*  *  *  The Chairperson, the Association of Microfinance Institutions (AMFI); The Chief Executive Officer, AMFI; Microfinance Practitioners; Development Partners; Distinguished Guests and Participants; Ladies and Gentlemen; It gives me great pleasure to be with you this morning during this important stakeholders’ forum on the Deposit-Taking Microfinance Regulations, 2008 issued under the Microfinance Act, 2006 (Act No. 19 of 2006).
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