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<p class=bodytext><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The
Microinsurance Network was officially launched in Luxembourg during the opening
session of the <a href="http://www.e-mfp.eu/" target="_blank"><span
class=external-link-new-window><span style='color:blue'>European Microfinance
Week</span></span></a> on Tuesday, November 24th 2009, by the Minister of
Cooperation and Action Aid Marie-Josée Jacobs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=bodytext><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Craig
Churchill, <a href="http://www.ilo.org/microinsurance" target="_blank">ILO</a>
and chair of the <a href="http://www.microinsurancenetwork.org" target="_blank">Microinsurance
Network</a>, thanked the Minister for this opportunity and continued to
highlight the challenges for promoting good value microinsurance that should be
addressed by microinsurance stakeholders as well as by European Microfinance
Platform members.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=bodytext><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The
Microinsurance Network would like to thank the European Microfinance Platform (<a
href="http://www.e-mfp.eu/" target="_blank">e-MFP</a>), the <a
href="http://www.mae.lu" target="_blank">Ministry of Cooperation</a> Luxembourg
and the Network's members for their support and look forward to further
collaborations and discussions in the years to come.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h4><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Press
clippings:<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.microinsurancenetwork.org/file/_November_2009.pdf">Tageblatt</a>,
27 November 2009<a
href="http://www.microinsurancenetwork.org/file/_November_2009.pdf"
target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'><br>
</span></a><a
href="http://www.microinsurancenetwork.org/file/_November_2009_Wort.pdf"
target="_blank">Luxemburger Wort</a>, 26 November 2009<br>
<a
href="http://www.paperjam.lu/archives/2009/12/2511_NL_Microfinance/index.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Emailmarketingsoftware&utm_content=174950883&utm_campaign=SocitGnraleConfrenceAlfiSemainedelamicrofinanceConventioneuropennedelimmobilierClaudeTurmesChroniquefinancireJacquesChahineGrandPrixpaperJamPRintdeloftlu+_+uthdm&utm_term=Microinsurance+Network+launches+in+Luxembourg"
target="_blank">Paperjam online</a>, 25 November 2009<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>The Microinsurance Network<o:p></o:p></p>
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