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PFS Technical Brief: Jumpstarting Lending in Southeast Europe and Eurasia: Insurance Products and How They Facilitate Access to Credit

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This Technical Brief is the seventh in a series that addresses financial sector challenges and opportunities in Southeast Europe and Eurasia, specifically the twelve Beneficiary countries of USAID’s Partners for Financial Stability program. The Technical Brief highlights the important role that insurance products can play in expanding credit availability to micro, small and medium enterprises, small farm holders, and other disadvantaged groups.

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Bi-weekly Financial Sector Highlights (News and References) from the E&E Region
May 13, 2013


Region: EBRD Calls for Urgent Structural Reforms as Growth Slumps (Especially in Russia)
Ebrd 5-10-2013: http://www.ebrd.com/pages/news/press/2013/130510a.shtml

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PFS Technical Brief 10 - Macroprudential Supervision in Southeast Europe and Eurasia: Preventing the Next Financial Crisis

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This Technical Brief is the tenth in a series that addresses financial sector challenges and opportunities in Southeast Europe and Eurasia, specifically the twelve Beneficiary countries of USAID’s Partners for Financial Stability program. The Brief explains the special importance of macroprudential supervision for preventing the next financial crisis - and maintaining access to finance - in the target region and outlines recent progress and challenges.

 

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USAID Partners for Financial Stability Program Marks Completion in Armenia

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Yerevan, Armenia – On April 23, the USAID-funded Partners for Financial Stability (PFS) project marked the successful completion of activities in Armenia. The USAID PFS was a three-year regional program (2010-2013) with the goal of addressing the recent global financial crisis and enhancing financial sector stability and growth in 12 partner countries in the Europe and Eurasia region, including Armenia.

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Partners for Financial Stability (PFS) Farewell Reception

21 May 2013
Location: 
Zagreb, Croatia
Event Host: 
PFS Hosted Event
USAID's Partners for Financial Stability (PFS) program is entering the final stage of its financial sector development activities in the countries of emerging Europe and Eurasia. To celebrate PFS successes, USAID and Deloitte Consulting are organizing a Farewell Reception in Hotel Westin in Zagreb. This event will gather partners, beneficiaries, and friends of PFS without whom the program would not have been able to make an impact.
Event Contact Email Address: 
jelena.debeljak@pfsprogram.org
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7th Regional CEED Conference: Getting Over the Top

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CEED (the Center for Entrepreneurship and Executive Development)is a membership organization serving a new generation of internationally oriented entrepreneurs around the world. Entrepreneurs join CEED to gain access to the mentors, networks, knowledge and capital they need to grow their businesses. CEED is building a trusted community of growth oriented and like minded entrepreneurs. CEED’s network consists of over 10.000 entrepreneurin Albania, Armenia, Bangladesh, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Kosovo,Macedonia, Montenegro, Morocco, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia

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PFS Technical Brief 9 - Deposit Insurance in Southeast Europe and Eurasia: Progress, Challenges and Gaps

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This Technical Brief is the ninth in a series that addresses financial sector challenges and opportunities in Southeast Europe and Eurasia, specifically the twelve Beneficiary countries of USAID’s Partners for Financial Stability program.

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Regional Economic Growth Event for the E&E Region

15 Sep 2013
16 Sep 2013
Location: 
Podgorica, Montenegro
Event Host: 
Partner Hosted Event

USAID Programs' representatives are meeting to address current challenges, provide an overview of the accomplished and address the future needs in order to support economic growth of the region.

Because of budget uncertainties and limits on travel funds, plans for the E&E Annual Event are being revised, and further information will be forthcoming at a later date.

 

Event Contact Email Address: 
gvalova@bcserdon.com
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Presentation and Launch of the Online International Trade Guide

04 Mar 2013
Location: 
Prishtina, Kosovo
Event Host: 
Partner Hosted Event

Dear Information Network,

Event Website: 
http://www.usaidbeep.org/repository/docs/ITG_Agenda_-_ENG.pdf
Event Contact Email Address: 
info@usaidbeep.org
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Workshops Offered by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EB)

17 Jun 2013
21 Jun 2013
Location: 
Vienna, Austria
Event Host: 
Non-PFS Hosted Event

The EBRD offers five one-week workshops during the year. Each workshop is sponsored by an EBRD Banking Department Sector or Country team. That team is responsible for choosing the topics to be covered and inviting the participants, who are clients or potential clients of the Bank. The workshops are designed to assist senior leaders within enterprises, financial institutions, and public utilities to develop their management know-how and skills.

Event Website: 
www.jvi.org
Event Contact Email Address: 
jvi@jvi.org