PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/827284.xml PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Financial Services for the World's Poor in the Face of Global Financial Crisis High on Agenda at Meeting of International Financial Experts and Dignitaries http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1683104.htm The UN Advisors Group on Inclusive FInancial Sectors - a group of 25 experts assembled by the UN to advise the organization and its member states on issues related to microfinance - recommended today a course of action to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to reach 2.1 billion worldwide who lack access to the most basic financial services. The group participated in a panel discussion to highlight the role of microfinance in mobilizing financing for devlopment as part of the International Conference on Financing for Development in Doha on 29 November 2008. (PRWeb Nov 29, 2008)

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]]> Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1664314.htm World Leaders Outline UN Recommendations to Improve Inclusive Financial Sectors at the XI Inter-American Forum on Microenterprise in Latin America http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1450704.htm As part of the XI Inter-American Forum on Microenterprise, world leaders and financial experts, including Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo, Her Royal Highness Princess Máxima of the Netherlands, Inter-American Development Bank President Luis Alberto Moreno, and María Otero, President and CEO of ACCION International, are gathering this week in Asunción to highlight the critical role microfinance can play in economic development and poverty alleviation in the region. (PRWeb Oct 9, 2008)

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]]> Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1450704.htm Líderes Mundiales Esbozan Recomendaciones de ONU para Bejorar Sectores Financieros Incluyentes en el XI Foro Interamericano sobre Microempresa en América Latina http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1450854.htm Como parte del XI Foro Interamaricano sobre la Microempresa, líderes mundiales y expertos, incluidos el Presidente del Paraguay Fernando Lugo, Su Alteza Real la Princesa Máxima de los Países Bajos, el Presidente del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo Luis Alberto Moreno, y María Otero, Presidenta y Jefa Ejecutiva de ACCION International, se reúnen esta semana en Asunción para destacar el papel crítico que la microfinanciación puede desempeñar en el desarrollo económico y el alivio de la pobreza en la región. (PRWeb Oct 9, 2008)

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]]> Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1450854.htm World Leaders, Financial Experts Highlight Microfinance Successes in Africa, Emphasize U.N. Roadmap to Bring Financial Access to World's Poor http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1368724.htm As part of the UN General Assembly's High-level Meeting on Africa's Development Needs, world leaders and financial experts, including HRH Princess Máxima of the Netherlands, HE Mr. Bert Koenders, Minister of Development Cooperation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Dr. James Mwangi, Managing Director and CEO, Equity Bank (Kenya) and Mr. David Morrison, Executive Director, United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) gathered today to highlight innovative solutions and best practices to bring inclusive financial services to the poorest populations in Africa and around the globe. (PRWeb Sep 22, 2008)

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