Summit in Cartagena, Colombia earlier this month. One of the elements that made this Summit a watershed moment for the field was the inclusion, for the first time ever, of the plenary titled: Breaking the Rules of Microfinance to Better End Poverty: Innovations from Around the World. More than 60 percent of those responding said that the session was excellent.
2008 Asia-Pacific Regional Microcredit Summit
Thanks to all the partners and participants, the 2008 Asia-Pacific Regional Microcredit Summit held in Bali, Indonesia was a huge success. Professor Muhammad Yunus called it the "best Summit yet!" One of the great initiatives to come out of this years Summit was the launch of Microfinance Transparency, a not-for-profit initiative that will bring transparency to interest rate pricing. This new initiative was endorsed by institutions reaching 74 million clients (more than half of all microcredit clients in the world) including some of the largest MFIs and networks around the world.
The Global Microcredit Summit 2006
The Global Microcredit Summit 2006 was held from November 12-15, 2006 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. More than 2,000 delegates from over 110 countries participated at the event, assessing progress made toward the Campaign's goal of reaching 100 million of the world's poorest people by the end of 2005, and launching the second phase of the Campaign with two new goals. Those goals are:
- 1. Working to ensure that 175 million of the world's poorest families, especially the women of those families, are receiving credit for self-employment and other financial and business services by the end of 2015.
- 2.Working to ensure that 100 million families rise above the US$1 a day threshold adjusted for purchasing power parity (PPP), between 1990 and 2015.
Click here for the detailed agenda of the Halifax Summit.
Click here for the papers commissioned for the Summit.
Click here for the MicroNews bulletin from each day of the Summit.
2005 Latin America/Caribbean Region Microcredit Summit
The second Latin America/Caribbean Region Microcredit Summit Meeting of Councils (LACRMS) was held in Santiago, Chile April 19-22, 2005. 1,100 delegates from 38 countries attended.
Please see the following E-news issue for excerpts from workshops from this meeting:
2004 Middle East/Africa Region Microcredit Summit
The Middle East/Africa Region Microcredit Summit Meeting of Councils (MEARMS) was held October 10-13, 2004 in Amman, Jordan. 650 delegates from 75 countries attended.
Please see the following E-news issues for excerpts from workshops from this meeting:
Volume 3 Issue 2: October 2005 Volume 3 Issue 1: April 2005
2004 Asia/Pacific Region Microcredit Summit
The second Asia/Pacific Region Microcredit Summit Meeting of Councils (APRMS) was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh February 16-19, 2004. 1,200 delegates from 47 countries attended.
Please see the following E-news issues for excerpts from workshops from this meeting:
Volume 2 Issue 3: August 2004 Volume 2 Issue 2: July 2004 Volume 2 Issue 1: June 2004
The Microcredit Summit +5, 2002
The Microcredit Summit +5 was held in New York City, USA November 12-13, 2002. 2,000 delegates from 100 countries attended.
Please see the following E-news issues for excerpts from workshops from this meeting:
Volume 1 Issue 4: September 2003 Volume 1 Issue 3: July 2003 Volume 1 Issue 2: May 2003 Volume 1 Issue 1: March 2003
2001 America/Caribbean Region Microcredit Summit
The first Latin America/Caribbean Region Microcredit Summit Meeting of Councils was held in Puebla, Mexico October 9-12, 2001. 600 delegates from 34 countries attended.
2001 Asia/Pacific Region Microcredit Summit
The first Asia/Pacific Region Microcredit Summit Meeting of Councils was held in New Delhi, India February 2-5, 2001. 2,000 delegates from 100 countries attended.
2000 Middle East/Africa Region Microcredit Summit
The first Middle East/Africa Region Microcredit Summit Meeting of Councils (MEARMS) was held in Harare, Zimbabwe October 8-13, 2000. 580 delegates from 50 countries attended.
The Global Microcredit Summit 1999
The second Global Microcredit Summit Meeting of Councils was held in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire June 24-27, 1999. 600 delegates from 85 countries attended.
The Global Microcredit Summit 1998
The first Global Microcredit Summit Meeting of Councils was held in New York City, USA June 24-27, 1998. 1,000 delegates from 107 countries attended.
1997 Microcredit Summit
The original Microcredit Summit was held in Washington, DC, USA in February 2-4, 1997. 2,900 delegates from 137 countries attended.
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