ICCD’s Regional Forum “Microfinance in Africa: Promising Opportunities and an Innovative Model”
Date: December 19 – 20, 2022
Venue: Nouakchott, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
In conjunction with the growing global interest in the concept of microfinance, and under the auspices of the First Lady of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, ICCD organized its regional forum “Microfinance in Africa: Promising Opportunities and an Innovative Model”, in partnership with the Ministry of Social Affairs, Children and Family of Mauritania, the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Mauritania (CCIAM), AlBaraka Forum for Islamic Economy and the Islamic Chamber Training Academy.
The forum witnessed the presence and participation of a selection of high-level governmental officials from the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and leading international organizations’ representatives, as well as several economic leaders and experts from across the African continent, to address various ways and prospects of boosting microfinance, encouraging collaborative efforts to promote it and crystallizing its importance in fostering global economic growth.
