PPT-Evaluating a Microfinance Expansion in Egypt

David Mckenzie Intervention Snapshot The World Bank is providing a financial intermediary loan of 300 million to the government of Egypt to foster micro and small enterprise growth As part of this financial access initiative the Social Fund for Development SFD Egypts apex organization has established an initiative with the Egyptian Postal Authority to broaden access to finance through the already established postal network. Like a giant snake, the Nile River slithers through some of the driest desert land on earth to create a narrow green valley. . The ancient Greeks called this land Egypt. For more than five thousand years, famous and often mysterious civilizations thrived along the banks of the Nile. About . Transition to Independence. Featured program for December2014. The Women's Microfinance Initiative establishes rural village-level loan hubs administered by local women to provide capital, training, and support to women in the lowest income brackets in East Africa so that they can engage in income producing activities. . Central Asia. Khartoum 2012. Development of Microfinance in Central Asia*. JSC. «. FUND for FİNANCİAL. SUPPORT of AGRİCULTURE. ». JSC “NATIONAL MANAGING HOLDING “KAZAGRO”. Microfinance in Central Asia . Microfinance India Conference 2010. Manoj K. Sharma. RISKS IN MICROFINANCE. Where Are We?. How We Got Here …. Very rapid growth. Transformation to more regulated / for-profit formats. Mono-product environment. Duane . Dieunne. Justin Castro. Alex Palma. Ronald Worley Jr.. Sean Holman. By Duane . Dieudonne. Egypt. Government. . Ancient Egypt Government. In ancient Egypt, the head of government was Pharaoh.. Initiatives . around . the Globe. & . Role in . Poverty . Alleviation. Dr. Haroon ur Rashid Khan. King Abdulaziz University, . Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. & . Sysco Solutions, SAS, France. Microfinance. Microfinance . Report 2011. Jaipal Singh. Executive Director. Center for Microfinance. Background . Centre for microFinance publishes the Rajasthan Micro Finance Report annually since 2009. The report attempts to build complete picture of microFinance for policy makers and practitioners . The Contested Terrain . of . Entrepreneurial . Microfinance . for the Poor. Susanna Khavul, University of Texas Arlington, USA . Helmuth. Chavez, Universidad Francisco . Marroquin. , Guatemala. Garry . Zaigham. M. Rizvi. Secretary General,. Asia-Pacific union for Housing Finance. zaigham2r@yahoo.com. 4. rd. Global Islamic Microfinance Forum. Nov 01-02, 2014. Dubai, UAE. Contents. . The thesis is covered in . !. BY. : KAILA DIMARZIO. Day 1-3. I will fly from the Atlanta Airport to The Cairo International Airport (flight details on later slide). From there, I will leave the airport to explore the city, Cairo as my first stop!. Learning Goals. Why are most microfinance borrowers women?. Is targeting women efficient?. Does targeting women . help self-sustainability . goals?. Does microfinance help women achieve equality in the home?. IMPLICATIONS FOR THE CARIBBEAN. PRESENTED BY: MRS. SHERRY KATWAROO-RAGBIR. 4th Biennial International Business, Banking & Finance Conference JUNE 22. ND. – JUNE 24. TH. . In this paper global approaches to microfinance regulation were critically studied in order to formulate policy recommendations for the introduction of microfinance regulation in the Caribbean region. . Dr. . Muneer. . Babu. M . Senior Lecturer in Economics. IBSUniversity. Microfinance. Microfinance is a provision of small financial services (saving, loan, insurance and remittance) through group lending mechanism even without collateral.. Capital City: Cairo. Other big cities: Alexandria, Giza, . Shubra el . Khema. Population: 82,079,636 (compared with U.S. population of about 311,800,000). . * Nearly all of Egypt’s people live in Cairo, Alexandria, and the surrounding areas of the Nile River and Suez Canal.