2006 Global MicroCredit Conference

Today, on the other side of this country, the 2006 Global MicroCredit Conference will draw to an end. Paired with the Yunus Nobel Award, it's been a good month for our MicroFinance friends.

If you're interested, the conference call for papers garnered an educational array of position statements. Take a look.

Some of the papers that stand out are:

Taking Stock of the MCS- 1997-2006; 2007-2015 - Susan Davis & Vinod Khosla

A Billion to Gain - ING Bank

Just the facts maam-Gender Stories from Unexpected Sources with Morals for Microfinance - Susy Cheston

Compounding Community Capital-Canada’s Credit Unions and the Untapped Assets of Poor Communities - Brett Matthews

Community Investing in Canada - Susannah Cameron

Corporate-MFI Partnerships that are Profitable for the Corporation, the MFI, and the Clients - Graham Macmillan

The Future of Microfinance - Elizabeth Rhyne & Maria Otero

Earlier I mentioned Connie Bruck's article Millions For Millions, and I'm confident the piece was referenced at the conference.

The "schism" between those who view MicroCredit as a philanthropic endeavour, allowing millions to lift themselves out of poverty, and those who see it as a tool to expand the benefits of the capital market is instructional.
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