17th Microcredit World Summit to Be Held in Merida, Yucatan Next September PRWeb
go to original April 24, 2014

The Microcredit Summit Campaign and Mexico’s Ministry of Economy, through the National Microenterprise Financing Program (PRONAFIM), has announced that the 17th Microcredit Summit will be held September 3-5, 2014, in Merida, Mexico. This year’s Summit will be organized around the theme “Generation Next: Innovations in Microfinance,” engaging delegates in a thoughtful discussion around the challenges and opportunities associated with the growth and transformation of the sector, especially through innovative and best practices that accelerate the steps to reach full financial inclusion.

At last year’s Summit in the Philippines, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said, “The many organizations involved in the Microcredit Summit Campaign and the 100 Million Project are making important contributions to [the World Bank's 2030] goals…We need to increase citizens’ access to financial services to help us reach our goals. This is why we are committed to reaching the 2.5 billion adults who currently are financially excluded.”

“In organizing the 17th Microcredit Summit around the theme of ‘Generation Next,’” said Microcredit Summit Campaign Director Larry Reed, “we are trying to answer the question of how to better serve the next generation of clients and promote client-centered microfinance. How do we adopt and utilize the next generation of technological innovations? How do we cultivate the next generation of microfinance leaders? And, how do we set up regulatory frameworks to promote innovations and cultivate transparency?”

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