Savings and Credit Fora from 1996 - 2003
• October 1996
Who does What in Savings and Credit in Switzerland?
Contributions: first workshop, open discussion
• February 1997
Experiences with Revolving Funds: Advantages and Risks
Contributions:
Peter Büchler (Caritas), Marc Schmid (Fastenopfer), Richard Kohli (SDC)
• September 1997
The World Bank Study „Sustainable Banking with the poor (SBP)“
Contributions:
Lynn Bennett (World Bank), Carlos Cuevas (World Bank)
• July 1998
Linkage Workshop- linkage of self- help groups with formal financial Institutions
Contributions:
Klaus Maurer (consultant, speaks on GTZ experiences), Malcom Harper (consultant,
speaks on experiences in India and K- Rep)
• November 1998
Sector Policies in the Financial Sector,
presentation of SDC’s Financial Sector Policy/ Implementation and presentation of
Swisscontact’s guidelines to increase financial services for SMEs
Contributions:
Erwin Bänteli (SDC), Urs Egger (Swisscontact)
• September 1999
Basix (New Generation Livelihood Promotion Institution, India)/
Financial Sector of
India
Contributions:
Vijay Mahajan (Basix), Régis Avanthay (SDC)
• March 2000
Framework, prerequisites and preparations to engage in a country’s financial
sector- macro- level (macro economics), meso- level (financial market and partner
organisations), micro- level (clients and financial organistaions)
Contributions:
Roger Denzer (SDC), Renée Chao Beroff (Centre International de Développement et
de Recherche, Paris), Ruth Egger (BSM Finance/ Intercooperation)
• December 2000
Monitoring of financial systems- Management Information System, External
Audit and Rating
Contributions:
Jean- Edgar Rodondi (SOFIROM), Todd Farrington (MicroRate), Ruth Egger/ Isabelle
Dauner (BSM Finance/ Intercooperation)
• June 2001
Savings- Forum I /
Saving, Saving mobilization and saving securisation
Contributions:
Isabelle Dauner (BSM Finance/ Intercooperation), Arnold Grozinger (Consultant ), Dr.
Theo Scherrer (National Bank of Switzerland)
• April 2002
Savings- Forum II /
The poor and their money: Microfinancial markets and
product development for the poor and the very poor.
Contributions:
Stuart Rutherford (International expert/ author of the book, The poor and their money/
founder of SafeSave (Bangladesh))
• November 2002
Financial Viability- Balancing Target Group outreach and profit orientation
Contributions:
Ruth Egger (BSM Finance/ Intercooperation) (replacing Xavier Reille (CGAP)),
Kimanthi Mutua (K- Rep), Rochus Mommartz (consultant, private investor’s approach)
• August 2003
Rural finance and agricultural credit- past experiences, lessons learnt and
practical examples
Contributions:
Prof. Manfred Zeller (University of Göttingen), Sidy Modibo Diop (Banque nationale
du développement agricole du Mali)
