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Lisa Laegreid of Microcredit Summit Campaign emphasized the importance of both financial and social performance as prerequisites for balanced growth at the MFC Annual Conference.

Milford Bateman discusses changes that have taken place in the microfinance industry since his first MFC conference in 1999.

Raymond Maes speaks about the Commission’s work in microfinance, SME development and microenterprise development.

Ewa Bańkowska discusses MFC's social performance management strategies

Aldona Rutkowska of MFC discusses MFC's work in Europe and describes the JASMINE (Joint Action to Support Microfinance Institutions in Europe) program.

Katarzyna Pawlak of MFC spoke about the importance of social performance for microfinance organizations when building balanced growth.

Gulnara Shamshieva of Bai-Tushum and Partners discusses the difficult task of responsible microfinance and how her organization has been improving social performance management.

During the MFC Annual Conference, Antonio Separovic of Mambu discussed the highlights from the MFC annual conference and suggestions for future conferences

At Breakfast Seminar #59, Judy Payne gave a very interesting presentation on the role information and communication technologies can play in supporting agriculture value chain development.

ldona Rutkowska from MFC asks Piotr Koryński (MFC) to discuss how microfinance is developing in Europe and the challenges ahead.

The 14th Annual MFC Conference on "Reorienting Microfinance Towards Balanced Growth" had an impressive opening plenary session.

MFC Interviews 2011: Key Takeaways from Georgie Breskovski

On May 18th Microlinks interviewed Andrea Limone from PerMicro, an independent MFI in Italy that benefited from the MFC JASMINE program.

Key takeaways from Milford Bateman

Summary of the discussion from After Hours Seminar #51

Conditional Cash Transfer Programs are receiving more recognition and attention from the development community

This is a recap of annual conferences held by the Microfinance Center

Tweet Roundup from Breakast Seminar #58

Summary of the Concept Note on “Greater Access to Retail Finance: Measures to Promote Microfinance in the Russian Federation” 2008-2012

Last week during Learning Week 2011 at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, DC, I attended a session, “Innovative Approaches to Financial Inclusion: How is the G-20 Addressing the Access Challenges?” The panel included Bailey Klinger, Cofounder and Director of the Entrepreneurial Finance Lab; Raúl Hernández-Coss, Director General for Access to Finance; Tilman Ehrbeck, CEO, Consultative Group to Assist the Poor; and Samuel Munzele Maimbo, Lead Financial Sector Specialist, Finance and Private Sector, Africa, World Bank.

Yesterday’s After Hours Seminar focusing on migrant-backed loans featured two speakers from William Davidson Institute (WDI), Khalid Al-Naif and Raul Reynoso and WOCCU’s Saul Wolf.

Discussion on “Wireless Democracy: Innovation in Africa” address important issues that ICT providers face when operating in Africa

A recap of USAID Breakfast Seminar #57, "Making Markets Work for the Poor: Experience, Results and Lessons from Katalyst"

This post analyzes primary distinctions between different lending models used in microfinance.

Social marketing applies promotional strategies to focus on targeted audiences with the goal of changing specific behaviors.