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May 4, 2011 - PRLog -- This year, the Microfinance Achievement Awards will be taking a global leap by inviting worldwide participation in 6 categories:

Best Social Performance
Best Performing MFI
Most Innovative Microfinance Product
Most Innovative Use of Technology
Highest Customer Orientation
Leader of the Year

The awards consist of 2 rounds of selection process:

In the first round, nominees will be entered and shortlisted from their category of submission.

From this list, the winners will then be selected by a judging panel and be announced on the 6th July 2011.

This year’s unparalleled panel of judges are:

Edvardas Bumsteinas, Investment Officer, European Investment Bank
Rafael Jabba, SME Banking and Microfinance, African Development Bank
Zubyr Soomro, Chairman, Pakistan Advisory Council & Director, Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund
Jürgen Hammer, Chief Investment Officer, Grameen Crédit Agricole Microfinance Foundation
Royston Braganza, CEO, Grameen Capital
Noor Aftab, Director Finance & Co-founder, Shahina Aftab Foundation

For more information on eligibility or if you would like to enter the awards, please go to:

Please visit http://www.microfinancesummit.com for more info

About Microfinance Investment Summit:
Microfinance Investment Summit is the Premier Deal Making Event for World Leaders in Microfinance Investment. This is where financial institutions, DFIs, IFIs, private equity investors, fund managers, MFIs, MIVs and all other major stakeholders meet, collaborate, and share best practices for success in microfinance investing.
This four day summit will take a deep dive into the microfinance challenges and opportunities in Africa; will bring you the newest microfinance developments taking place on a global scale and will give you a focus day on the latest, most innovative initiatives in microinsurance.

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