EVENTS 

CGAP/MFMI Funder Training:  The next CGAP/MFMI Funder Training, "Building Inclusive Financial Systems: How Can Funders Make a Difference?", will be held in Kigali, Rwanda, November 10-14.

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Fourth Krakow Forum on Policy, Law and Regulation for Inclusive Finance:  Despite uncertainties in the global financial system, the objective of financial inclusion remains a compelling challenge. Ten countries from Eastern Europe and Central Asia met to examine policy issues associated with inclusive finance.

Microfinance Technology Survey Offers Chance to Win Free Consulting Services:  Whether you're a small MFI or a big organization, your responses will help build a picture and create awareness of what's going on around information technology for the microfinance industry.

CGAP LATEST PUBLICATIONS

Variations in Microcredit Interest Rates:  This Brief provides examples that show that the reasons for differences in interest rates can be manifold and often tend to be highly country specific.

Banking on Mobiles: Why, How, for Whom?:  This Focus Note examines how banks can translate the potential of mobile phones into greater financial access for poor people.

MFI Appraisal Guide:  This publication includes a technical guide with essentials for an appraisal; a resource manual; and a spreadsheet to generate summary tables.

Foreign Capital Investment in Microfinance:  So far, the vast bulk of private investment in microfinance is socially motivated, says this Focus Note, written by Xavier Reille and Sarah Forster.