Table of Contents  

Preface

Brief Report

Proceedings

A. Opening Session

Opening remarks of Mr. Omar Halim, Executive Director of NAM CSSTC  

B. Presentation Sessions

• Paper 1 : Poverty Reduction through Micro Finance Credit Schemes

• Paper 2 : The Role of Micro Finance in Economic Development and Poverty Eradication

• Paper 3 : Poverty Alleviation and Micro Enterprises Sustainability : Some Evidence from Guatemala

• Paper 4 : Micro Credit: Experience and Lessons from Nepal

• Paper 5 : The Opportunities and Pitfalls of Micro Financing in Developing Countries

• Paper 6 : Micro Credit Schemes in Sri Lanka

• Paper 7 : Government Support for Micro Credit Financing (the Legislative Environment)

• Paper 8 : Micro Finance: The Indian Experience

• Paper 9 : Rural Women's Empowerment through Micro Finance : The Case Study of ENOWID

• Paper 10 : Micro Credit Scheme: The Experience of Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia

• Paper 11 : Mobilizing Micro Credit Facilities to Help Women in Business Development in an Urbanized Society

• Paper 12 : Philosophy and Technical Aspects of Micro Financing

• Paper 13 : Philosophy and Technical Aspects of Micro Credit: The Experience of BRAC in Bangladesh

• Paper 14 : Initial Results and Experiences in Computerized Implementation of Micro Credit Schemes of the Vietnam Women's Union

• Paper 15 : The 40 years Journey of Purba Danarta-Lesson Learned

• Paper 16 : Micro Credit Schemes in Negara Brunei Darussalam as Conducted by Islamic Development Bank of Brunei Bhd.

C. Field Visit Programme

Attachments

1. List of Experts and Participants

2. List of Papers

3. Agenda of the Workshop

4. Identified Specific Recommendations and List of the Group Members