Abu Dhabi: The Microcredit Summit Campaign and the Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development today announced a strategic partnership for the 18th Microcredit Summit: Frontier Innovations in Financial Inclusion to be held in Abu Dhabi next month.
The 18th Microcredit Summit will gather global policymakers and microfinance experts to explore how microfinance and other innovative financial inclusion strategies can create clear pathways to economic and social inclusion and for the betterment of the lives of the most vulnerable segments of society. The four-day conference will run from March 14 to the 17 and is co-organised by the Microcredit Summit Campaign and the Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND).
The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) has signed up as a sponsor of the Summit. Both Khalifa Fund and AMF will enrich the Summit agenda with their experience in developing sustainable economic growth in the MENA region. Khalifa Fund’s expertise includes creating technical and financial programs such as the Sougha Initiative, which aims to enhance entrepreneurial and technical skills of Emirati artisans from across the UAE in partnership with key support partners.
