MFTransparency presents at the Responsible Finance Forum, The Hague, Netherlands

In January 2011 MFTransparency presented at the Responsible Finance Forum, hosted by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague, Netherlands. This event saw the launch of the Principles for Investors in Inclusive Finance, the initiative of a core group of investors and Her Royal Highness Princess Máxima, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development. The group developed the Principles together with the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and in consultation with Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) and several key industry players.

Signatories of the Principles state their commitment to the fair treatment and protection of the interests of clients and assert their goal of supporting and investing in those financial service institutions that offer responsible micro-finance.  MFTransparency presented on the role of transparent pricing in responsible microfinance.