Topic Introduction Papers...
...for Participants of the Conference
You can download the abstracts of the Topic Introduction Papers and the Presentations here:
Session 1: Patrick Goodman - Raising MFI Equity through
Microfinance Investment Funds
Abstract (PDF, 59 KB,
non-accessible)
Presentation (PDF, 227 KB,
non-accessible)
Session 2: Manuel Orozco - Cross-Border Ventures: Money Transfers and Remittances
Abstract (PDF, 66 KB,
non-accessible)
Presentation (PDF, 820 KB,
non-accessible)
Session 3: Stuart Rutherford - Micropensions: Old Age Security for the Poor?
Abstract (PDF, 69 KB,
non-accessible)
Presentation (PDF, 775 KB,
non-accessible)
Session 4: Sanjay Sinha - Market Transparency: Benchmarking and Rating of MFIs and MFIFs
Abstract (PDF, 61 KB,
non-accessible)
Presentation (PDF, 883 KB,
non-accessible)
Session 5: Laura Frederick - IT Innovations to Scale Up Outreach in Rural Microfinance
Abstract (PDF, 60 KB,
non-accessible)
Presentation (PDF, 735 KB,
non-accessible)
Session 6: Michael J. McCord - Microinsurance: Sustainable Risk Management for the Low-Income Market?
Abstract (PDF, 68 KB,
non-accessible)
Presentation (PDF, 846 KB,
non-accessible)
Session 7: Kylie Charlton - MFI-Equity: An Investment Opportunity for the Broader Public?
Abstract (PDF, 59 KB,
non-accessible)
Presentation (PDF, 604 KB,
non-accessible)
Session 8: Mark Schreiner - Credit Scoring: The Next Microfinance Revolution?
Presentation (PDF, 1000 KB, non-accessible)
Session 9: Claudia Schneider - Securitisation: New Funding Opportunities for MFIs?
Presentation (PDF, 327 KB, non-accessible)
The 2005 Conference Publication
The findings of the research sponsored by KfW, BMZ and its partners will be made available in a hardcover reference book published by Springer-Verlag, Berlin and Heidelberg. The key presentations of the symposium, expanded in article form, will be compiled and published along with other submissions.
Other Important Publications on the Topic
For further reading we suggest the recently published book by Sukhwinder Singh Arora, a member of DFID?s financial sector team:
Sukhwinder Singh Arora, Malcolm Harper: Small Customers, Big Market: Commercial Banks in Microfinance, 2005.
