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Face to face with InFiNe.lu members: Jérémy Del Rosario & Samuel Paulus, Microlux

An interview with Jérémy Del Rosario and Samuel Paulus, Managers, microlux

Jérémy Del Rosario and Samuel Paulus are managers at microlux, Luxembourg’s first microfinance institution, since its creation in 2016.

Could you briefly describe your background and role within microlux?
Jérémy Del Rosario (JDR): After completing a Master in microfinance at the University of Nancy, I started out […]

Outcomes of InFiNe.lu participation in the 2018 SPTF Annual Meeting

InFiNe.lu, as member of SPTF (Social Performance Task Force), took part in the SPTF Annual Conference organised late February in India. The conference was this year jointly organised by SPTF, CGAP, Dvara and LeapFrog Investments.

The event gathered 250 inclusive finance service providers, investors and policy makers during 4 days and focused on Customer Centricity: Enabling Financial […]

Happy 10th Anniversary Innpact

Innpact, InFiNe.lu member, celebrated its 10th anniversary during an inspiring conference day on Impact Investing organised on February 27th at the Abbaye of Neumunster with the presence of Mr Pierre Gramegna, Luxembourg Minister of Finance, Ms Carole Dieschbourg, Luxembourg Minister of Environment, and Dr Bertrand Piccard, Initiator and Chairman of the Solar Impulse Foundation.

The day […]

Support of Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs for the Responsible Inclusive Finance Facility for Southeast Asia (RIFF-SEA)

SPTF (Social Performance Task Force) has received funding from the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to support a Responsible Inclusive Finance Facility in Southeast Asia (RIFF-SEA). Their support will cover the three-year period from 2018-2020. The RIFF-SEA will aim to advance responsible inclusive finance praticies in Southeast Asia by providing trainings and co-financing […]

Focus on Harnessing Africa’s Digital Potential in the last Foresight Africa Report from Brookings

19 February 2018

The chapter five of the last Foresight Africa report from Brookings Institution focuses on Harnessing Africa’s Digital Potential: New Tools for new age with a look at the Kenyan digital revolution.

According to the author of this chapter, Njuguna Ndung’u, former Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya, digitization will provide the opportunity to […]

Launch of the International Climate Finance Accelerator (ICFA) Luxembourg

The International Climate Finance Accelerator (IFCA) Luxembourg has launched its call for interest and is currently asking the interested Climate Finance Fund Managers to directly express their interest to ICFA.

For more information on the initiative, the selection process and the eligibility criteria, click here.

The objective of the ICFA Luxembourg is to grow the climate finance […]

Call for Scholarship Applications to attend a 2018 Boulder Programme

As part of InFiNe.lu Scholarships Programme, the network is offering to its members 1 scholarship to attend a  Boulder Programme this summer, to choose from either:

The Boulder Microfinance Training (MFT) / July 23rd – August 3rd, 2018 – Turin, Italy

or

The Rural and Agricultural Finance Programme (RAFP) / August 6-17, 2018 – Utrecht, The […]

The 2018 InFiNe.lu Scholarships Offer

One of InFiNe.lu objectives is to create and disseminate knowledge and good practices in inclusive finance.
In this context, InFiNe.lu decided to offer to its members a Scholarship Programme.
Here are the scholarships to expect in 2018:

The Boulder Microfinance Training Programme, 2-week programme organised in July/August 2018 in Turin, Italy – available in English or French
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Face to face with our Members: Thomas Lammar, Attaché de Légation, Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs – Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs

An interview with Thomas Lammar, Attaché de légation, Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs – Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs.

Thomas Lammar is Attaché de Légation within the Luxembourg Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs. He is in charge of three areas : inclusive finance, private sector engagement and policy coherence.

Could […]

What is the Social Performance Task Force ?

InFiNe.lu is member of the Social Performance Task Force (SPTF) and will attend its annual conference from February 19th to February 22nd in Mamallapuram in India. But what is the Social Performance Task Force?

SPTF is a global non-profit organisation working to advance social performance management (SPM). SPTF members are stakeholders groups in inclusive finance working […]