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Microfinance in the Arab World

Conference given by Tawfiq Nassar
February 10, 2014 - MADRID

February 06, 2014
Since the earliest experiments carried out in the 1970’s to provide small loans to people or groups with few economic resources (usually excluded from the traditional financial system), micro-loans have grown exponentially and have now become a sophisticated industry. However, experiences in the Arab region vary greatly from one country to the next. In terms of products, scale and inclusiveness, microfinancing still has a great deal of potential to be developed in this area. 

This conference forms part of Casa Árabe’s collaboration with the International Master’s degree in Microfinance for Entrepreneurship at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. During the week of February 10-14, this collaboration will take the form of a series of Master’s degree courses focused on Microfinance in the Arab countries, which will be taking place at our headquarters in Madrid. 

Tawfiq Nassar



Holder of a Master’s degree in Electronic Engineering from the University College of Swansea (United Kingdom) and an MBA from Al-Najah University (Palestine), Mr. Nassar has more than twenty years of experience in the management of large, medium and small companies. His consulting work includes training, consultation and coaching for newly created companies (start-ups) and small and medium-sized enterprises, and he is also a trainer with CEFE certification. At the regional level, he is well-known in the field of training for trainers and has given more than ten courses on the topics of microfinance, NGOs and business development organizations.

This conference is taking place on February 10 at the Casa Árabe auditorium in Madrid (at Calle Alcalá, 62). Free entrance until the event’s capacity is reached. The conference will be given in English, with simultaneous translation into Spanish.


Microfinance in the Arab World