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EU Commission Announces Action Plan for Social Economy

EU Commission Announces Action Plan for Social Economy

The Commission presents a Communication on building a strong social Europe for just transitions. It sets out how social policy [...]

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A Recipe Book for Social Finance Published

A Recipe Book for Social Finance Published

European Commission publiished the second edition of the Recipe book for social finance. This is a practical guide for developing [...]

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Social Enterprises as an Integral Part of the Fair, Green and Circular Transition in Europe – Joint Statement

Social Enterprises as an Integral Part of the Fair, Green and Circular Transition in Europe – Joint Statement

Every day in Europe, 2.8 million social economy enterprises employing some 19.1 million people are dedicated to solving societal challenges [...]

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Benchmarking Microfinance Romania

Benchmarking Microfinance Romania

The Romanian microfinance institutions managed to access 8.3% of the EaSI Guarantee Facility’s budget, making available more than 170 million [...]

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Easy-to-Use Tools to Understand What Your Clients Are Ready to Do Online

Easy-to-Use Tools to Understand What Your Clients Are Ready to Do Online

Together with member MFIs, MFC developed a practical set of questions, which help MFIs understand how they can use Internet [...]

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SME Financial Health Scorecard Summary

SME Financial Health Scorecard Summary

The paper presents the concept of financial health for small businesses and describes the MFC’s approach to constructing a comprehensive [...]

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Don’t Miss These Opportunities for EaSI TA for MFIs!

Don’t Miss These Opportunities for EaSI TA for MFIs!

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Save the date for the 2019 MFC Annual Conference: 29–31 May in Istanbul, Turkey

Save the date for the 2019 MFC Annual Conference: 29–31 May in Istanbul, Turkey

is initiative has received financial support from the European Union Programme for Employment and Social Innovation “EaSI” (2014-2020). For further [...]

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Microfinance Centre and Responsible Finance Sign Partnership Agreement

Microfinance Centre and Responsible Finance Sign Partnership Agreement

“The agreement between Microfinance Centre and Responsible Finance will strengthen both organisations and benefit their members – which means the small [...]

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Call for proposals on transaction cost support in the area of social finance now open

Call for proposals on transaction cost support in the area of social finance now open

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Financial Inclusion Compass 2018: e-MFP Survey of Financial Inclusion Trends

Financial Inclusion Compass 2018: e-MFP Survey of Financial Inclusion Trends

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How Financial Institutions and Fintechs Are Partnering for Inclusion:  Lessons from the Frontlines

How Financial Institutions and Fintechs Are Partnering for Inclusion: Lessons from the Frontlines

Contrary to the popular narrative, financial institutions view fintechs as partners in innovation, not threats to their core business. By [...]

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First impact assessment of MFC Member Erste Group’s Social Banking activities

First impact assessment of MFC Member Erste Group’s Social Banking activities

Graphic: Social Banking “Social Banking, which is our flagship initiative for increasing social and financial inclusion across the CEE region, [...]

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The Universal Standards for Social Performance Management – Where do we go from here?

The Universal Standards for Social Performance Management – Where do we go from here?

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EaSI TA Workshop in Albania: Applying for and Contracting EaSI Financial Instruments for MFIs

EaSI TA Workshop in Albania: Applying for and Contracting EaSI Financial Instruments for MFIs

is initiative has received financial support from the European Union Programme for Employment and Social Innovation “EaSI” (2014-2020). For further [...]

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Don’t Miss Upcoming Webinars for Microfinance Professionals!

Don’t Miss Upcoming Webinars for Microfinance Professionals!

10 Dec, 16.00 (CET): Creative access to capital solutions, organised by 19 Dec, 11.00 (CET): Digital Presence of Microfinance Institutions [...]

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Mapping the Future of the Albanian Microfinance Sector

Mapping the Future of the Albanian Microfinance Sector

is initiative has received financial support from the European Union Programme for Employment and Social Innovation “EaSI” (2014-2020). For further [...]

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Financial Inclusion in the Digital Age

Financial Inclusion in the Digital Age

Many households and small businesses in emerging markets have no or very limited access to formal financial services. Even in [...]

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MFC Webinar: Peer-mentoring and Coaching for Microfinance Professionals

MFC Webinar: Peer-mentoring and Coaching for Microfinance Professionals

Peer-mentoring for inquiring professionals Speaker: Pawel Sopkowski, CEO, Our guest speaker is Pawel Sopkowski, CEO [...]

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Microfinance in Europe: Key Results from the Survey Report 2016-2017 Webinar

Microfinance in Europe: Key Results from the Survey Report 2016-2017 Webinar

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