On June 19th, 2014, the Microcredit Summit Campaign hosted an event to launch its report, Resilience: The State of the Microcredit Summit Campaign.The report tracks microcredit inclusion and highlights strategies and value-added services to extend the reach and impact of MFIs.Aaron Dibner-Dunlap, Program Manager for the Financial Inclusion Program, participated in a panel where he discussed recent evidence on the impact of microcredit and microsavings programs.

On May 29th, 2014, the Microfinance Club of New York hosted an event to discuss how insights from behavioral economics can be used to design microfinance products that better meet the needs of both clients and providers.Aishwarya Ratan, Program Director of the Financial Inclusion Program, moderated the discussion.

On May 27 – 28, 2014, the Microfinance Centre hosted its 17th annual conference titled “The New World of Financial Inclusion: What Role for Microfinance?” The conference addressed the role microfinance plays in the broader movement towards improving access to finance and financial inclusion.