The world of microfinance met in Switzerland

The conference was attended by 200 microfinance practitioners who exchanged views on how to promote financial markets which are sustainable and accessible for all. The media release in German, French, Spanish and English provides you with more information on the event.

On the final day, the Saving & Credit forum (a traditional bi-annual event sponsored by SDC and organised by Intercooperation) provided the involved players in Switzerland with a summary of the conference, giving them a snapshot of the latest status on mainstreaming social performance at the level of both microfinance institutions and microfinance investment vehicles. This is all about the integration of financial and social performance in achieving the “double-bottom line” in the microfinance industry. The forum attempted answering the following key questions:

1. How do microfinance institutions measure and report their social performance and put their social mission into practice?
   
2. How do microfinance investment vehicles measure and report the social return they claim to achieve?
   

The presentations done on that day are to be found on the SDC’s Employment and Income Shareweb.

The SPTF meeting was co-organised by Intercooperation, together with the SPTF secretariat under the mandate of SDC.