NY Event: The Risks and Challenges of Microfinance Lending for Low-Income Entrepreneurs in the Developing World - 4/24

UNA NY YPIC Event

The Risks and Challenges of Microfinance Lending for Low-Income Entrepreneurs in the Developing World

Event Info Registration & Questions email: ypicchair@unanyc.org UNA NY YPIC

Dear Friend, UNA-NY YPIC in cooperation with The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York invites you to join us: The Risks and Challenges of Microfinance Lending for Low-Income Entrepreneurs in the Developing World To register for this event and for inquiries, please contact UNA-NY YPIC's Interim Chair, Andrea Satter, at ypicchair@unanyc.org Please click here for complete event and panelist details: http://www.unanyc.org/ypic/Microfinance_apr24.doc Tuesday, April 24, 2007 Panel discussion: 6:30 pm Reception following panel discussion Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York 1 East 42nd Street, New York, NY UNA members - $10 | Non members $15 Panelists: * Mary Ellen Iskenderian, President and CEO, Women's World Banking * Ambassador Andrew Li-Yan Hsia, Director General, Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in New York Discussion Outline: Our panel discussion will focus on the risks and challenges of Microfinance lending for low-income entrepreneurs in the developing world, in particular the potential risks of microfinance from the borrower's perspective: · What is the effect on the individual borrower when socially irresponsible practices are implemented by financial institutions that invest in Microfinance? · How are unethical practices kept in check, if at all? · How do financial institutions justify interest rates, a policy that by many may be perceived as unethical when lending to the poor? · Does this affect efficient economic growth prospects for those in poor countries who seek loans? The discussion will also touch on the challenges MFIs face in terms of their internal restraints, such as lack of professional capacity, lack of expertise, and inherent challenges in serving the poor, as well as external constraints, including unfair competition, government regulation, corruption, the inherent challenges of emerging markets and the fact that many investors who do not understand the industry lack the expertise to decide where to invest in Microfinance.

Warm regards, UNA NY YPIC United Nations Association of New York's Young Professionals for International Cooperation email: ypic@unanyc.org web: http://www.unanyc.org/ypic/ypic.html

Event: Microcredit discussion and networking session - 3/22

On December 10, 2006, Dr. Yunus and the Grameen Bank were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize We are still celebrating...

Join us for a stimulating discussion about how the power of microcredit is being harnessed here in New York City.

Network with other microcredit enthusiasts over wine and hors d'oeuvres.

Thursday, March 22, 2007

5:30pm?7:00pm

TimeMachine 57th Street at Madison Ave.

New York City

Project Enterprise, a New York City non-profit based on the Grameen Bank's award-winning model that helps New Yorkers create their own economic opportunities.

< www.projectenterprise.org < S m a l l L o a n s B i g C o n n e c t i o n s.

RSVP to Beth Dunphe bethd@projectenterprise.org 212-678-6734 ext. 15

Teaching/employment opportunities at prestigious Bangladeshi university

Friends,

The email below is self explanatory, but I just wanted to add that it will not only be a great experience professionally, but can hopefully also contribute to some person fulfillment as well.

All the best,

Zeeshan


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Sajid Huq <huq.sajid@gmail.com>
Date: Feb 28, 2007 11:15 AM
Subject: teaching/working for BRAC

I am forwarding an excerpt of an email from the Dean of the Economics and Social Sciences Department (ESS) at BRAC University. BRAC University is a private university in Dhaka, Bangladesh . It is among the best private institutions in Dhaka . And being a part of the very impressive umbrella of its mother organization, BRAC (http://www.brac.net/ ), means that if anyone is interested in teaching there, the person would have access to the tremendous resources and programs of one of the world's premier NGOs and micro-credit institutions. Such is BRAC's reach that people in Bangladesh call the organization a state within the state. It is also expanding its coverage to Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The excerpt from the Dean, Dr. Anwar:

"Let me ask your assistance in recruiting faculty members. Perhaps you know that we have obtained the UGC's approval to start a Masters of Science ( M.S.) in Applied Economics through ESS. We are getting ourselves ready to start the program this summer (May, 2007). We are searching for faculty members who can teach economics courses both at undergraduate and graduate levels.

We are looking for faculty who would be interested in teaching in Bangladesh. It can be long or short term. Long-term candidates would ideally have a Ph.D. The short term candidates are those who would teach for a semester or a year, minimum qualification would be a masters degree or an ABD. A Ph.D. candidate with intention to conduct dissertation research in Bangladesh will be welcome."

I should add that the compensation at BRAC is quite competitive, and higher than most South Asian Universities. I say this with a reasonable knowledge of compensation at most Indian Universities. If interested, please contact me off the list!

It should be a great experience, even if it is for this summer only.

Warm Regards.

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Sajid Huq
PhD Candidate & Teaching Fellow
Columbia University

huq.sajid@gmail.com | http://addafication.com/